Re: Simple Programming Challenge

From	Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.os.linux.misc
Subject	Re: Simple Programming Challenge
Organization	Southern Nevada Institute of Technology
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Date	2025-11-12 20:05 +0000
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On Nov 12, 2025 at 8:31:13 AM MST, ""Joel W. Crump"" wrote
<5L1RQ.59910$3VN7.27458@fx41.iad>:

> On 11/12/25 10:19 AM, Joe Fantastic wrote:
> 
>> Programming challenge.
>> 
>> Write a FAST implementation of the "Fizzbuzz" game:
>> 
>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fizz_buzz>
>> 
>> When I say "FAST" I mean fast both in terms of speed and efficiency.
>> 
>> There should be no upper limit on the largest integer processed
>> (within hardware limitations), but we'll cap it at 1000 here.
>> 
>> Seems trivial, eh?
>> 
>> This is an interview question that I give to my applicants and no one
>> has passed yet.
> 
> 
> Why would anyone waste their time on such a lame project?

To see how someone thinks in terms of programming. There are MANY ways to
complete the project but not all are equal. And after it is written you can
discuss why certain decisions were made.



-- 
It's impossible for someone who is at war with themselves to be at peace with you.

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  Re: Simple Programming Challenge "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-11-12 10:31 -0500
    Re: Simple Programming Challenge John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2025-11-12 08:07 -0800
    Re: Simple Programming Challenge ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2025-11-12 16:18 +0000
      Re: Simple Programming Challenge Joe Fantastic <jf@linux.rocks> - 2025-11-12 16:41 +0000
        Re: Simple Programming Challenge Pancho <Pancho.Jones@protonmail.com> - 2025-11-12 17:29 +0000
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            Re: Simple Programming Challenge Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-13 00:00 +0000
              Re: Simple Programming Challenge Pancho <Pancho.Jones@protonmail.com> - 2025-11-13 10:45 +0000
        Re: Simple Programming Challenge Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-12 23:30 +0000
        Re: Simple Programming Challenge ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2025-11-13 13:24 +0000
          Re: Simple Programming Challenge Ralf Fassel <ralfixx@gmx.de> - 2025-11-13 16:16 +0100
      Re: Simple Programming Challenge Fritz Wuehler <fritz@spamexpire-202511.rodent.frell.theremailer.net> - 2025-11-12 18:37 +0100
    Re: Simple Programming Challenge Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2025-11-12 20:05 +0000
      Re: Simple Programming Challenge "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-11-12 15:30 -0500
        Re: Simple Programming Challenge Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2025-11-12 20:50 +0000
  Re: Simple Programming Challenge John McCue <jmclnx@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-11-12 17:22 +0000
    Re: Simple Programming Challenge c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-12 23:57 -0500
  Re: Simple Programming Challenge Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-12 23:24 +0000

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