in reply to Re^2: Github makes your code, your code
in thread Github makes your code, your code

Not cool, obviously but he should not have said anything about it on the clock. That made the situation ambiguous. Code is only language. Expressing a code algorithm orally is no different from writing it down.

  • Comment on Re^3: Github makes your code, your code

Replies are listed 'Best First'.
Re^4: Github makes your code, your code
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Mar 23, 2017 at 12:31 UTC
    Expressing a code algorithm orally is no different from writing it down.

    Hm. Says Buk: "I've got this algorithm for infinite compression. First you compress the data; then you xor its bits; and you run the compression algorithm again on the results. Rinse and repeat until you reach your desired level of compression. Classic time versus space trade off."

    The algorithm is expressed, but its definitely not the same as having written it down as source code. The latter could be tested to show it doesn't work.

    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". The enemy of (IT) success is complexity.
    In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.
[reply]

      I have an algorithm for infinite compression. Its only downside is at that level, it becomes infinitely lossy.

[reply]

        Wow! In the current political climate that could be really useful.

        Instead of encrypting stuff, I'll just infinitely compress it. Let's see'em find a way of decloaking that :)

        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". The enemy of (IT) success is complexity.
        In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.
[reply]

      Spurious. His algorithm did work.

[reply]
Re^4: Github makes your code, your code
by LanX (Saint) on Mar 23, 2017 at 12:04 UTC
[reply]

In Section Perl News