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Re: in1To10

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On 8/10/2014 8:53 AM, Chris Uppal wrote:
> cdalten@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> The problem states: "Given a number n, return true if n is in the range
>> 1..10, inclusive. Unless "outsideMode" is true, in which case return true
>> if the number is less or equal to 1, or greater or equal to 10."
>
> Not really addressing the question, but nobody (I've seen) has mentioned what I
> would consider the most direct encoding of the problem which has IMO the most
> "eloquent" use of Boolean-valued variables.  It also, IMO, illustrates the need
> for /very carefully/ considered identifiers[*] (which for some reason seems to
> be at its most acute for Booleans -- I have no idea why, anyone ?).
>
> Not tested. Some might prefer more brackets.
>
> static boolean testAgainst1to10(int i, boolean trueIfOutside)
> {
>      boolean isOutside = i < 1 || i > 10;
>      return isOutside == trueIfOutside;
> }

     "Not really addressing the question" is a good opening, because
the offered code addresses a different question than the one posed.
(You've repeated Marcel Mueller's mistake, perhaps by reading a little
too quickly.)

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esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid

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in1To10 cdalten@gmail.com - 2014-08-09 12:12 -0700
  Re: in1To10 Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2014-08-09 15:58 -0400
  Re: in1To10 Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2014-08-09 16:13 -0400
  Re: in1To10 Marcel Mueller <news.5.maazl@spamgourmet.org> - 2014-08-09 22:56 +0200
    Re: in1To10 Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2014-08-09 17:02 -0400
      Re: in1To10 Marcel Mueller <news.5.maazl@spamgourmet.org> - 2014-08-09 23:43 +0200
        Re: in1To10 Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2014-08-09 19:49 -0400
        Re: in1To10 Torsten Kirschner <torsten@kirschner.no> - 2014-08-10 16:59 +0200
          Re: in1To10 Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2014-08-10 11:33 -0400
            Re: in1To10 Torsten Kirschner <torsten@kirschner.no> - 2014-08-11 22:23 +0200
            Re: in1To10 Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2014-08-12 11:10 -0700
              Re: in1To10 Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2014-08-19 16:54 -0400
                Re: in1To10 Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2014-08-20 10:36 -0700
            Re: in1To10 Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2014-08-19 16:53 -0400
  Re: in1To10 cdalten@gmail.com - 2014-08-09 18:35 -0700
    Re: in1To10 Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2014-08-09 22:13 -0400
    Re: in1To10 Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2014-08-09 22:23 -0400
    Re: in1To10 Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2014-08-10 12:07 -0400
  Re: in1To10 Mike Amling <mamling@chaff.us> - 2014-08-10 00:29 -0500
  Re: in1To10 "Chris Uppal" <chris.uppal@metagnostic.REMOVE-THIS.org> - 2014-08-10 13:53 +0100
    Re: in1To10 Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2014-08-10 09:48 -0400
      Re: in1To10 "Chris Uppal" <chris.uppal@metagnostic.REMOVE-THIS.org> - 2014-08-10 15:01 +0100
        Re: in1To10 Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2014-08-10 10:32 -0400
          Re: in1To10 "Chris Uppal" <chris.uppal@metagnostic.REMOVE-THIS.org> - 2014-08-10 15:53 +0100
  Re: in1To10 lipska the kat <lipskathekat@example.com> - 2014-08-10 14:07 +0100
  Re: in1To10, a simple test plan lipska the kat <lipskathekat@example.com> - 2014-08-10 16:43 +0100
    Re: in1To10, a simple test plan Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2014-08-10 12:01 -0400
      Re: in1To10, a simple test plan lipska the kat <lipskathekat@example.com> - 2014-08-10 17:41 +0100
      Re: in1To10, a simple test plan Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2014-08-19 16:57 -0400
  Re: in1To10 Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2014-08-12 02:59 -0700

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