Re: long integer multiplication



Keith Thompson wrote:
Joe Estock <jestock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
helPlease wrote:
hello !! Can anybody provide me an algorithm or C code for long
integer multiplication.It's urgent.
Please do your own homework or at least attempt to do your own
homework and if you get stuck then post your code. Attempting to solve
the problem yourself and asking for help when you are stuck at least
shows that you are dedicated to learning and not just looking for a
free handout. Since you have declared that this is urgent I suggest
you start writing code immediately.

Perhaps he should start thinking about algorithms immediately;
depending on how much thought he's already given to the problem, it
may not yet be time to start coding.

I will give a hint: if by "long integer" he means the C type "long
int", then he'll find the "*" operator to be quite helpful. If he
means something else, he should say so rather than wasting what little
time he has posing poorly phrased questions.

I agree, however do to his wording and the phrase "it's urgent" I concluded that he was/is looking for a quick grade. If he was not attempting to have someone else solve his homework question for him then he should have been more descriptive regarding what he was looking for, perhaps by stating what it is he hoped to accomplish. I'm by no means an expert at the C language, or any other language for that matter, but I've been in the game for several years now and each time I see someone trying to take the easy way out for a good grade It disgusts me because those are the ones that the truly knowledgeable developers will have to come in and clean up after. I don't mind working with code even if it's originally from someone else, but I do strongly dislike fixing code from a fresh college graduate that only graduated because he copied the code from someone else or had someone write it for him purely so that he could graduate and have a degree in CS.
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