I am showing my age when I say that when I was a freshman at University (and not a small one either), about the only undergrads being regularly trained in their use were engineers. Using punch cards.
--- Paul Harper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I know I will show my age by replying. > However 20 yrs ago I taught Computer Science in high school in UK for 'O' > level and 'A' level(matric) and certainly programming was a major portion of > the studies along with things like GEORGE Command language(ICL mainframe), > using paper tape and cards for input etc , etc....(I.e pre-PC) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Nicholson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 1:15 PM > To: JDJList > Subject: [jdjlist] Re: two exercises I am trying to solve at the > moment.... > > > Are you saying that you actually got programming questions when you were in > grade 9 ? > > From where i come from, it is unheard of to have done any sort of > programming until you reach university level. > > So are you suggesting that you studied programming while you were still at > high school ? > I would be very interested to hear about that....? > > Joseph, is it possible to provide some coded solution segments for these 2 > problems ? Particularly the ones to do with the computer saying in words > what you type in as an int. > > I would much appreciate if you could possibly provide a solution that I can > then study myself and see what sort of things you were doing in them so that > I can learn from the solution ? > > I would appreciate your help ? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joseph B. Ottinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "JDJList" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 8:12 PM > Subject: [jdjlist] Re: two exercises I am trying to solve at the moment.... > > > > RE: [jdjlist] Re: J2MEWell, Tim, the first step is to read the suggestions > > made by your coursework. Start small; write functions that do the simple > > stuff first. Break the problems down (although most of the work has been > > done for you already.) Man, these questions have gotten easier since *I* > was > > in grade 9. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Tim Nicholson > > To: JDJList > > Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 4:09 AM > > Subject: [jdjlist] two exercises I am trying to solve at the moment.... > > > > > > Hi everyone again, > > > > this is in addition to the previous email that I sent but this is on a > > rather different topic. > > > > I am trying to work through some problems/exercises and I was wondering if > > anyone might be able to suggest how I might be able to solve these > problems > > ? > > > > Like I said before, this email is on a different topic to the email that I > > sent before. > > > > The 1st problem I was wondering if anyone could help me on is as follows > :- > > > > ======================================================================== > > > > Design and implement a program that allows the user to input a number in > any > > base (2..16) as a string of digits (0..9, A..F) and the base that the > number > > is in and displays the value in decimal of the input number. > > Your program must have two function methods that respectively return: > > the value of one digit character; and > > the value of a whole string of digits in a given base. > > Hint: The first of those functions makes it easier to write the second. > > Your program may have a BreezySwing or text-only interface > > > > ======================================================================== > > ======================================================================== > > And the second one is like this :- > > ======================================================================= > > Write a program that allows the user to input any int value and outputs > that > > number in words. > > Examples: > > inputoutput > > 0zero > > 3three > > 13thirteen > > 23twenty-three > > 223223two hundred and twenty-three thousand, two hundred and twenty-three > > 223223223two hundred and twenty-three million, two hundred and > twenty-three > > thousand, two hundred and twenty-three > > >2147483647two billion, one hundred and forty-seven million, four hundred > > and eighty-three thousand, six hundred and forty-seven > > -1minus one > > > > Your program must have three function methods that respectively return: > > a value between 1 and 9 in words; > > a value between 1 and 999 in words; and > > any int value in words. > > Hint: The first of those functions makes it easier to write the second and > > writing the second will help write the third. > > Good solutions may have even more functions. > > ========================================================================= > > ======================================================================== > > I really don't have a clue how to solve these so any help as to what sort > of > > algorithm and java code implementation that I could use, would be very > much > > appreciated. > > > > > > To change your JDJList options, please visit: > > http://www.sys-con.com/java/list.cfm > > > > To change your JDJList options, please visit: > http://www.sys-con.com/java/list.cfm > > > > > > To change your JDJList options, please visit: > http://www.sys-con.com/java/list.cfm > > To change your JDJList options, please visit: http://www.sys-con.com/java/list.cfm ===== Mark Zawadzki Performance Engineer/DBA/Programmer extraordinaire� [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Democracies die behind closed doors," - Judge Damon Keith __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? 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