On Fri, Aug 29, 2003 at 10:27:10PM -0000, Mtv Europe wrote: > Hello Daniel! > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Daniel Tiefnig) wrote: > > > Well, you could still say "a" -> "a".. > > Nope, it's not permitted. Generic rule #2, "The program is expected to > finish in a reasonable time", so input that leads to endless loop is > not allowed.
What a curious inference. Can I similarly conclude that any other input which causes my program to take a long time to execute is prohibited? Generic rule #2 is a restriction on the code, not on the input. Either the code must detect an infinite loop and terminate "in a reasonable time", according to generic rule #2, or this particular golf challenge needs a specific rule regarding input which causes an infinite loop. Ronald
