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> no amount of fast feedback will help you complete all of the Euler problems I find this one almost a perfect counterexample. The Euler problems are almost id
by Veedrac 10y ago
> no amount of fast feedback will help you complete all of the Euler problems
I find this one almost a perfect counterexample. The Euler problems are almost ideally suited to high levels of interactivity, in order to tease out patterns and solutions.
By no means am I a massive Euler user, but when I was solving #555 I was sure glad to be using Python. If I had a >1m recompile time I probably would have just given up.
- taeric 10y agoI contend that if you have solved 500 ish of those problems, you are a bit beyond the majority of programmers. Also... I don't see how any single Euler problem could have minute plus compiles. No matter the language. :(
- Veedrac 10y agoI haven't solved 555 problems, just problem #555 [1]. Sorry if I was unclear. I also wasn't saying that any language would get long compile times on Euler questions -- they're far too short for that -- but that theoretically if they did it would cause problems. [1]: https://projecteuler.net/problem=555 https://projecteuler.net/problem=555
- taeric 10y agoThat misunderstanding is on me. What you put was perfectly clear, so my apologies. It is worth noting that many of those problems originate from people that did them by hand. :)