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Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try

From deplorable owl <owl@rooftop.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try
Date 2016-12-09 19:00 +0000
Organization O.W.L.
Message-ID <hgdos9893.g@rooftop.invalid> (permalink)
References <o29gns$89o$2@dont-email.me> <20161209033817.6653501a@maxa-pc>

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Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 7 Dec 2016 12:27:40 -0500
> DFS <nospam@dfs.com> wrote:
> 
>> Get the min and max from a list of dates formatted like this:
>> 
>> 10-Mar-1998
>> 20-Aug-1997
>> 06-Sep-2009
>> 23-Jan-2010
>> 05-Nov-2010
>> 03-Sep-2009
>> 07-Nov-2014
>> 08-Mar-2013
>> 
>> 
...
>> 
>> 
>> Bring those little idiots on!  If they can code circles around me,
>> they can replicate that functionality in another language, in approx
>> the same # of lines, using only builtin data structures.
> Golang:
> It would be lot less involving if you used one of standard date formats.
> 
> [bmaxa@maxa-pc hello]$ ./date_sort           
> 20-08-1997
> 10-03-1998
> 03-09-2009
> 06-09-2009
> 23-01-2010
> 05-11-2010
> 08-03-2013
> 07-11-2014
> 
> [bmaxa@maxa-pc hello]$ cat date_sort.go      
> package main 
> 
> import (
>     "fmt"
...
> 
> 

Times for bash, python, go, and C:

anon@lowtide:~/code/dfsdates$ time . blah
20-Aug-1997
07-Nov-2014

real    0m0.042s
user    0m0.000s
sys     0m0.008s
anon@lowtide:~/code/dfsdates$ time python getminmax.py
20-Aug-1997
07-Nov-2014

real    0m0.031s
user    0m0.020s
sys     0m0.008s
anon@lowtide:~/code/dfsdates$ time ./date_sort
20-08-1997
10-03-1998
03-09-2009
06-09-2009
23-01-2010
05-11-2010
08-03-2013
07-11-2014


real    0m0.003s
user    0m0.000s
sys     0m0.000s
anon@lowtide:~/code/dfsdates$ time ./flah
20-Aug-1997
07-Nov-2014

real    0m0.001s
user    0m0.000s
sys     0m0.004s
anon@lowtide:~/code/dfsdates$

flah.c:
---------------------------------------
#include <stdio.h>
#define __USE_XOPEN
#include <time.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

struct mdy {
  int d;
  int m;
  int y; 
};

long getints(struct mdy *, char *);
int compar(const void *,const void *);

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
  char * dates[] = {
    "10-Mar-1998",
    "20-Aug-1997",
    "06-Sep-2009",
    "23-Jan-2010",
    "05-Nov-2010",
    "03-Sep-2009",
    "07-Nov-2014",
    "08-Mar-2013"
  };

  int datecount=sizeof(dates)/sizeof(dates[0]);
  time_t seconds=0;  
  struct tm mytm={0};
  struct mdy mymdy={0};
  long mylongs[datecount];
  long i=0;
  char buf[100]={0};
  
  for(i=0;i<datecount;i++)
  {
    getints(&mymdy,dates[i]);
    
    mytm.tm_mday=mymdy.d;
    mytm.tm_mon=mymdy.m;
    mytm.tm_year=mymdy.y-1900;
    
    seconds=mktime(&mytm);
    mylongs[i]=(long)seconds;
  }

  qsort(mylongs,datecount,sizeof(long),compar);

  strftime(buf,sizeof buf,"%d-%b-%Y",
           localtime((time_t *)&mylongs[0]));
  printf("%s\n",buf);
  strftime(buf,sizeof buf,"%d-%b-%Y",
           localtime((time_t *)&mylongs[datecount-1]));
  printf("%s\n",buf);

  return 0; 
}

long getints(struct mdy *themdy, char *str)
{
  char *months[]={"Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May","Jun",
                  "Jul","Aug","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dec"};
  char *token;
  char *delim="-";
  int i=0;
  int j=0;
  char arr[12]={0};
  strcpy(arr,str);
  token=strtok(arr,delim);
  themdy->d=atoi(token);  
  while(token!=NULL)
  {
    i++;
    token=strtok(NULL,delim);
    if(i==1)
    {
       for(j=0;j<12;j++)
       {
         if( !strcmp(token,months[j]) )
         {
            themdy->m=j; 
         }
       } 
    }
    if(i==2)
    {
      themdy->y=atoi(token);
    } 
  }
  return 0;
}

