Squares

        # VALUES OF BEETA GIVE RISE TO DOM
        sub square_b {
          my $fOOooO = abs(shift())<<1;
          my $BarRRr = $fOOooO-++$fOOooO;
          $BarRRr += $fOOooO until ($fOOooO -= 2) <= 0;
          return $BarRRr;
        }

• It passes all the tests, but that doesn't prove anything

• We might say the same of this function:

        sub square_c {
          my $x = shift;
          return 289;
        }

• This passes the tests, but it is not a function for computing squares

• Let's write a function that examines the source code of another function

  • And returns true if and only if the code is for calculating squares!

• Nope, no can do

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