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Re: FizzBuzz is a trick question.

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On 8/4/17, 11:42 AM, in article Jeff-Relf.Me@Aug.4--11.42am.Seattle.2017,
"<Jeff-Relf.Me  @.>" <> wrote:

> 
> You ( Michael Glasser ) replied ( to me ):
>>> Mozilla ThunderBird is good, and you can write extensions for it,
>>> using JavaScript, or change the look, using CSS.  Very powerful.
>>> Most people can't be bothered to learn it, of course.
>> 
>> I have fiddled with it... if I recall correctly it does not have smart
>> folders that allowed me to set up rules as well as the ancient piece of
>> garbage I now use. Could be wrong... but there was SOMETHING that was not
>> working well for me with it. Sure I could get used to it though.
> 
> Getting it to work properly ( extensions, settings, CSS and all )
> would take a ( painfully ) long time, I imagine.

Could be... I only gave it a few minutes to impress me. It did not so I
moved on. But given how crappy my current client is, how old it is, and how
it is likely to die on the next OS update I suppose I should look into it
again. :)

>> I largely posted the AppleScript [ version of FizzBuzz ]
>> to show how BAD it is in terms of speed ( and how crappy
>> of a scripter I am! ).
> 
> FizBuz is a trick question, designed to see if you:
> A. foolishly optimize random shit.  Or:
> B. write concise, readable code.
> 
> My answer:  http://jeff-relf.me/FizBuz.HTM
> 
One of my early efforts was this:

-------
set theList to {} as list
repeat with loop from 1 to 10000
    if loop mod 15 = 0 then
        set theList to theList & "FizzBuzz" & return
    else if loop mod 3 = 0 then
        set theList to theList & "Fizz" & return
    else if loop mod 5 = 0 then
        set theList to theList & "Buzz" & return
    else
        set theList to theList & loop & return
    end if
end repeat

do shell script "echo " & theList & " >>
/Users/snit/Desktop/FizzBuzz/FizzBuzz2.txt"
-------

That is very readable... as was one that used division. If I really wanted
it to work better, though, I would have it write to file every 1000 lines or
so -- but never bothered to do that. :)

Of course if I presented that for a PROGRAMMING job they would laugh their
asses off at me and ask why I am not using an actual programming language!

-- 
Personal attacks from those who troll show their own insecurity. They cannot
use reason to show the message to be wrong so they try to feel somehow
superior by attacking the messenger.

They cling to their attacks and ignore the message time and time again.

