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in thread An Unreal Perl Hacker!

Regarding #6
6. ponder error message and/or output

how would the ai (or perl program) even know if the output is what the user wanted or required.

More than half the time, my problems stem from an incorrect algorithm, or misunderstanding of the intracies of Perl. However, my output usually looks quite agreeable, without any hint of malice.

Sandy

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Re^4: An Unreal Perl Hacker!
by samizdat (Vicar) on Oct 14, 2005 at 12:44 UTC
    That's why I've reduced the earlier spec to only include 'does it run', not 'does it run correctly'. :) I still think that a critter that can help with simple coding errors would be a Good Thing. As has been pointed out, it's still a heck of a challenge.
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