[REBOL] Re: The Great Computer Language Shootout
From: sunandadh:aol at: 5-Jan-2002 15:02
Hi Ladislav,
> it looks like the Rebol stack depth is too low to compute ACK 3 8. That
> is why I wrote my version that uses a block to store intermediate results.
> This version is slower than a recursive version and there's no doubt that
it
> can be optimised.
<snip>
Can I combine this thread with "Source code layout question" and ask "why the
prefixed colons?"
n: :n + 1
Unless I'm missing a subtle syntax issue or speed optimization, that's the
same as
n: n + 1
although I can see that it does lead to a slight bit of additional
orthogonality in something like:
mySeries: [1 2 3 4 5 5 6]
n: :n + 1
print :myseries/:n
where the 2nd colon is needed in the print statement. Pity we can't write:
mySeries: :[1 2 3 4 5 5 6]
for complete consistency <g>
Sunanda.
