http://www.stateworks.net/2009/08/calculator/ StateWORKS blog about software engineering using virtual finite state machines Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:51:43 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.stateworks.net/2009/08/calculator/comment-page-1/#comment-2116 Gordon Morrison Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:08:15 +0000 http://www.stateworks.net/?p=25#comment-2116 Using my COSA state machine I have developed a 5-function calculator that uses only 28 logical tests. I can perform the following calculation -3.14159 - -2.14159 in 28 logical tests. That's 18 entries in 28 logical steps or 64% efficient counting every test; "if/case/?/etc.". Miro Samek takes 96 logical tests 20% efficiency and Ken Pugh takes 75 logical tests 24% efficiency. If you want to prove you are indeed in the silver bullet category take my challenge and publish your results. I will add your company to my challenge list at www.vsmerlot.com. My book is Breaking the Time Barrier-The Temporal Engineering of Software. Using my COSA state machine I have developed a 5-function calculator that uses only 28 logical tests. I can perform the following calculation -3.14159 – -2.14159 in 28 logical tests. That’s 18 entries in 28 logical steps or 64% efficient counting every test; “if/case/?/etc.”. Miro Samek takes 96 logical tests 20% efficiency and Ken Pugh takes 75 logical tests 24% efficiency. If you want to prove you are indeed in the silver bullet category take my challenge and publish your results. I will add your company to my challenge list at http://www.vsmerlot.com. My book is Breaking the Time Barrier-The Temporal Engineering of Software.

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