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- From: karr@cs.cornell.edu (David Karr)
- Subject: Re: Anagram Program
- Message-ID: <1992Dec28.050458.24155@cs.cornell.edu>
- Organization: Cornell Univ. CS Dept, Ithaca NY 14853
- References: <2934144863.5.p00200@psilink.com> <mannj.725306509@acf9>
- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 05:04:58 GMT
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- In article <mannj.725306509@acf9> mannj@acf9.nyu.edu (Jordan Mann) writes:
- >"John R Kennedy" <p00200@psilink.com> writes:
- >
- >>Does anyone know where I can get the source code to an anagram program?
- >>I mean the kind that anagrams whole phrases, not just words.
- >
- >>P.S. Please don't just say "yes".
- >
- >No.
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- Why not write one? This could well be easier than trying to understand
- someone else's source. A former boss of mine used to present this
- problem as an interview question. A brute-force approach is easy;
- a little thought should show you how to be more efficient.
-
- -- David Karr (karr@cs.cornell.edu)
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