Michael G Schwern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Tue, Dec 04, 2001 at 07:06:01PM -0800, Brad Greenlee wrote:
>> What's really stumping me is that there has to be a shorter solution for
>> wc.pl (mine is 23), but I haven't been able to get past the need for printf
>> (at least, not for a shorter solution). Has anyone managed to do it without
>> it?
>
> I'm down to 21 using printf and you're probably having the same
> problem I was.
>
> Technically speaking, my solution is cheating as it relies on
> something you're explicitly not supposed to rely on.
There's a 21 char version that doesn't rely on the thing I think
you're relying on. And it doesn't explicitly use printf either.
(Wonder if that's a big enough clue?)
>> I also vote that we close this soon and unveil the winners. I have a life to
>> get on with.
>
> Yeah, we're all itching to show off our code.
Well, I would vote to finish it soon, but I just shaved a char off my
mid.pl and I want to see if I can get more :)
--
Piers
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a language in
possession of a rich syntax must be in need of a rewrite."
-- Jane Austen?
