2011/3/14 Alexey Zinger <inline_f...@yahoo.com> > Given one of our frequently recurring themes of what defines a language: > syntax vs functionality, I found it amusing having come across this essay by > a mathematician, called Pi is Wrong ( > http://www.math.utah.edu/~palais/pi.html), where Bob Palais argues in > favor of changing the value of π. >
To be accurate, he's not arguing in favor of changing the value of π (which would be silly), he just thinks that the the value 2*π would be more useful. Some reactions in the scientific community that I've read seem to think that this idea has some merit. I certainly agree that a few people in our community have a strange sense of readability, such as people who think that ":->>" is a fine name for a method <http://twitter.com/#!/psnively/status/47304518869848065> (here is my original tweet <http://twitter.com/#!/cbeust/status/47151793817403392>) :-) -- Cédric -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
