[NSRCA-discussion] Chapter-12 computer science.

[Matthew Frederick]

Well, num increments before cnt does, so num would reach 256 as well, given 
the right data type... I still don't like the example, I hate the thought of 
using characters for numbers. Just seems silly to me. Then again, it's the 
exact kind of thing my old computer science teacher would have put on a test 
just to mess with everyone. Then again he would throw something in there 
that looked like nothing but a string of ampersands and asterisks with a 
one-letter variable at the end and ask if it was a pointer or not... he was 
kind-of nuts.

Matt

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Martin X. Moleski, SJ" <moleski at canisius.edu>
To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 12:33 AM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Chapter-12 computer science.


> Matthew Frederick wrote:
>
>> I was thinking the same way you were, Marty, but according to the guy who
>> posted it, its an infinite loop. Also, if our thinking on the way it 
>> would
>> operate was correct, the value of cnt at the end would be 256 (since it
>> increments before the condition is tested)...
>
> OK, I agree that cnt is incremented to 256 if it is
> the right type to do so.
>
> Seems to me num can only reach 255.
>
>> On a more personal note, I've
>> been impressed to see a Jesuit who is into R/C airplanes. My brother 
>> joined
>> the Novitiate in Grand Couteau, LA last August. He seems to be really
>> enjoying it, and it looks like he's going to stay with it.
>
> It's a long haul.  I hope he does hang in there.
>
> Marty
>
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