
I wanted to compute 80th term of the Fibonacci series. I wrote the rampant recursive function, int fib(int n){ return (1==n -- 2==n) ? 1: fib(n-1) + fib(n-2); } and waited for the result. I wait... and wait... and wait... With an 8GB RAM...

The Sinclairs of Roslin, Caithness, and Goshen is a book written by Alexander Maclean Sinclair in 1901. It is a historical account of the Sinclair family, tracing their origins back to the 11th century in Normandy, France. The book follows the family's migration to Scotland in...