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Re: Simple Programming Challenge

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On Nov 12, 2025 at 1:30:57 PM MST, ""Joel W. Crump"" wrote
<686RQ.2$t8j8.0@fx13.iad>:

> On 11/12/25 3:05 PM, Brock McNuggets wrote:
>> 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.
> 
> Right, but this isn't a school, he isn't the professor, he's a nimwit
> who runs Gentoo/LFS on a device lacking a case, refuses to use an SSD,
> he claims I'm a huge phony in the NG because I'm just an end user of
> Linux, but that's of course bullshit, I could've been one of the people
> coding the kernel if I'd gone down that path, but instead I use my
> unique insight to critique the computer market.

I have relatives who are programmers. I am not. They do things on computers I
can't. I do things they can't. They are very different skills.

> This generates some
> anti-Apple stuff, as you know, but you are cool with what you do with
> them, many others are as well, it's not all bad in other words, I just
> don't like what they charge people for a simple SSD or RAM.

I agree they charge a lot for things like that.

In any case, thanks for the context.

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

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Simple Programming Challenge Joe Fantastic <jf@linux.rocks> - 2025-11-12 15:19 +0000
  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 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

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