Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!pt.cs.cmu.edu!dsl.pitt.edu!pitt!willett!ForthNet From: ForthNet@willett.pgh.pa.us (ForthNet articles from GEnie) Newsgroups: comp.lang.forth Subject: PUZZLES AND PROBLEMS Message-ID: <1623.UUL1.3#5129@willett.pgh.pa.us> Date: 29 Aug 90 02:38:22 GMT Organization: String, Scotch tape, and Paperclips. (in Pgh, PA) Lines: 25 Category 3, Topic 35 Message 147 Tue Aug 28, 1990 D.RUFFER [Dennis] at 00:59 EDT Re: JONAH THOMAS > think out the whole program before they write any of it or try to fix something that ain't broke. > Maybe ABS DUP 0= + 1- would be better. No, I believe the original is correct. There are 0 characters seperating A and A and 1 character seperating A and B. Your "fix" eliminates this distinction. > Does it matter about upper and lower case? It depends on if you are a C programmer or if you believe that computers really can tell the difference. DaR ----- This message came from GEnie via willett through a semi-automated process. Report problems to: uunet!willett!dwp or dwp@willett.pgh.pa.us