作者yauhh (哟)
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标题Re: [问题] 为什麽Programmer无法分清万圣节和圣诞节
时间Sun Apr 26 19:35:51 2009
※ 引述《bc5678 ( )》之铭言：
: 摘自 Expert C Programming - Deep C Secrets中的一段
: Like the Potrzebie system, the joke about programmers' confusion over
: Halloween and Christmas Day depends on inside knowledge of numbering systems.
: The reason that programmers can't tell Halloween from Christmas Day is
: because 31 in octal (base eight) equals 25 in decimal (base ten). More
: succinctly, OCT 31 equals DEC 25!
: When I wrote to Professor Knuth asking his permission to tell the story, and
: including a draft copy of the chapter, he not only agreed, he marked numerous
: proofreading improvements on the text, and pointed out that programmers can't
: distinguish NOV 27 from the other two dates, either
: 来源: http://my.safaribooksonline.com/0131774298/ch08
: OCT 31和 DEC 25的关系是很清楚
: 不过Knuth讲的NOV 27就看不出端倪了, 上面两个跟感恩节有啥关系
: 难道是念数学的人才看得懂的joke?
英文月份 October 本来应是8月, November 9月, December 10月
OCT 31 = Nov 27 = DEC 25,
因为八进位31和十进位25换算为九进位,就是27.
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话说十进位25念成「二十五」,那麽八进位31是否该念成「三八一」?
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