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If it passes the tests... (Score:2, Interesting)

by pdcawley (485) on 2002.06.18 9:24 (#9661) Homepage Journal

Then it deserves full marks. It's not like it's a terrible algorithm (it might well be faster than the hash based solution...).

Now extend the problem. Ask for multiple names to match. Introduce Benchmark.pm.

Apologies if this is teaching you to suck eggs.

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- Re:If it passes the tests... (Score:3)
  
  by Simon (89)
  
  Then it deserves full marks.
  It got full marks, for doing the job and being clever than the solution I anticipated.
  Now extend the problem. Ask for multiple names to match.
  I did something similar: asked for it to report an error for names that weren't in the file. She quickly realised a hash-based solution was more appropriate for that.

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