Re: filling area by color atack safety

From	Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: filling area by color atack safety
Date	2024-03-17 15:32 +0200
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On Sat, 16 Mar 2024 18:21:38 GMT
scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) wrote:

> Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> writes:
> >On 16/03/2024 13:55, Ben Bacarisse wrote:  
> >> Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> writes:
> >>   
> >>> Recursion make programs harder to reason about and prove correct.
> >>>  
> >> 
> >> Are you prepared to offer any evidence to support this astonishing
> >> statement or can we just assume it's another Malcolmism?
> >>   
> >
> >Example given. A recursive algorithm which is hard to reason about
> >and   
> 
> Perhaps hard for _you_ to reason about.  That doesn't
> generalize to every other programmer that might read that
> code.
> 
> 

As a matter of fact, David Brown was not able to reason about depth of
recursion in fir's code. And you answered David's post without spotting
his mistake.
Now, I don't know if you didn't spot his mistake because you didn't read
this part of his message or because for you too it was hard to reason
about depth of recursion.

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filling area by color atack safety fir <fir@grunge.pl> - 2024-03-16 05:11 +0100
  Re: filling area by color atack safety Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-03-16 11:33 +0000
    Re: filling area by color atack safety Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2024-03-16 13:55 +0000
      Re: filling area by color atack safety bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-03-16 14:41 +0000
        Re: filling area by color atack safety Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2024-03-17 10:42 +0000
        Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-18 03:00 -0700
          Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-18 14:23 +0200
            Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-18 14:13 -0700
            Re: filling area by color atack safety fir <fir@grunge.pl> - 2024-03-19 16:05 +0100
              Re: filling area by color atack safety bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-03-19 17:16 +0000
                Re: filling area by color atack safety bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-03-19 17:33 +0000
                Re: filling area by color atack safety fir <fir@grunge.pl> - 2024-03-19 23:07 +0100
                Re: filling area by color atack safety David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-03-20 09:29 +0100
        Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-18 03:04 -0700
      Re: filling area by color atack safety Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-03-16 14:45 +0000
        Re: filling area by color atack safety scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2024-03-16 18:21 +0000
          Re: filling area by color atack safety Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-03-16 20:02 +0000
            Re: filling area by color atack safety "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2024-03-16 13:29 -0700
              Re: filling area by color atack safety "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2024-03-17 13:19 -0700
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-18 14:40 +0200
            Re: filling area by color atack safety fir <fir@grunge.pl> - 2024-03-19 23:23 +0100
          Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-17 15:32 +0200
        Re: filling area by color atack safety Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2024-03-17 11:25 +0000
          Re: filling area by color atack safety Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-03-17 12:37 +0000
            Re: filling area by color atack safety Kaz Kylheku <433-929-6894@kylheku.com> - 2024-03-17 17:11 +0000
            Re: filling area by color atack safety Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2024-03-23 00:21 +0000
            Re: filling area by color atack safety scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2024-03-23 14:43 +0000
              Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-23 11:48 -0700
                Re: filling area by color atack safety scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2024-03-24 20:48 +0000
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-28 22:51 -0700
    Re: filling area by color atack safety David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-03-16 15:40 +0100
      Re: filling area by color atack safety Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-03-16 15:09 +0000
        Re: filling area by color atack safety Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-03-17 14:56 +0000
          Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-17 17:42 +0200
          Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-17 18:25 +0200
            Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-17 19:39 +0200
              Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-18 11:36 -0700
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-03-18 18:51 +0000
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-18 23:10 -0700
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-03-19 12:06 +0000
            Re: filling area by color atack safety fir <fir@grunge.pl> - 2024-03-20 00:03 +0100
              Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-20 01:17 +0200
                Re: filling area by color atack safety fir <fir@grunge.pl> - 2024-03-20 00:30 +0100
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-20 12:06 +0200
                Re: filling area by color atack safety fir <fir@grunge.pl> - 2024-03-20 13:44 +0100
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-20 15:44 +0200
                Re: filling area by color atack safety fir <fir@grunge.pl> - 2024-03-20 15:17 +0100
          Re: filling area by color atack safety fir <fir@grunge.pl> - 2024-03-20 02:15 +0100
        Re: filling area by color atack safety David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-03-17 17:45 +0100
          Re: filling area by color atack safety Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-03-17 18:28 +0000
            Re: filling area by color atack safety David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-03-18 07:58 +0100
              Re: filling area by color atack safety Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-03-18 09:26 +0000
                Re: filling area by color atack safety David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-03-18 17:28 +0100
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-03-18 17:25 +0000
                Re: filling area by color atack safety scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2024-03-18 17:42 +0000
                Re: filling area by color atack safety bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-03-18 18:50 +0000
                Re: filling area by color atack safety David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-03-19 11:41 +0100
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Richard Harnden <richard.nospam@gmail.invalid> - 2024-03-19 12:19 +0000
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-03-18 11:10 -0700
                Keith-world (Was: filling area by color atack safety) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2024-03-18 22:42 +0000
                Re: filling area by color atack safety David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-03-19 12:31 +0100
