From: Jeff Wood <jeff.darklight@...>
Date: 2005-12-24T04:57:39+09:00
Subject: Re: Why not Python? (No, no, I am not a spy)

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uh, yeah, that's what I meant ... darn'd quickie code always bites me in th=
e
butt ...

j.


On 12/23/05, Jacob Fugal <lukfugl@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 12/23/05, Jeff Wood <jeff.darklight@gmail.com> wrote:
> > # complete recursive:
> >
> > def factorial( x )
> >   return 0 if x < 1
> >   x * factorial( x - 1 )
> > end
> >
> > # tail-recursive:
> >
> > def factorial( x, sum =3D 1 )
> >   return 0 if x < 1
> >   factorial( ( x - 1 ), ( sum * x ) )
> > end
> >
> > # iterative:
> >
> > def factorial( x )
> >   sum =3D 1
> >   for i in (1..x).to_a
> >     sum *=3D i
> >   end
> > end
>
> With bugfixes:
>
>   # complete recursive:
>   def factorial( x )
>     return 1 if x < 1
>     x * factorial( x - 1 )
>   end
>
>   # tail-recursive:
>   def factorial( x, sum =3D 1 )
>     return sum if x < 1
>     factorial( ( x - 1 ), ( sum * x ) )
>   end
>
>   # iterative:
>   def factorial( x )
>     sum =3D 1
>     for i in (1..x).to_a
>       sum *=3D i
>     end
>     sum
>   end
>
> :)
>
> Jacob Fugal
>
>


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