int compar(const void *a,const void *b)
{
  return ( *(long *)a -*(long *)b );
}
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Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-12-07 12:27 -0500
  Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try deplorable owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-12-07 19:52 +0000
    Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-12-07 21:28 -0500
      Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try deplorable owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-12-08 05:52 +0000
        Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-12-08 07:02 -0600
          Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-12-08 09:02 -0500
  Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try Adlbifhr Mjduhgfks <am@random.us> - 2016-12-08 00:32 +0000
    Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-12-07 21:48 -0500
      Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try Adlbifhr Mjduhgfks <am@random.us> - 2016-12-08 14:17 +0000
        Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-12-08 11:00 -0500
          Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2016-12-08 09:13 -0800
            Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-12-08 18:41 -0500
              Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2016-12-08 17:32 -0800
                Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-12-08 21:12 -0500
                Cartoons are easier to read than the Wall Street Journal. Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2016-12-08 20:16 -0800
                Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2016-12-09 09:03 -0800
      Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try Adlbifhr Mjduhgfks <am@random.us> - 2016-12-08 15:49 +0000
        Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-12-08 11:00 -0500
          Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try Adlbifhr Mjduhgfks <am@random.us> - 2016-12-08 16:24 +0000
            Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-12-08 18:43 -0500
              Only _results_ matter; i.e.:  What does it do ? Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2016-12-08 19:45 -0800
                Re: Only _results_ matter; i.e.:  What does it do ? flatfish+++ <flatfish@linuxmail.org> - 2016-12-08 22:50 -0500
                I don't need the source code. Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2016-12-08 20:39 -0800
                Re: I don't need the source code. flatfish+++ <flatfish@linuxmail.org> - 2016-12-08 23:48 -0500
                I'm hard to copy, thank God. Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2016-12-08 22:30 -0800
                Re: I'm hard to copy, thank God. flatfish+++ <flatfish@linuxmail.org> - 2016-12-09 01:54 -0500
                Re: I'm hard to copy, thank God. Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2016-12-09 12:30 -0800
                Re: I don't need the source code. Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2016-12-09 07:12 +0100
                Re: I don't need the source code. flatfish+++ <flatfish@linuxmail.org> - 2016-12-09 01:15 -0500
                Re: I don't need the source code. Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2016-12-09 07:27 +0100
                Re: I don't need the source code. flatfish+++ <flatfish@linuxmail.org> - 2016-12-09 01:44 -0500
                Usenet is not CraigsList nor WikiPedia, Reddit. Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2016-12-08 23:00 -0800
                Re: Usenet is not CraigsList nor WikiPedia, Reddit. flatfish+++ <flatfish@linuxmail.org> - 2016-12-09 02:12 -0500
                If/When Cola is being honest, they don't think MicroSoft is "Evil". Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2016-12-08 23:56 -0800
                Re: Usenet is not CraigsList nor WikiPedia, Reddit. Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2016-12-09 08:16 +0100
                Usually, the __DEFAULT__ "Subject:" line isn't best. Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2016-12-08 22:53 -0800
                Re: Usually, the __DEFAULT__ "Subject:" line isn't best. Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2016-12-09 08:19 +0100
                Please lookup the word "Default". Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2016-12-08 23:31 -0800
                Re: Please lookup the word "Default". Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2016-12-09 08:42 +0100
                The parent post. -- Re: Please lookup the word "Default". Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2016-12-09 00:12 -0800
                Re: The parent post. -- Re: Please lookup the word "Default". Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2016-12-09 11:28 +0100
                Threads branch like a tree, SubTopics sprout. Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2016-12-09 03:35 -0800
                Re: Threads branch like a tree, SubTopics sprout. Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2016-12-09 16:18 +0100
                Re: The parent post. -- Re: Please lookup the word "Default". moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2016-12-09 15:05 +0000
                I want details, Michael Moroney. Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2016-12-09 07:18 -0800
                Re: I want details, Michael Moroney. Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2016-12-09 10:38 -0800
                Re: I want details, Michael Moroney. moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2016-12-10 04:03 +0000
                I never had to deal with such problems. Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2016-12-09 21:15 -0800
                Re: I never had to deal with such problems. moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2016-12-11 01:50 +0000
                Re: The parent post. -- Re: Please lookup the word "Default". chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-12-09 09:37 -0600
                Re: The parent post. -- Re: Please lookup the word "Default". moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2016-12-09 20:32 +0000
                Re: I don't need the source code. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-12-09 06:39 -0600
                Re: I don't need the source code. Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2016-12-09 16:19 +0100
                Re: I don't need the source code. Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-12-09 11:51 -0500
                Re: I don't need the source code. flatfish+++ <flatfish@linuxmail.org> - 2016-12-09 12:07 -0500
                Re: I don't need the source code. Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-12-09 12:22 -0500
                Re: I don't need the source code. flatfish+++ <flatfish@linuxmail.org> - 2016-12-09 12:28 -0500
