Sujet : Re: WM and end segments...
De : invalid (at) *nospam* example.invalid (Moebius)
Groupes : sci.mathDate : 23. Jul 2024, 23:06:59
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Am 23.07.2024 um 23:21 schrieb Chris M. Thomasson:
On 7/23/2024 1:56 PM, Moebius wrote:
Am 23.07.2024 um 22:28 schrieb Chris M. Thomasson:
On 7/23/2024 1:17 PM, Moebius wrote:
Am 23.07.2024 um 21:57 schrieb Chris M. Thomasson:
On 7/23/2024 9:49 AM, WM wrote:
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"LLLLLLLL....." is a finite expression,
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WM is right here.
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"LLLLLLLL....." is an infinite expression, indeed....
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Nope.
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Hint: print(len("LLLLLLLL....."))
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But by convention (we think -except WM that is- that) "LLLLLLLL....." DENOTES (refers to) an infinite sequence of "L"s. :-P
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Well, I was thinking of an endless sequence of L's
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Yes, *I JUST SAID THAT*!
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not a literal string.
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Sure, but THE EXPRESSION (above) is a STRING-LITERAL, isn't it?
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A programmer really should know that! ;-P
Of course. No problem with that. I have been programming for many decades.
Same, same! :-P
I've even once written a compiler/interpreter for a VERY SMALL computer language (I called "SMALL"). So I know one or two things about parsing.
".(9)" is a string literal as well
Exatly. A FINITE "expression", just like "LLLLLLLL.....".
WM is a crank, sure, but even a blind chicken finds a corn once in a while.
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