From: Michael Campbell <michael_s_campbell@...>
Date: 2003-12-12T02:27:24+09:00
Subject: Re: prog for g.c.d. of 2 integers

Robert Klemme wrote:

> "Michael Campbell" <michael_s_campbell@yahoo.com> schrieb im
Newsbeitrag
> news:20031211160102.24728.qmail@web12408.mail.yahoo.com...
> 
>>Robert Klemme wrote:
>>
>>
>>>  begin
>>>    a,b = b,a % b
>>>  end while b != 0
>>
>>Not trying to "golf", but is the begin/end necessary here?
> 
> 
> No.  It's a relict from the evoltion process.  But you're right
> 
> a,b = b,a % b while b != 0
> 
> looks much better.  :-))
> 
> Thanks

I was just wondering if there was something subtle about the
begin/end that I wasn't grokking...  Thanks.  =)

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