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Re: Why Johnny Can't Code
« Reply #60 on: September 27, 2011, 02:41:46 pm »
yeah.
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Re: Why Johnny Can't Code
« Reply #61 on: September 27, 2011, 05:15:55 pm »
What if some non programmer is like "duh du duh" and gives you five pennies for a nickel? How do you know that someone isn't just trolling? We need a more idiot proof pasword. I say idiot proof because smart people will say no, but both programmers and idiots say yes. Trollers or people who think you are joking say yes too. We need an inconspicuous but trollproof pw.
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Re: Why Johnny Can't Code
« Reply #62 on: September 27, 2011, 05:16:35 pm »
Change for a penny?
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Re: Why Johnny Can't Code
« Reply #63 on: September 27, 2011, 05:20:23 pm »
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Re: Why Johnny Can't Code
« Reply #64 on: September 27, 2011, 05:32:29 pm »
I don't know if it was mentioned in this thread yet, but I used to use YaBasic for windows which is even easier to learn than TI-BASIC.  Its also very small (the entire interpreter is under 300KBs) so it has the ability to imbed the interpreter and your code into a single executable for portability.  Its also really fast by BASIC standards; I made an entire 3D engine using it.
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Re: Why Johnny Can't Code
« Reply #65 on: September 27, 2011, 05:35:34 pm »
TI-Basic was where it all started for me... and then C++, Java, C#, Perl, C, and Lua. It was a nice language to get me into thinking in code.
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Re: Why Johnny Can't Code
« Reply #66 on: September 27, 2011, 05:37:23 pm »
I started with Alice (more of a learning tool) and then KidBasic (now called BASIC256). Two years ago, I got my first TI Calc. Now, One year ago, I got serious.
Edit: FizzBuzz in TI BASIC? Easy.

For(X,1,100)
If (X/3) = int(X/3)
1 -> Y
If (X/5) = int(X/5)
If Y = 1
Then
13 -> Y
Else
9 -> Y
End
Disp Sub("FIZZ    BUZZ    FIZZBUZZ",Y,8)
End
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Re: Why Johnny Can't Code
« Reply #67 on: September 27, 2011, 05:37:57 pm »
Quote from: boot2490 on September 27, 2011, 05:37:23 pm
I started with Alice (more of a learning tool) and then KidBasic (now called BASIC256). Two years ago, I got my first TI Calc. Now, One year ago, I got serious.

I use BASIC256 on a regular basis!
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Re: Why Johnny Can't Code
« Reply #68 on: September 27, 2011, 11:30:30 pm »
FizzBuzz is a good problem for... someone with one maybe a month of coding experience? I think it should be.
If you want to test a person's skill, give them USACO training problems! :-DD

If they haven't heard of "Djikstra's algorithm"... or they can't do something identical... teach it to them then and there, and if you're looking to hire, /don't/. :-P
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Re: Why Johnny Can't Code
« Reply #69 on: September 29, 2011, 07:07:07 pm »
The point of Fizzbuzz is to see how fast someone can do it.
Like, if you can think for less than a minute and then write it down, you might be worth testing with a harder problem.
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Re: Why Johnny Can't Code
« Reply #70 on: September 29, 2011, 07:11:09 pm »
Quote from: Qwerty.55 on September 27, 2011, 05:20:23 pm
FizzBuzz

Code: [Select]
100.times do |index|
   puts (index%3==0)?("fizz"):((index%5==0)?("buzz"):(index.to_s))
end
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Re: Why Johnny Can't Code
« Reply #71 on: September 29, 2011, 07:22:30 pm »
What language is that?
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Re: Why Johnny Can't Code
« Reply #72 on: September 29, 2011, 07:37:40 pm »
Quote from: boot2490 on September 29, 2011, 07:22:30 pm
What language is that?

Ruby.  A programmer's best friend.
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Re: Why Johnny Can't Code
« Reply #73 on: September 29, 2011, 07:38:34 pm »
Quote from: Ashbad on September 29, 2011, 07:37:40 pm
Quote from: boot2490 on September 29, 2011, 07:22:30 pm
What language is that?

Ruby.  A programmer's best friend.
and one used for RPG makers XP
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Re: Why Johnny Can't Code
« Reply #74 on: September 29, 2011, 07:42:26 pm »
Sidebar, Ruby would be an excellent choice of a starting language (like, a highly-used industry one) since it is a lot more forgiving than Python (syntax is a *lot* more loose, so much sweet syntactical sugar; I usually get close to a coma every time I use it) and is like a million times cooler.  Unfortunately, the tutorials for it are usually aimed at decently-established programmers, such as the foundation book "The Ruby Way", which is awesome for Java/Python programmers but will suck newcomers dry.
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