Since Shoutbox is still down, how about we have some fun.

Discussion in 'Off Topic Discussion' started by Yatty ☄️, Jan 11, 2017.

  1. Yatty ☄️

    Yatty ☄️ Yatt'em VIP Silver

    It's currently 7:21 am and my programming class doesn't start till 8:30 am. Instead of sitting here bored looking through threads I felt like trying to teach those that care how to think like a programmer. I'll go ahead and put my very first lesson below, feel free to ask questions if you don't understand.


    Mechanical Man
    Program the Mechanical Man to carry out the following objectives:

    1) Begin sitting in a chair at an unknown integer number of steps from the wall with his arms lowered.

    2) He will stand up and walk forward until he touches the wall with his fingertips.

    3) After touching the sall, he will return to his chair.

    4) Because the chair is too low for him to sense, he can get to it only by going back exactly the number of steps as he came forward.

    The Mechanical man possesses the following properities:

    * He is restricted to carrying out a limited set of instructions.

    * He does nothing unless given a specific instruction.

    * He must carry out any instructions he is given one at a time.

    * He understands only the following instructions:

    Physical Movement:
    - Stand up
    - Sit down
    - Take one step
    - Raise arms
    - Lower arms
    - Turn right 90 degrees

    Arithmetic:
    - Add one
    - Subtract one
    - Record total

    Logic: The mechanical man can decide what instruction he will carry out next on the basis of answers to the following questions:
    Arithmetic Results:
    - Is the result positive? or negative? or zero?
    - Is the result equal to a predetermined amount?
    Physical status:
    - Are the raised arms touching anything?
     
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  2. Adrian Shephard

    Adrian Shephard VIP Silver

    To lazy to think
     
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  3. PixeL

    PixeL Man märker andras fel och glömmer sina egna Banned VIP Silver

    Is the answer 42?
     
  4. Yatty ☄️

    Yatty ☄️ Yatt'em VIP Silver

    I mean, you're not wrong.
     
  5. Santa Claus

    Santa Claus Best Member VIP Bronze

    cout "fuck that" ;
     
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  6. Santa Claus

    Santa Claus Best Member VIP Bronze

    Seriously that sounds like a bitch to have to code that
     
  7. Solar

    Solar El Dorado VIP

    I do not know :(
     
  8. Yatty ☄️

    Yatty ☄️ Yatt'em VIP Silver

    It's actually not all that difficult. Simple problem solving with really easy to understand syntax.
     
  9. Yatty ☄️

    Yatty ☄️ Yatt'em VIP Silver

    Stand up

    Raise arms

    Take one step

    Add one

    Is the result negative?

    Take one step

    Add one

    Are the raised arms touching anything?

    Is the result positive?

    Record total

    Lower arms

    Turn right 90 degrees

    Turn right 90 degrees

    Take one step

    Add one

    Is the result equal to a predetermined amount?

    Is the result negative?

    Take one step

    Add one

    Is the result positive?

    Turn right 90 degrees

    Turn right 90 degrees

    Sit down
     
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  10. shanty

    shanty Bronze

    does scratch count as programming?!?!?!?!?!?
     
  11. Yatty ☄️

    Yatty ☄️ Yatt'em VIP Silver

    Yes.