Coding Challenge #1

Darksun · Postby **Darksun** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 7:07 pm

OK, I'm going to run some simple coding challenges. You can use whatever language you want.

The first challenge is to make a program that will take an integer as input and test if it is happy or not. If you don't know what that means, you'll have to look up Happy Numbers on the internet.

I'll be awarding points for solutions that impress me - ingenious solutions, small solutions, something written in an esoteric programming language - that type of thing.

Email the source of your solution, and if possible, a windows compiled binary, with some details about your solution. Send it to my gmail account, nuskradATgmail.com. Try and annotate your code - it's always a good habit.

I'm going to give a week for entries, but if you don't think that is long enough, tell me and I may extend it.

Good luck.

Maelia · Postby **Maelia** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 7:23 pm

looks like someone asking for anyone to do his homeworks

Darksun · Postby **Darksun** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 7:27 pm

Ah, my ruse discovered!

No, actually, now you mentioned it, I should have thought of this for my computing homeworks last year

LLamaBoy · Postby **LLamaBoy** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 7:39 pm

Bags me java!

I'm on it as we speak.

EDIT: Just finished at 16/10/2004 7:55 BST

I demands a prizes!

/me now goes to work on it in VB...

EDIT #2: VB implementation done! 9pm BST, same day.

Adam Black · Postby **Adam Black** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 9:55 pm

Why does everyone on this forum have to be a coder in their spare time, or work in IT departments, or have a degree in Computer Science, etc.?

WHERE ARE ALL THE NORMAL PEOPLE?!

ODDin · Postby **ODDin** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 10:18 pm

Normal people visit normal forums.

coolsi · Postby **coolsi** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 10:54 pm

Expect a brightly coloured pink program (including snails) from me sometime.

jj215 · Postby **jj215** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 11:14 pm

Im not a very good coder but i will give it a go in delphi (pascal). Will let you see the results on Monday or Tuesday Darksun.

edd8990 · Postby **edd8990** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 7:59 am

Meh I can'y code so I wont enter

YAY! My most pointless post yet!

D Dude · Postby **D Dude** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 11:05 am

I was going to attempt this but I have only just started java, when I have had a few more lectures and stuff I will give a challenge a go.

ODDin · Postby **ODDin** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 2:43 pm

edd8990 wrote:Meh I can'y code so I wont enter

YAY! My most pointless post yet!

No, it actually provided 2 things:
1) You can't code
2) you won't enter

And you logically derrived the 2nd from the 1st. I'm sure you can do better than that!

Darksun · Postby **Darksun** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 2:54 pm

Even if you can't code, you could still have a go scripting something. I'd actually be quite impressed if someone manages to do it in one of those Gamemakers software, or in mIRC script.

coolsi · Postby **coolsi** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 2:55 pm

Darksun wrote:Even if you can't code, you could still have a go scripting something. I'd actually be quite impressed if someone manages to do it in one of those Gamemakers software, or in mIRC script.

It'd be easy to do it in mIRCscript :|

Blasted heath · Postby **Blasted heath** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 3:12 pm

Darksun wrote:Even if you can't code, you could still have a go scripting something. I'd actually be quite impressed if someone manages to do it in one of those Gamemakers software, or in mIRC script.

I'll have a go in php, if I have the time, or if I should be doing something more important.

camman977 · Postby **camman977** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 7:43 pm

*is going to look up happy numbers*

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