Range of byte in java1530 (1/21/2009 5:15:19 AM) comp.lang.java.programmer Hello, I have a query regarding byte range in java. I know that byte takes 8 bits for storage. 2^8=256, then why the range is limited to 127? I know it must be due to representation of negative numbers. but, I ... snehapshinde(24)
Java Indexing- Historical question9229 (1/23/2009 8:08:18 PM) comp.lang.java.programmer I was asked this weekend by one of our trainee programmers, why for a list with a single entry does list.size() report '1' but to access it you need to use list.get(0). Now it's a convention that I have accepte... Gilbert.Ostelthwaite(11)
Java 7 release date?2230 (1/25/2009 6:31:57 AM) comp.lang.java.programmer Does anyone know the Java 7 release date, even approximately? The most I could find with quite a bit of googling was "2009", which is *too* approximate. -- blue indigo UA Telecom since 1987 ... blue.indigo(137)
64-bit KISS RNGs26103 (2/28/2009 12:30:48 PM) comp.lang.fortran 64-bit KISS RNGs Consistent with the Keep It Simple Stupid (KISS) principle, I have previously suggested 32-bit KISS Random Number Generators (RNGs) that seem to have been frequently adopted. Having had reque... gmarsaglia(23)
Benign typedef definition1925 (3/5/2009 6:24:38 PM) comp.lang.c Document: WG14/N1360 Date: 2009/02/27 References: WG14/N1321, WG14/N1336, WG14/N1346 Authors: Jim Thomas Reply to: Jim Thomas Subject: benign typedef redefinition... jacob24(973)
Diagonal wanderings (incongruent by construction)100362 (5/7/2009 12:04:15 AM) comp.theory Mostly, a thought experiment: Cantor claims: "whichever list of infinite (binary) strings you can come up with, I will (anti-)diagonalise it." It is (AFAIK) easy enough to come up with a production of _all_ t... julio(505)
Past overflow discussion3236 (9/4/2009 7:25:31 PM) comp.lang.c Finally I found the discussion that I started in comp.std.c. It was on July 15th, 2004, the name of the thread was "integer overflow". The first answer I got was from a certain "Dan Pop". He was the "heathfie... jacob24(973)
A Guide for Cantor Cranks31256 (3/10/2011 7:03:50 AM) comp.theory Why create another refutation of Cantor when there are so many known refutations available? These are three tried and true arguments to debunk Cantor's Anti-Diagonal proof. 1) Prove the anti-diagonal number is... reasterly(337)
Is "int main() { }" strictly conforming?1331 (3/11/2011 3:29:13 PM) comp.lang.c The spec says it can be defined as int main(void) { /* ... */ } or int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { /* ... */ } or equivalent. Or in some implementation-defined manner (not strictly conforming anymo... schaub.johannes(56)