Re: proper use of .java files (layout)
On 12/20/2012 12:30 PM, Patricia Shanahan wrote:
On 12/20/2012 9:01 AM, Gene Wirchenko wrote:
On Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:18:16 -0500, Arne Vajh?j <arne@vajhoej.dk>
wrote:
[snip]
My point is that, in this case, there would be more than one
order.
Yes, but game specific order will be provided by game while
natural order is provided by card.
Try game-specific order*S*.
What natural order? And how do you just the use of the word
"natural"? "preferred" might be a better choice of words.
And why would a card provide an order anyway? Order is a
property of a deck, not a card.
Outside a specific game, what is the proper default for ace-high vs.
ace-low, and where do you put the jokers, the NaNs of playing cards?
Aces and jokers are not as natural sorted as the rest.
Perhaps more importantly, why do we need an order?
I can think of a few reasons:
* it reflects how people view cards
* it is practical to be able to enumerate over all values
(and that implies an order)
Arne
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