Comment by sago
11 years ago
Which languages do you trust to use Knuth's algorithm (or something similarly comprehensive and exhaustive) without checking?
Not going to check many, but a quick look, since I've got them handy: Python fails Spivak's criteria, as does .NET.
I don't care. I expect it to work for the simple case, and I expect not to spend time on it unless there is a good reason (like I have very large numbers and must be careful not to overflow).
You responded to a point I made in response to Spivak. If you don't care about his argument, then it might be worth responding elsewhere.