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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> Darren New wrote:
>> Invisible wrote:
>>> What do rewrite rules have to do with abstract algebra?
>>
>> Algebra *is* rewrite rules.
>
> AFAIK, abstract algebra is about the study of anything that has certain
> mathematical properties, and what that gives rise to. You don't actually
> rewrite anything.
The rewrite rules specify what the properties are. List some properties for
me, and I'll show you what the rewrite rules are. :-)
"Zero is the identity for addition"
A+0 = A
0+A = A
>>> ...which *I* do, but your typical programmer has *no clue*.
>>
>> I think learning what an identity value is should be pretty easy. :)
>
> Yes - if it was documented! (In language relevant to computer
> programming...)
I dunno. I don't think I could have gotten out of third grade without
knowing the identity value for addition and multiplication.
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Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
Why is there a chainsaw in DOOM?
There aren't any trees on Mars.
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