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On 2/26/14 6:54 AM, lipska the kat wrote:
> On 25/02/14 22:54, Daniel Pitts wrote:
>> On 2/23/14 1:25 AM, lipska the kat wrote:
>>> On 21/02/14 00:03, jay'el antonio wrote:
>>>> please someone help me..what is the code of this output program using
>>>> java
>>>> 11
>>>> 221
>>>> 3321
>>>> 44321
>>>> 554321
>>>> 6654321
>>>> 77654321
>>>> 887654321
>
> <snip>
>
>> You are a Troll, sans Hunter. You also made that far more complicated
>> than it needs to be.
>>
>> public class BetterThanATroll {
>>    public static void main(String[] args) {
>>      String s = "";
>>      for (int i = 1; i <= 8; ++i) {
>>          s = i + s;
>>          System.out.println(i + s);
>>      }
>>    }
>> }
>
> Well now let's analyze your 'solution' shall we.
>
> Agreed the 'specification' is a little lacking but as we are unable to
> go back to the client at this time we need to make some assumptions.
>
> Assumption 1. It's 'homework'
>
> OK, now what do you imagine the learning objectives are?
>
> Well it certainly looks 'loopy' so
>
> Assumption 2. It's intended to get the student to learn about loop
> control variables, possibly to control nested loops.
Hmm, perhaps it is, but that is an assumption. Notice the "Ass" and "U" 
in that word?
>
> The output is numeric so
>
> Assumption 3. It's intended to exercise some understanding of
> manipulation of numeric variables ...
So you're going to throw in modules arithmetic, number theory, multiple 
variables, and avoid for-loops.
>
> Well that's about it for the assumptions, now how does your solution
> meet the objectives?
>
> ... ah yes, String concatenation in a for loop
>
> 1/10 for effort
Ultimate learning objective: Do things the simplest possible way.

Hint: Don't get bogged down on what it "looks like", but what it 
actually is.

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java code "jay'el antonio" <jlantonio10@gmail.com> - 2014-02-20 16:03 -0800
  Re: java code Stuart <DerTopper@web.de> - 2014-02-21 14:29 +0100
    Re: java code Joshua Cranmer 🐧 <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2014-02-22 01:10 -0600
      Re: java code Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2014-02-22 12:36 +0100
      Re: java code Stuart <DerTopper@web.de> - 2014-02-22 13:57 +0100
        Re: java code Joshua Cranmer 🐧 <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2014-02-22 12:05 -0600
          Re: java code Stuart <DerTopper@web.de> - 2014-02-22 20:02 +0100
    Re: java code Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> - 2014-02-23 00:52 -0800
  Re: java code Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2014-02-21 08:55 -0800
  Re: java code lipska the kat <lipskathekat@example.com> - 2014-02-23 09:25 +0000
    Re: java code Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2014-02-23 20:47 -0800
      Re: java code lipska the kat <lipskathekat@example.com> - 2014-02-24 09:06 +0000
        Re: java code Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2014-02-24 19:23 -0500
          Re: java code lipska the kat <lipskathekat@example.com> - 2014-02-25 09:22 +0000
            Re: java code Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2014-02-25 15:08 -0800
              Re: java code lipska the kat <lipskathekat@example.com> - 2014-02-26 08:47 +0000
        Re: java code leif.roar@invalid.com (Leif Roar Moldskred) - 2014-02-25 03:56 -0600
    Re: java code Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2014-02-25 14:54 -0800
      Re: java code lipska the kat <lipskathekat@example.com> - 2014-02-26 09:07 +0000
        Re: java code Simon Lewis <simonlewis2001@gmail.com> - 2014-02-26 12:40 +0100
      Re: java code lipska the kat <lipskathekat@example.com> - 2014-02-26 14:54 +0000
        Re: java code Simon Lewis <simonlewis2001@gmail.com> - 2014-02-26 16:10 +0100
          Re: java code lipska the kat <lipskathekat@example.com> - 2014-02-26 15:45 +0000
            Re: java code Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2014-02-27 14:01 +0100
            Re: java code Simon Lewis <simonlewis2001@gmail.com> - 2014-02-27 14:48 +0100
              Re: java code leif.roar@invalid.com (Leif Roar Moldskred) - 2014-02-27 09:49 -0600
              Re: java code Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2014-02-27 19:24 +0100
          Re: java code Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2014-02-26 12:53 -0800
          Re: java code Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2014-02-28 16:10 -0800
            Re: java code lipska the kat <lipskathekat@example.com> - 2014-03-01 08:36 +0000
              Re: java code "Qu0ll" <Qu0llSixFour@gmail.com> - 2014-03-01 20:51 +1100
                Re: java code lipska the kat <lipskathekat@example.com> - 2014-03-01 10:31 +0000
                Re: java code "Qu0ll" <Qu0llSixFour@gmail.com> - 2014-03-01 21:44 +1100
                Re: java code lipska the kat <lipskathekat@example.com> - 2014-03-01 10:49 +0000
                Re: java code "Qu0ll" <Qu0llSixFour@gmail.com> - 2014-03-01 21:58 +1100
                Re: java code lipska the kat <lipskathekat@example.com> - 2014-03-01 12:00 +0000
                Re: java code "Qu0ll" <Qu0llSixFour@gmail.com> - 2014-03-02 11:36 +1100
        Re: java code Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2014-02-26 12:59 -0800
    Re: java code David Lamb <dalamb@cs.queensu.ca> - 2014-02-28 20:42 -0500
      Re: java code lipska the kat <lipskathekat@example.com> - 2014-03-01 08:58 +0000
        Re: java code "Qu0ll" <Qu0llSixFour@gmail.com> - 2014-03-01 21:00 +1100
          Re: java code lipska the kat <lipskathekat@example.com> - 2014-03-01 10:45 +0000
            Re: java code "Qu0ll" <Qu0llSixFour@gmail.com> - 2014-03-01 22:04 +1100
              Re: java code lipska the kat <lipskathekat@example.com> - 2014-03-01 12:13 +0000
                Re: java code "Qu0ll" <Qu0llSixFour@gmail.com> - 2014-03-02 11:05 +1100
                Re: java code lipska the kat <lipskathekat@example.com> - 2014-03-02 08:57 +0000
                Re: java code "Qu0ll" <Qu0llSixFour@gmail.com> - 2014-03-02 22:02 +1100
                Re: java code lipska the kat <lipskathekat@example.com> - 2014-03-02 11:57 +0000
                Re: java code leif.roar@invalid.com (Leif Roar Moldskred) - 2014-03-02 06:57 -0600
        Re: java code David Lamb <dalamb@cs.queensu.ca> - 2014-03-02 15:21 -0500
  Re: java code rossum <rossum48@coldmail.com> - 2014-02-26 22:06 +0000
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