Re: Programs wanted

[spray@convex.com (Rob Spray)]

In <1993Jan26.133513.5440@linus.mitre.org> drodman@hotel.mitre.org (David B Rod
man) writes:

>In article <1993Jan25.180334.4567@wvnvms.wvnet.edu> pk115050@wvnvms.wvnet.edu 
writes:
>>
>>1. Determine the number of nodes and edges that are present in a piece of
>>ADA code.
>>
>>2. Determine the following from a piece of ADA code:
>>   A. The number of unique operators.
>>   B. The number of unique operands.
>>   C. The total number of operators.
>>   D. The total number of operands.
>>
>>Any help will be appreciated.
>>

>I have to agree with Dave Emery, what you are asking for is alot. I doubt 
>...

Hmm, from the original poster's address that looks like a student
account.  A new semester has started, so it would not be unreasonable
to presume that some student is turning to The Net to get a head start
on some project.  It wouldn't be the first time.  (I recall one flamefest
a while back where some professor requested netters not to respond
to some student request for information saying that he should find
it by himself.  Of course one outcome was to spur folks like me into
action and send reams of references to the student, since asking the
Net seemed like a perfectly bona fide method of research.  But, I digress!)

As the Daves have pointed out, the scope of the request is far larger 
than I suspect the poster anticipates.  Maybe the educator posed the problem
and let the student pick the language, in which case, education has
already taken place!  But what if the problem was posed using ADA(sic).
How does this reflect upon the "educator"?

Tell me I'm presuming too much.

--Rob   spray@convex.com