In this message at point 18 I saw following programming question:
Given that Pi can be estimated using the function 4 * (1 – 1/3 + 1/5 – 1/7 + …) with more terms giving greater accuracy, write a function that calculates Pi to an accuracy of 5 decimal places.
So I know how to implement the g...
This comes from http://programmers.blogoverflow.com/2012/08/20-controversial-programming-opinions/
"Given that Pi can be estimated using the function 4 * (1 – 1/3 + 1/5 – 1/7 + …) with more terms giving greater accuracy, write a function that calculates Pi to an accuracy of 5 decimal places."
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@WorldEngineer 75K? I never expected that... Already read Hague's post this morning, it's also getting a lot of attention on reddit. Did you notice the couple of comments in the trash?
@YannisRizos some people can't appreciate the challenge of running a large site and also don't understand the difference between a thread, a post and a Q&A log
This comes from http://programmers.blogoverflow.com/2012/08/20-controversial-programming-opinions/
"Given that Pi can be estimated using the function 4 * (1 – 1/3 + 1/5 – 1/7 + …) with more terms giving greater accuracy, write a function that calculates Pi to an accuracy of 5 decimal places."
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