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Re: Implementing a two-way Turing Machine tape as an improvement to std::deque

From Python <python@example.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.theory
Subject Re: Implementing a two-way Turing Machine tape as an improvement to std::deque
Date 2022-05-13 04:39 +0200
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Peter Olcott wrote:
> On 5/12/2022 8:38 PM, Ben wrote:
>> olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> writes:
>>
>>> On 5/12/2022 7:06 PM, Ben wrote:
>>>> olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> writes:
>>>> I've removed the philosophy group and comp.lang.c as this is C++.
>>>>
>>>>> C/C++ people please critique this as the basis for an improvement to
>>>>> std::deque.
>>>> You will get critiques of the code on whatever basis people feel
>>>> inclined to comment!  You can't limit the comments to some particular
>>>> context.
>>>>
>>>>> It seems to have the key functionality of std::deque and
>>>>> does it much more simply while saving time and space.
>>>> It does not have any of the functionality of std::deque.
>>>
>>> That is a ridiculously stupid thing to say. It has the key most
>>> important functionality of a std:deque
>>
>> Generally, when you think I am saying something absurd, you should
>> re-consider.
>>
>> A deque has (at least) these operations:
>>
>>    front
>>    back
>>    push_front
>>    push_back
>>    pop_front
>>    pop_back
>>
>> Your Tape_Type has none of these.  Even internally it does not maintain
>> the right data to be able to provide them.
> 
> I also added a reserve so you could do a pre-allocated speed test.
> 
> It was easy to add these in terms of the current implementation:
> 
> public:
>    tape_element& front( )      { return Left.back();       }
>    tape_element& back()        { return Right.back();      }
>    void pop_front()                  { Left.pop_back();    }
>    void pop_back()                   { Right.pop_back();   }
>    void push_front(tape_element& E)  { Left.push_back(E);  }
>    void push_back(tape_element& E)   { Right.push_back(E); }
> 
>    void reserve(unsigned int N)
>                       { Left.reserve(N); Right.reserve(N); }

Could you add eggs, bacon and beans? Thanks Peter.

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Implementing a two-way Turing Machine tape as an improvement to std::deque olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-05-12 17:51 -0500
  Re: Implementing a two-way Turing Machine tape as an improvement to std::deque Mr Flibble <flibble@reddwarf.jmc> - 2022-05-12 23:56 +0100
    Re: Implementing a two-way Turing Machine tape as an improvement to std::deque olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-05-12 18:09 -0500
      Re: Implementing a two-way Turing Machine tape as an improvement to std::deque Mr Flibble <flibble@reddwarf.jmc> - 2022-05-13 00:22 +0100
        Re: Implementing a two-way Turing Machine tape as an improvement to std::deque olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-05-12 18:38 -0500
          Re: Implementing a two-way Turing Machine tape as an improvement to std::deque Mr Flibble <flibble@reddwarf.jmc> - 2022-05-13 00:40 +0100
            Re: Implementing a two-way Turing Machine tape as an improvement to std::deque olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-05-12 18:49 -0500
              Re: Implementing a two-way Turing Machine tape as an improvement to std::deque Mr Flibble <flibble@reddwarf.jmc> - 2022-05-13 00:53 +0100
                Re: Implementing a two-way Turing Machine tape as an improvement to std::deque olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-05-12 19:12 -0500
                Re: Implementing a two-way Turing Machine tape as an improvement to std::deque Mr Flibble <flibble@reddwarf.jmc> - 2022-05-13 01:58 +0100
                Re: Implementing a two-way Turing Machine tape as an improvement to std::deque olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-05-12 20:34 -0500
                Re: Implementing a two-way Turing Machine tape as an improvement to std::deque Mr Flibble <flibble@reddwarf.jmc> - 2022-05-13 08:02 +0100
                Re: Implementing a two-way Turing Machine tape as an improvement to std::deque tth <tth@none.invalid> - 2022-05-13 09:10 +0200
                Re: Implementing a two-way Turing Machine tape as an improvement to std::deque olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-05-13 10:58 -0500
                Re: Implementing a two-way Turing Machine tape as an improvement to std::deque Mr Flibble <flibble@reddwarf.jmc> - 2022-05-13 17:02 +0100
                Re: Implementing a two-way Turing Machine tape as an improvement to std::deque "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2022-05-13 12:44 -0700
  Re: Implementing a two-way Turing Machine tape as an improvement to std::deque Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2022-05-12 19:23 -0400
    Re: Implementing a two-way Turing Machine tape as an improvement to std::deque olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-05-12 18:32 -0500
  Re: Implementing a two-way Turing Machine tape as an improvement to std::deque Ben <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2022-05-13 01:06 +0100
    Re: Implementing a two-way Turing Machine tape as an improvement to std::deque olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-05-12 19:55 -0500
      Re: Implementing a two-way Turing Machine tape as an improvement to std::deque Mr Flibble <flibble@reddwarf.jmc> - 2022-05-13 02:01 +0100
        Re: Implementing a two-way Turing Machine tape as an improvement to std::deque olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-05-12 20:36 -0500
          Re: Implementing a two-way Turing Machine tape as an improvement to std::deque Mr Flibble <flibble@reddwarf.jmc> - 2022-05-13 08:04 +0100
            Re: Implementing a two-way Turing Machine tape as an improvement to std::deque olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-05-13 11:00 -0500
              Re: Implementing a two-way Turing Machine tape as an improvement to std::deque Mr Flibble <flibble@reddwarf.jmc> - 2022-05-13 17:04 +0100
                Re: Implementing a two-way Turing Machine tape as an improvement to std::deque olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-05-13 12:05 -0500
      Re: Implementing a two-way Turing Machine tape as an improvement to std::deque Ben <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2022-05-13 02:38 +0100
        Re: Implementing a two-way Turing Machine tape as an improvement to std::deque olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-05-12 21:37 -0500
          Re: Implementing a two-way Turing Machine tape as an improvement to std::deque Python <python@example.invalid> - 2022-05-13 04:39 +0200
          Re: Implementing a two-way Turing Machine tape as an improvement to std::deque Ben <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2022-05-13 12:01 +0100
            Re: Implementing a two-way Turing Machine tape as an improvement to std::deque olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-05-13 10:41 -0500
              Re: Implementing a two-way Turing Machine tape as an improvement to std::deque Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2022-05-13 11:56 -0400
              Re: Implementing a two-way Turing Machine tape as an improvement to std::deque Ben <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2022-05-13 17:35 +0100
                Re: Implementing a two-way Turing Machine tape as an improvement to std::deque olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-05-13 12:12 -0500
                Re: Implementing a two-way Turing Machine tape as an improvement to std::deque Ben <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2022-05-13 20:04 +0100
                Re: Implementing a two-way Turing Machine tape as an improvement to std::deque olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-05-13 14:19 -0500

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