Re:Implementing a bignum calculator – Rob Pike [video]
by zaphar on Friday December 19, 2014 @04:27PM
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You misattribute the motivation. He wants to play.
Implementing a BigNum calculator using APL concepts is one way to play. I do this all the time. I'll implement something that will never be in production somewhere or useful to anybody purely for the learning experience and challenge of it.
Implementing a BigNum calculator using APL concepts is one way to play. I do this all the time. I'll implement something that will never be in production somewhere or useful to anybody purely for the learning experience and challenge of it.
[EDIT: spelling]