Talk:Binary digits

Has to be a dupe

Non-decimal radices/Convert and Non-decimal radices/Output cover both built-in functions and user-defined functions. I don't see how this can't be a duplicate. --Mwn3d 17:29, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

Ok: Non-decimal radices/Convert - This tasks involve conversion. The binary digits task does not necessary involve conversion (unless this is required by the language)

The Non-decimal radices/Output requires native support for binary without conversion. The binary digits task does not require native binary support and conversion is allowed.

So this task is not a duplicate of either taskMarkhobley 17:40, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

Binary, Octal, Hexadecimal and Decimal are special cases, because they are sometimes handled natively from within the language, and sometimes they are not. A conversion task is not ideal for tasks that have native support, and a requirement for native support is not ideal for languages that do not have such a facility. These bases require their own sets of tasks. Markhobley 17:43, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

I don't understand the differences that you're talking about. "The results can be achieved using builtin radix functions within the language..." which is part of Non-decimal radices/Output, "or a user defined function can be utilized" which is part of Non-decimal radices/Convert. Neither is exactly the same, but the parts are in both, and I don't see what this task adds to them. I need a better explanation of the differences. What would be better is a demonstration of this task in a language that is also implemented in both the other tasks. --Mwn3d 17:48, 6 July 2011 (UTC)