Page 2 of 2 FirstFirst 12
Results 11 to 13 of 13

Thread: Python

  1. #11
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2002
    Posts
    744
    ^

    ...see all that stuff is what confused me about programming, at first.

    imo, feck number theory, it's not a practical application of what you're trying to learn, it's a "backfill", as it were. If you learn the actual constructs of the language, the theory will eventually come about to make sense and how logic is inherently flawed for being itself. Then you'll get into the semantic difference in how different people would group nested loops, or the use of pointers...either way, that information isn't needed to utilize the tool.
    Every now and then, one of you won't annoy me.

  2. #12
    Senior Member nihil's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    United Kingdom: Bridlington
    Posts
    17,188
    Hmmmm,

    IIRC values like "i" (the square root of -1) are mathematical "conventions" ???


  3. #13
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Apr 2005
    Location
    USA
    Posts
    422
    Well i is used by mathematicians, while j is used by engineers. We use j because i is already used as a variable for current, or the flow of electrical charge.

Similar Threads

  1. Python 2.5 Released
    By HTRegz in forum General Computer Discussions
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: September 19th, 2006, 07:28 PM
  2. Developing a Port Scanner in Python
    By HTRegz in forum The Security Tutorials Forum
    Replies: 12
    Last Post: January 28th, 2006, 08:02 PM
  3. Python Introduction
    By HTRegz in forum Other Tutorials Forum
    Replies: 20
    Last Post: September 10th, 2005, 07:28 AM
  4. Beginning Network Programming in Python
    By PacketThirst in forum Other Tutorials Forum
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: August 14th, 2005, 07:16 PM
  5. Basic Python Tutorial for Newbies
    By [pHA]XeNoCiDe in forum AntiOnline's General Chit Chat
    Replies: 11
    Last Post: July 8th, 2002, 07:56 PM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •