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Date:      Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:23:17 +0100
From:      RW <rwmaillists@googlemail.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: .sh  check for numeric content
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On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:50:14 +0200
Thomas Keusch <fwd@bsd-solutions-duesseldorf.de> wrote:


> "10" is not valid input according to the problem/pseudocode (in the
> forum) that the above code was posted as a solution for. 

And if you were answering in that forum that would be a good point.

> Spoonfeeding solutions to trivial (and trivially researched questions)
> is counterproductive on so many levels.

You gave him an answer to a different question. When I suggested he
skip it, you countered with a test-case that you apparently knew was
misleading.

There's a diffence between not spoon-feeding and deliberately
sending someone off in the wrong direction.



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