Re^4: How to get the index of smallest whole number in an array?

Wow. The only arrogance I see here is yours.

Your "not-a-nit-pick" nit-pick: "e.g. -5 is a whole number;" is -- in many non-English natural language settings, and many strictly mathematical settings -- entirely WRONG! And all the dressing you wrapped around it, presumptive, unnecessary fluff; and your solution: stupidly inefficient and pointlessly complex.

Laurent's oh-so-gentle reminder that your language, viewpoint and understanding, may differ from that of the OPs; was as polite as it is possible to be, whilst pointing out to a stranger, that they just might be being myopic, to the point of coming close to xenophobic.

And that was just your arrogance in your original reply to the OP; your reply to Laurent is in another class entirely. The latter is quite simply the worst case of attempted misdirection-by-attacking-the-author-of-the-message-because-you-have-no-legitimate-answer-to-and-are-embarrassed-by-the-message as I've seen here in a long time.

As for your exposition of what you "find acceptable", it is the very definition of that which you decry as unacceptable. It wouldn't be out of place in a tweet by the MOTUS.

I'm hoping your latter reply was an uncharacteristic aberration and you'll re-read Laurent's post when in a less defensive mood and correct it accordingly.

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. Suck that fhit

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Re^5: How to get the index of smallest whole number in an array? by kcott (Archbishop) on Jul 02, 2018 at 13:01 UTC
No, my reply was quite polite. "... pointing out to a stranger ..." No, that's wrong. I started my post with "We've always got along well in the past, ...", which should have provided a hint. Beyond public posts and private message discussions here, I've also provided Laurent with material for the French site https://perl.developpez.com/ which he's involved with. So, no, not strangers. Other stuff, such as this talk of myopia and xenophobia which first appeared in your post, I'll be ignoring. — Ken	[reply]
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