                Re: filling area by color atack safety "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2024-03-18 16:18 -0700
                Re: filling area by color atack safety David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-03-19 11:32 +0100
      Re: filling area by color atack safety scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2024-03-16 18:25 +0000
        Re: filling area by color atack safety Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2024-03-17 10:31 +0000
          Re: filling area by color atack safety Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-03-17 12:28 +0000
            Re: filling area by color atack safety bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-03-17 12:49 +0000
          Re: filling area by color atack safety David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-03-17 17:59 +0100
      Re: filling area by color atack safety fir <fir@grunge.pl> - 2024-03-19 23:52 +0100
        Re: filling area by color atack safety fir <fir@grunge.pl> - 2024-03-20 01:36 +0100
    Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-17 14:46 +0200
      Re: filling area by color atack safety bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-03-17 12:54 +0000
        Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-17 15:15 +0200
          Re: filling area by color atack safety bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-03-17 13:23 +0000
            Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-17 15:37 +0200
              Re: filling area by color atack safety David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-03-17 18:05 +0100
            Re: filling area by color atack safety Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2024-03-17 14:10 +0000
              Re: filling area by color atack safety Spiros Bousbouras <spibou@gmail.com> - 2024-03-17 16:58 +0000
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2024-03-17 22:14 +0000
                Re: filling area by color atack safety bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-03-17 22:21 +0000
      Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-18 02:30 -0700
        Re: filling area by color atack safety Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-03-18 11:08 +0000
          Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-18 22:54 -0700
            Re: filling area by color atack safety Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-03-19 11:41 +0000
              Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-19 21:19 -0700
      Re: filling area by color atack safety fir <fir@grunge.pl> - 2024-03-20 01:13 +0100
        Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-20 10:41 +0200
          Re: filling area by color atack safety fir <fir@grunge.pl> - 2024-03-20 15:20 +0100
    Re: filling area by color atack safety Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2024-03-17 14:27 +0000
      Re: filling area by color atack safety bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-03-17 15:13 +0000
      Re: filling area by color atack safety Peter 'Shaggy' Haywood <phaywood@alphalink.com.au> - 2024-03-19 10:57 +1100
        Re: filling area by color atack safety fir <fir@grunge.pl> - 2024-03-20 01:26 +0100
  Re: filling area by color atack safety bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-03-16 19:13 +0000
    Re: filling area by color atack safety bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-03-16 20:23 +0000
      Re: filling area by color atack safety Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-03-16 20:29 +0000
    Re: filling area by color atack safety fir <fir@grunge.pl> - 2024-03-20 01:48 +0100
      Re: filling area by color atack safety Peter 'Shaggy' Haywood <phaywood@alphalink.com.au> - 2024-03-22 13:04 +1100
        Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-22 17:55 +0300
          Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-22 18:31 +0300
        Re: filling area by color atack safety fir <fir@grunge.pl> - 2024-03-23 11:06 +0100
  Re: filling area by color atack safety Peter 'Shaggy' Haywood <phaywood@alphalink.com.au> - 2024-03-17 18:03 +1100
  Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-18 13:09 -0700
    Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-18 22:42 -0700
      Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-19 13:18 +0200
        Re: filling area by color atack safety Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-03-19 11:57 +0000
          Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-19 15:49 +0200
            Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-19 21:43 -0700
              Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-20 10:56 +0200
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-20 06:51 -0700
          Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-19 19:18 +0200
            Re: filling area by color atack safety fir <fir@grunge.pl> - 2024-03-20 09:27 +0100
              Re: filling area by color atack safety fir <fir@grunge.pl> - 2024-03-20 09:39 +0100
              Re: filling area by color atack safety fir <fir@grunge.pl> - 2024-03-20 09:51 +0100
            Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-20 07:27 -0700
              Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-24 20:27 +0300
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-24 13:26 -0700
                Re: filling area by color atack safety "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2024-03-24 14:26 -0700
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-25 01:28 +0300
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-26 17:52 +0200
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-30 00:54 -0700
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-30 21:26 +0300
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-28 23:04 -0700
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-29 15:21 +0200
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-29 23:58 -0700
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-30 21:15 +0300
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-31 10:54 +0200
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-30 11:59 -0700
            Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-20 10:26 -0700
              Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-21 15:36 +0200
                Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-21 09:47 -0700
        Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-19 21:40 -0700
          Re: filling area by color atack safety "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2024-03-19 21:43 -0700
            Re: filling area by color atack safety "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2024-03-19 21:48 -0700
          Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-20 11:54 +0200
            Re: filling area by color atack safety Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2024-03-20 10:23 +0000
              Re: filling area by color atack safety Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-03-20 12:06 +0000
              Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-20 07:52 -0700
            Re: filling area by color atack safety Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-20 10:01 -0700
              Re: filling area by color atack safety Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-24 19:33 +0300
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