Re: I increment things at the _start_ of a loop.

From	moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney)
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.advocacy, sci.physics
Subject	Re: I increment things at the _start_ of a loop.
Date	2017-08-07 03:24 +0000
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References	(2 earlier) <Jeff-Relf.Me@Aug.4--1.48pm.Seattle.2017> <pkbzb34a.b933u0@rooftop.invalid> <Jeff-Relf.Me@Aug.4--10.04pm.Seattle.2017> <om5g3g$vb8$1@pcls7.std.com> <Jeff-Relf.Me@Aug.5--9.42pm.Seattle.2017>

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Jeff-Relf.Me  @. writes:

>I increment things at the _start_ of a loop,
>not at the end, hence:  while ( x++ < 100 )

You missed my point, of course, being the idea of this exercise is to
convince a hiring manager that you write quality, clean, maintainable
code, not to try for the fewest possible lines or even the fastest code.
If I was the hiring manager, I'd take points off for unnecessary 
obscurity. (actually I wouldn't ask that question)

Like the Google interview question "how many ping pong balls fit into
a school bus?"  They don't give a flying fornification about an actual 
number, they want to see how the interviewee would estimate the answer.
They didn't ask me that when I interviewed with them, however.

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          Re: Fabian seldom writes code, much less test it. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-08-05 03:09 +0000
            Re: 2 lines, 2^2 states, easily modified to 3^2 states. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-08-05 05:42 +0000
          Re: Fabian seldom writes code, much less test it. "F. Russell" <fr@random.info> - 2017-08-05 13:37 +0000
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          Re: I'm _still_ the best c coder here. moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2017-08-05 22:16 +0000
            Re: I increment things at the _start_ of a loop. moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2017-08-07 03:24 +0000
              Re: I increment things at the _start_ of a loop. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-08-06 20:35 -0700
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          Re: Michael Glasser, Steve Carroll, Marek Novotny, Branimir Maksimovic, etc. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-08-05 09:55 -0700

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