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==Inspiration== |
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I read [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7267100/how-to-select-one-of-n-objects-at-random-without-knowing-n-at-first this] and thought of RC. --[[User:Paddy3118|Paddy3118]] 22:03, 7 September 2011 (UTC) |
I read [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7267100/how-to-select-one-of-n-objects-at-random-without-knowing-n-at-first this] and thought of RC. --[[User:Paddy3118|Paddy3118]] 22:03, 7 September 2011 (UTC) |
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== implicit constraints == |
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I believe that this task implicitly assumes that a single line will always be small enough to be kept in memory? If so, I think that this assumption should be explicitly stated. (It sounds silly, but it can turn into a real issue.) --[[User:Rdm|Rdm]] 20:19, 14 September 2011 (UTC) |
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Inspiration
I read this and thought of RC. --Paddy3118 22:03, 7 September 2011 (UTC)
implicit constraints
I believe that this task implicitly assumes that a single line will always be small enough to be kept in memory? If so, I think that this assumption should be explicitly stated. (It sounds silly, but it can turn into a real issue.) --Rdm 20:19, 14 September 2011 (UTC)