<https://youtu.be/H4NW-Cqh308>

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Re: FizzBuzz: an Interview Question ( for programmers ). fr314159@gmail.com - 2017-08-02 11:14 -0700
  Re: FizzBuzz: an Interview Question ( for programmers ). owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-08-02 20:19 +0000
    Re: FizzBuzz: an Interview Question ( for programmers ). owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-08-02 21:06 +0000
    Re: FizzBuzz: an Interview Question ( for programmers ). Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2017-08-02 21:37 +0000
      Re: FizzBuzz: an Interview Question ( for programmers ). owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-08-03 01:46 +0000
        Re: FizzBuzz: an Interview Question ( for programmers ). Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2017-08-03 04:32 +0000
          Re: FizzBuzz: an Interview Question ( for programmers ). owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-08-03 05:01 +0000
            Re: FizzBuzz: an Interview Question ( for programmers ). Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2017-08-03 05:06 +0000
              Re: FizzBuzz: an Interview Question ( for programmers ). owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-08-03 05:15 +0000
                Re: FizzBuzz: an Interview Question ( for programmers ). Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2017-08-04 05:02 +0000
                Re: FizzBuzz: an Interview Question ( for programmers ). owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-08-04 13:52 +0000
                Re: FizzBuzz: an Interview Question ( for programmers ). Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2017-08-04 14:00 +0000
                Re: FizzBuzz: an Interview Question ( for programmers ). Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-08-04 12:56 -0500
                Re: FizzBuzz: an Interview Question ( for programmers ). Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-08-04 11:03 -0700
                Re: FizzBuzz: an Interview Question ( for programmers ). Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2017-08-04 18:05 +0000
                Re: FizzBuzz: an Interview Question ( for programmers ). Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-08-04 11:08 -0700
                Re: FizzBuzz: an Interview Question ( for programmers ). Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-08-04 11:23 -0700
                Re: Marek Novotny is a command line jockey. Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-08-04 14:24 -0500
                Re: Marek Novotny is a command line jockey. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-08-04 12:45 -0700
                Re: This is better, no ? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-08-04 15:24 -0500
                Re: Marek Novotny is a command line jockey. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-08-04 12:38 -0700
    Re: My code is twice as fast as Owl's. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-08-03 03:12 +0000
  Re: FizzBuzz: an Interview Question ( for programmers ). "F. Russell" <fr@random.info> - 2017-08-02 23:04 +0000
    Re: FizzBuzz: an Interview Question ( for programmers ). "F. Russell" <fr@random.info> - 2017-08-02 23:25 +0000
      Re: FizzBuzz: an Interview Question ( for programmers ). owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-08-03 01:50 +0000
    Re: Fabian's code is always slower. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-08-03 04:41 +0000
      Re: Fabian's code is always slower. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-08-03 05:17 +0000
      Re: What's easier to read/maintain ? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-08-03 05:57 +0000
    Re: Fabian's code is always slower. fr314159@gmail.com - 2017-08-03 08:21 -0700
      Re: Fabian's code is always slower. Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-08-03 09:24 -0700
      Re: Fabian's code is always slower. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-08-03 18:41 +0000
    Re: FizzBuzz: an Interview Question ( for programmers ). Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-08-03 13:49 -0700
      Re: 4 lines, 4 states. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-08-03 22:11 -0700
        Re: 4 lines, 4 states. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-08-03 22:47 -0700
        Re: 4 lines, 4 states. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-08-03 22:52 -0700
          Re: Mozilla ThunderBird. Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-08-04 08:54 -0700
          Re: Mozilla ThunderBird. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-08-04 10:43 -0700
            Re: FizzBuzz is a trick question. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-08-04 11:47 -0700
              Re: Michael Glasser, Steve Carroll, Marek Novotny, Branimir Maksimovic, etc. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-08-04 12:51 -0700
              Re: Michael Glasser, Steve Carroll, Marek Novotny, Branimir Maksimovic, etc. fr314159@gmail.com - 2017-08-04 12:57 -0700
                Re: Michael Glasser, Steve Carroll, Marek Novotny, Branimir Maksimovic, etc. Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-08-04 13:02 -0700
                Re: Michael Glasser, Steve Carroll, Marek Novotny, Branimir Maksimovic, etc. Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2017-08-04 20:02 +0000
                Re: Michael Glasser, Steve Carroll, Marek Novotny, Branimir Maksimovic, etc. Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-08-04 13:11 -0700
                Re: Michael Glasser, Steve Carroll, Marek Novotny, Branimir Maksimovic, etc. Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2017-08-04 20:17 +0000
                Re: Michael Glasser, Steve Carroll, Marek Novotny, Branimir Maksimovic, etc. Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-08-04 13:42 -0700
                Re: Michael Glasser, Steve Carroll, Marek Novotny, Branimir Maksimovic, etc. "F. Russell" <fr@random.info> - 2017-08-04 23:06 +0000
                Re: Michael Glasser, Steve Carroll, Marek Novotny, Branimir Maksimovic, etc. Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2017-08-04 23:32 +0000
                Re: I'm the best c coder here. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-08-04 14:03 -0700
                Re: I'm the best c coder here. "F. Russell" <fr@random.info> - 2017-08-04 23:15 +0000
                Re: I'm the best c coder here. benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2017-08-04 19:35 -0400
                Re: I'm the best c coder here. "F. Russell" <fr@random.info> - 2017-08-05 16:08 +0000
                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: Who'd use "x++", in a loop, to find FizzBuzzGoozKaaz ? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-08-05 07:30 +0000
                Re: 2 lines, 2^2 states, easily modified to 3^2 states. Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-08-05 10:19 -0500
                Re: 2 lines, 2^2 states, easily modified to 3^2 states. Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-08-05 10:13 -0700
                Re: 2 lines, 2^2 states, easily modified to 3^2 states. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-08-05 17:33 +0000
                Re: Fabian seldom writes code, much less test it. Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-08-04 22:24 -0500
                Re: Fabian seldom writes code, much less test it. "F. Russell" <fr@random.info> - 2017-08-05 13:37 +0000
                Re: Fabian seldom writes code, much less test it. "F. Russell" <fr@random.info> - 2017-08-05 14:25 +0000
                Re: I'm the best c coder here. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-08-05 03:22 +0000
                Re: I'm the best c coder here. Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-08-04 22:35 -0500
                Re: I'm the best c coder here. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-08-05 04:08 +0000
                Re: I reduced Owl's 43 lines to 5. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-08-05 07:25 +0000
                Re: Owl's FizBuzGozKaz branches 5 times more often. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-08-05 15:40 +0000
                Re: I'm _still_ the best c coder here. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-08-05 06:12 +0000
                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. Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-08-06 11:04 -0700
                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
                Re: "while ( x++ < 100 )" isn't "obscure". moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2017-08-07 04:59 +0000
                Re: I'm the best c coder here. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-08-07 06:59 -0500
                Re: I'm the best c coder here. Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-08-08 10:23 -0700
                Re: Michael Glasser, Steve Carroll, Marek Novotny, Branimir Maksimovic, etc. DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2017-08-04 17:56 -0400
                Re: Michael Glasser, Steve Carroll, Marek Novotny, Branimir Maksimovic, etc. "F. Russell" <fr@random.info> - 2017-08-04 23:04 +0000
                Re: Michael Glasser, Steve Carroll, Marek Novotny, Branimir Maksimovic, etc. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-08-04 16:09 -0700
                Re: Michael Glasser, Steve Carroll, Marek Novotny, Branimir Maksimovic, etc. fellatiohornblower@renlott.org - 2017-08-04 20:13 -0400
                Re: Michael Glasser, Steve Carroll, Marek Novotny, Branimir Maksimovic, etc. "F. Russell" <fr@random.info> - 2017-08-05 13:50 +0000
                Re: Michael Glasser, Steve Carroll, Marek Novotny, Branimir Maksimovic, etc. "F. Russell" <fr@random.info> - 2017-08-05 15:23 +0000
                Re: Michael Glasser, Steve Carroll, Marek Novotny, Branimir Maksimovic, etc. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-08-05 10:06 -0700
              Re: Michael Glasser, Steve Carroll, Marek Novotny, Branimir Maksimovic, etc. Doomsdrzej <.m@nsn.s> - 2017-08-05 11:52 -0400
                Re: Michael Glasser, Steve Carroll, Marek Novotny, Branimir Maksimovic, etc. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-08-05 09:55 -0700
    Re: Fabian's code is always slower. Takuya Saitoh <taka0038@gmail.com> - 2017-08-06 22:37 -0700

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