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Re: I'm _still_ the best c coder here.

From owl <owl@rooftop.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy, sci.physics
Subject Re: I'm _still_ the best c coder here.
Date 2017-08-05 06:12 +0000
Organization O.W.L.
Message-ID <zbsg3av90.ar@rooftop.invalid> (permalink)
References (2 earlier) <feae2868-c0a7-4ff5-ae71-0ad427d8028f@googlegroups.com> <om2jt7$ogs$1@news.albasani.net> <Jeff-Relf.Me@Aug.4--1.48pm.Seattle.2017> <pkbzb34a.b933u0@rooftop.invalid> <Jeff-Relf.Me@Aug.4--10.04pm.Seattle.2017>

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In comp.os.linux.advocacy Jeff-Relf.Me wrote:
> You ( Owl ) replied ( to me ):
> > > Marek Novotny's c was better than Owl's or Fabian's, 
> > > but it wasn't as concise|readable as mine, I think.
> > > Initially, he chose bash, not c.
> > 
> > My code is far more "maintainable" than yours.
> 
> No one would agree with you, no one.
> not compared to my:  http://Jeff-Relf.Me/FizBuz.HTM
> 
> > It's trivial to expand [ my FiZBuz ] to use three or four values
> > with no change in complexity for the decision logic, 
> > and using an array of function pointers 
> > instead of simply pointing printf() to an
> > array of strings opens all kinds of possibilities. 
> 
> Your shit was 28 lines, and very convolulted/confusing.

LOL!  It's not confusing.  It does exactly what you are
doing below, only points into an array of function pointers
instead of an array of char pointers.


> Mine is 2 lines, 2^2 states, and easily modified to 2^3 states,
> via: 4*!(x%3) + 2*!(x%5) + !(x%7).
> 
>   int x = 0 ;  char *Say[4] = { "%d\n", "Buz\n", "Fiz\n", "FizBuz\n" };
>   while ( x++ < 100 ) printf( Say[ 2*!(x%3) + !(x%5) ], x );
> 

And it hard-codes values, is limited to printf, and takes up as much
space as mine when you expand the array to 2^4, not to mention that
all your decision logic is entangled with the result function.

Mine is clean:

   void (*f[])(int)={zero,one,two,onetwo,
                     four,onefour,twofour,onetwofour,
                     eight,oneeight,twoeight,onetwoeight,
                     foureight,onefoureight,twofoureight,onetwofoureight};
   int i=0,v=0;
   for(i=1;i<=MAX;i++)
   {
      if(i%ONE==0){v+=1;}
      if(i%TWO==0){v+=2;}
      if(i%FOUR==0){v+=4;}
      if(i%EIGHT==0){v+=8;}
      f[v](i);  /* call the appropriate function */
      v=0;
   }

Flexible, easy to maintain, decision logic not entangled with
a single function so custom-tailored functions can be created
to handle different cases;  can easily be modified to set values
by parsing argv.  Think things through, man.  Look to the future.
Sometimes trying to be as concise as possible can tie your hands
and force you to end up doing a complete rewrite when you need
added functionality. 

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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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