                Re: I don't need the source code. moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2016-12-09 17:52 +0000
                I only have time to read a few select authors, sorry. Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2016-12-09 10:05 -0800
                Re: I don't need the source code. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-12-09 12:26 -0600
                Re: I don't need the source code. Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-12-09 14:06 -0500
                Re: I don't need the source code. Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-12-09 19:56 -0500
                Re: I don't need the source code. Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-12-10 09:23 -0500
                Re: Only _results_ matter; i.e.:  What does it do ? fr314159@gmail.com - 2016-12-09 07:17 -0800
                Re: Only _results_ matter; i.e.: What does it do ? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-12-12 18:54 -0500
    Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-12-12 18:39 -0500
  Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-12-09 03:38 +0100
    Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try deplorable owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-12-09 19:00 +0000
      Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-12-10 00:33 +0100
        Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try deplorable owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-12-10 05:24 +0000
          Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2016-12-10 06:54 +0100
            Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try deplorable owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-12-10 06:25 +0000
              Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2016-12-10 07:28 +0100
                Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try deplorable owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-12-10 19:56 +0000
                Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-12-10 15:19 -0500
                Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-12-10 15:23 -0500
                Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try deplorable owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-12-10 20:44 +0000
                Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-12-10 17:55 -0500
                Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try deplorable owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-12-11 00:02 +0000
                Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-12-10 19:39 -0500
                C/CPP's "srand( int Seed )" generates an array of (PseudoRandom) int's. Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2016-12-10 23:09 -0800
                Re: C/CPP's "srand( int Seed )" generates an array of (PseudoRandom) int's. deplorable owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-12-11 07:23 +0000
                Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-12-10 19:56 -0500
                Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-12-10 20:07 -0500
                Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try deplorable owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-12-11 04:07 +0000
                Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-12-11 00:18 -0500
                Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-12-11 03:40 +0100
                Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try deplorable owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-12-11 04:00 +0000
                Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2016-12-11 05:08 +0100
                Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try deplorable owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-12-11 04:27 +0000
                Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2016-12-11 05:58 +0100
                Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try deplorable owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-12-11 05:55 +0000
                Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2016-12-11 07:11 +0100
                Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try deplorable owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-12-11 06:49 +0000
                Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-12-11 07:52 +0100
                Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try deplorable owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-12-11 07:09 +0000
                Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2016-12-11 08:23 +0100
                Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try deplorable owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-12-11 07:37 +0000
                Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2016-12-11 08:40 +0100
                Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try deplorable owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-12-11 09:05 +0000
        Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try deplorable owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-12-10 19:41 +0000
          Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-12-10 20:48 +0100
            Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try deplorable owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-12-10 20:06 +0000
      Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-12-10 10:32 -0500
        Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-12-10 16:40 +0100
          Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-12-10 11:03 -0500
            Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2016-12-10 09:26 -0800
              Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-12-10 12:38 -0500
                Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2016-12-10 09:52 -0800
                Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-12-10 13:01 -0500
                Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2016-12-10 10:06 -0800
            Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try deplorable owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-12-10 19:38 +0000
              Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-12-10 19:55 -0500
        Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try deplorable owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-12-10 19:33 +0000
          Re: Where are you, sdb? I have something fun for your little morons to try deplorable owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-12-10 20:00 +0000

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