Comments on: Math.max or why is there no integer maximum function in ruby http://www.rubyrescue.com/blog/2007/12/07/mathmax-or-why-is-there-no-integer-maximum-function-in-ruby/ begin..rescue..end Sat, 10 Dec 2011 14:23:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: EricT http://www.rubyrescue.com/blog/2007/12/07/mathmax-or-why-is-there-no-integer-maximum-function-in-ruby/comment-page-1/#comment-996 EricT Tue, 09 Aug 2011 21:44:38 +0000 http://www.rubyrescue.com/blog/?p=7#comment-996 > because it is not intuitively obvious that this type of integer comparison would live off of an array The bigger problem is that it's absurdly inefficient to create an array simply to compare two numbers. That Ruby's author doesn't appear to care is probably why Ruby is so slow. > because it is not intuitively obvious that this type of integer comparison would live off of an array

The bigger problem is that it’s absurdly inefficient to create an array simply to compare two numbers. That Ruby’s author doesn’t appear to care is probably why Ruby is so slow.

]]> By: Anibal http://www.rubyrescue.com/blog/2007/12/07/mathmax-or-why-is-there-no-integer-maximum-function-in-ruby/comment-page-1/#comment-878 Anibal Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:02:09 +0000 http://www.rubyrescue.com/blog/?p=7#comment-878 Gracias, me aclaró la duda Gracias, me aclaró la duda

]]> By: KenLee http://www.rubyrescue.com/blog/2007/12/07/mathmax-or-why-is-there-no-integer-maximum-function-in-ruby/comment-page-1/#comment-377 KenLee Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:57:17 +0000 http://www.rubyrescue.com/blog/?p=7#comment-377 Thanks Chad! Simple and effective, That's the Ruby Way! Thanks Chad!
Simple and effective, That’s the Ruby Way!

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