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Randal's book (Score:3, Funny)

by ask (83)

Someone told me that Randal's new book is instructing people to upload their "homework" from the book to CPAN. :-/

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-- ask bjoern hansen [askbjoernhansen.com], !try; do();
- Re:Randal's book (Score:4, Informative)
  
  by davorg (18)
  
  Someone told me that Randal's new book is instructing people to upload their "homework" from the book to CPAN. :-/
  
  Yep. That seems to be true. The "homework" for chapter 15 says:
  
  Write a module to solve the halting problem. Release the code to CPAN. Be sure to include the tests. (Hint: how long will the tests take to run on modern hardware?)
  
  I'm sure it's a joke - but it's not a very good idea.
  - Re:Randal's book (Score:3, Funny)
    
    by chromatic (983) on 2003.08.12 11:37 (#23025) Homepage Journal
    
    Maybe he's redefined the halting problem to mean get a bunch of experienced Perl hackers to sit around, holding their heads, saying "Please, stop!"
    
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    - Re:Randal's book (Score:2)
      
      by hfb (74)
      
      :) Maybe we could also have an exorcism for stupid!

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