Programming Exercise #7: Quine

[fowlplay4]

PHP Code:

function onCreated() { temp.q = '"'; temp.s = "function onCreated() { temp.q = '%s'; temp.s = %s%s%s; temp.s = format(temp.s, temp.q, temp.q, temp.s, temp.q); echo(temp.s); }"; temp.s = format(temp.s, temp.q, temp.q, temp.s, temp.q); echo(temp.s); } 


[DeCeaseD]

Don't get this at all.. you should make programming exercises for people who are at a more average level.

[fowlplay4]

Originally Posted by DeCeaseD

Don't get this at all.. you should make programming exercises for people who are at a more average level.

There's not much to it, write code that outputs itself.

[Tolnaftate2004]

Originally Posted by fowlplay4

PHP Code:

function onCreated() { temp.q = '"'; temp.s = "function onCreated() { temp.q = '%s'; temp.s = %s%s%s; temp.s = format(temp.s, temp.q, temp.q, temp.s, temp.q); echo(temp.s); }"; temp.s = format(temp.s, temp.q, temp.q, temp.s, temp.q); echo(temp.s); } 


This is very nice.

[coreys]

Originally Posted by fowlplay4

PHP Code:

function onCreated() { temp.q = '"'; temp.s = "function onCreated() { temp.q = '%s'; temp.s = %s%s%s; temp.s = format(temp.s, temp.q, temp.q, temp.s, temp.q); echo(temp.s); }"; temp.s = format(temp.s, temp.q, temp.q, temp.s, temp.q); echo(temp.s); } 


Shortened

PHP Code:

function onCreated(){temp.s="function onCreated(){temp.s=\"%s\";temp.s=format(temp.s,temp.s);echo(temp.s);}";temp.s=format(temp.s,temp.s);echo(temp.s);} 


(It may not be -exactly- the same, but I think the lack of escaped quotes in the output is acceptable)

I propose the next exercise be a function generate prime numbers (with an arbitrary upper limit).

[fowlplay4]

Originally Posted by coreys

Shortened

PHP Code:

function onCreated(){temp.s="function onCreated(){temp.s=\"%s\";temp.s=format(temp.s,temp.s);echo(temp.s);}";temp.s=format(temp.s,temp.s);echo(temp.s);} 


(It may not be -exactly- the same, but I think the lack of escaped quotes in the output is acceptable)

I propose the next exercise be a function generate prime numbers (with an arbitrary upper limit).

That was what I originally had, but it wasn't a true replication so I had go to the way I did with the quote variable. Ideally you should be able to paste your output, apply and have it still working.

[Tolnaftate2004]

Originally Posted by coreys

(... but I think the lack of escaped quotes in the output is acceptable)

It is not. (You can however take advantage of the fact that s maps to temp.s after definition.)

Originally Posted by coreys

I propose the next exercise be a function generate prime numbers (with an arbitrary upper limit).

Noted, but it's a pretty trivial calculation.

[coreys]

Originally Posted by Tolnaftate2004

Noted, but it's a pretty trivial calculation.

*shrug* it's a worthwhile exercise I think. Although the real trick would be getting it to generate prime numbers 'concurrently' (not really concurrent, but as close as you can get to it, using scheduleEvent() for example) :P