--- Ton Hospel wrote: > I think you should also explain how constructing the table > backwards (from 3999 to 1) allows you to put the $$$_=$_ > *inside* the s///eg, since that way the wrong entries for > the partial roman strings during buildup get fixed later on. > And maybe also why the range can be safely extended to > 4000..0
I've added a new "Tactical Tricks" section which mentions both these excellent insights. > Readers of your perlmonks article probably also don't > understand the inside joke about amounts of money won. > (I wish they were real :-) ) That was deliberate. Being a stirrer, I was hoping that not explaining it might provoke a question from the gallery as to what all that money means and is it really real. Let's wait and see if anyone takes the bait. Whoa, I hope petdance doesn't, I don't think I've got the energy for another mega-thread. :-) > I'd also like to point out that my entry is as far as > I know the first use of a functional smiley (-: in > golf code. This has now been noted in the "Top Ten Countdown" section which I also expanded a bit, giving more kudos to Juho for gamely leading the pursuing pack and to TedYoung for the big improvements he has made to his golf game during his four year hiatus. Thanks, /-\ Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com
