in reply to Re^10: [OT] The interesting problem of comparing (long) bit-strings.
in thread [OT] The interesting problem of comparing bit-strings.

How could anyone ever prove YOU wrong?

Do you really expect someone to step in and provide you with a well-coded, robust, generic, library-quality implementation of a bitstring search (analogous to strstr)?

It is time to stop feeding the trolls.

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Re^12: [OT] The interesting problem of comparing (long) bit-strings.
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Mar 31, 2015 at 14:20 UTC
    How could anyone ever prove YOU wrong?

    In truth, YOU probably couldn't; all you've done is snipe from the side lines. Who's the troll now?

    On the other hand, if anyone can -- if it is possible -- then it'll be salva. He has the proven record of producing working code to solve difficult problems.


    With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'
    Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
    "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". I'm with torvalds on this
    In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. Agile (and TDD) debunked
Re^12: [OT] The interesting problem of comparing (long) bit-strings.
by salva (Canon) on Mar 31, 2015 at 13:07 UTC
    dammit, I though a prove of concept would be enough!
      I though a prove of concept would be enough!

      What PoC? Where?

        My code is still not ready, I would publish it once I feel it is.
Re^12: [OT] The interesting problem of comparing (long) bit-strings.
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Mar 31, 2015 at 13:15 UTC
    Do you really expect someone to step in and provide you with a well-coded, robust, generic, library-quality implementation of a bitstring search

    No. Something more than unsubstantiated statements of opinion would be nice though.

    Something -- pseudo-code, a link, a paper (on bit-string search) -- anything more than "I think...therefore it must be so", would be good.

    I've stated what I'm doing; I've posted enough code to show how I'm doing it; I've posted a substantial table of the results.

    I've explained (ad-neaseum) why I don't believe Boyer-Moore works for bit-string search; and all I've got in return is opinions. (apart from oiskuu who posted code that doesn't appear to work!)

    I really think that until you've tried to implement this; you do not appreciate that trying to extrapolate byte-string search algorithms to bit-string search is fraught with problems that YOU haven't thought about. I have, because I done it!


    With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'
    Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
    "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". I'm with torvalds on this
    In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. Agile (and TDD) debunked