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Re: How would you prepare for javascripting interview?

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For your reference, records indicate that 
Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> wrote:

> Yes, we both agree on that, but you've misunderstood what's being said
> about partitioning a list -- you think it has something to do with
> recursion and implementing max.  It doesn't.  The partitioning argument
> is entirely about what result should be returned for 0, 1, 2 or more
> arguments, but I don't think you've grasped that because you keep saying
> it's about recursion.

No, I don’t think that *you* have grasped that I *still* don’t care 
about how you implement your function.  I care about its definition, 
which I want you to *think* about before you jump right to a 
“solution” that involves partitioning/recursion/whatever.

There is *nothing* about the definition of a set maximum that 
defines what the results should be for 0 elements, save for the 
fact that it *explicitly* states the result *must* be a member of 
the input set.  -Infinity is *not* a member of the empty set, so 
*regardless* of any implementation choices you make, it is *wrong* 
to return -Infinity.

This case is closed from both a mathematical standpoint and a 
computer science standpoint.  JavaScript’s Math is buggy and should 
be fixed.  To continue to argue otherwise only reflects poorly on 
you.

> No, not at all.  I think you simply have got hold of the wrong end of
> the stick.  The fact that you think the partitioning argument has to do
> with recursion and implementing max would explain why you keep saying
> it's irrelevant.

No, the people who keep holding the “wrong end of the stick” are the 
ones who keep trying to argue that a function’s identity represents 
a valid *external* value for calling that function.

> > They should have a “useful and consistent, and not surprising” 
> > relationship.  Again, talk to a human if you are unable to figure 
> > out what that would be.
> 
> Are you not a human?  I am actually asking you for your answer.  I can
> pop round to the neighbour, or ask at the dog club, but they won't even
> know what I'm talking about.

I think they would; we’re not talking about high level math here.  
Every high school graduate (and, indeed, most grade school children) 
would likely give you the correct answer to what “less than” means, 
what “max” and “min” mean, and what the valid relationships between 
them all should be.

But you shouldn’t even need to talk to them or me.  I expect that 
*you* are also a human who correctly knows the answer to this 
problem.  So answer it properly.  If you do, you’ll come to the 
same conclusion I have.

-- 
"Also . . . I can kill you with my brain."
River Tam, Trash, Firefly

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