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From: Emanuel Berg <incal@dataswamp.org>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Too many permutations computed
Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2023 18:08:09 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <873510kt1y.fsf@dataswamp.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: A-X9qLuC1df5WXeaYQNcjNiEJC4H5Tnmkq-R-nwX-DHLCAX0lxj3leI3dC3lhbIsZNANSFwo0kHGt4Qqm3YbMUc13xv3bJH6GGG24cxQLHs=@proton.me

uzibalqa wrote:

>> (while (< j h) [...]
>> (setq j (1+ j)))
>> [...]
>> for i := 0; i < k-1; i += 1 do [...]
>
> Do you understand what the i += 1 does ? It is the same as
> i++, am I right ? The difference lies in the timing of when
> the increment takes place (immediately in the case of i +=
> 1, and after the value is used in the case of i++). Do you
> think the distinction mentioned makes a difference for the
> algorithm ?

It is up to the designer of the pseudo code to decide if it
works like that, if it does then it would make
a difference, yes.

See if you can write the Elisp as close as possible to the
pseudo code, including the variable names:

  (cl-loop for i from 0 to ... )

-- 
underground experts united
https://dataswamp.org/~incal




  reply	other threads:[~2023-08-03 16:08 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-08-01 18:45 Too many permutations computed uzibalqa
2023-08-02 10:13 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-08-03 15:42   ` uzibalqa
2023-08-03 16:49     ` uzibalqa
2023-08-03 22:13       ` Emanuel Berg
2023-08-04 18:44         ` Heime
2023-08-03 15:52   ` uzibalqa
2023-08-03 16:08     ` Emanuel Berg [this message]
2023-08-04 18:39       ` Heime
2023-08-03 18:23 ` tpeplt
2023-08-03 23:25   ` Emanuel Berg
2023-08-04 21:45     ` tpeplt
2023-08-06 13:32       ` Emanuel Berg

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