At present I am *stuck* so I don't see my understanding getting any better !!!!
If, like I have done before, I can see a solution, I can then learn from that solution and be able to solve problems that come up that are of a similar nature. That is what I am thinking of. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark E. Zawadzki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "JDJList" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 9:11 PM Subject: [jdjlist] / > Convoluted answers ??? Joseph's answer addresses the implicit goal of the exercises provided - > divide and conquer. Or to quote (IMSM) Henry Ford - no job is impossible if you break it down > into small enough steps. > > And to answer Tim's second Q - a programmer is a translator between the human world view and the > computer's world view of and/or gates; this, of course, involves abstraction and decomposition. > > P.S. Tim - The greater effort you make to solve these problems on your own, the greater will be > you reward of understanding. > > > > --- H Shankaranarayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There it starts again. If people can answer straight on this list it would be > > really great. Why such convoluted answers? > > > > And am sure Alan this is of no interest to anyone asking questions be it on any > > topic. Its just going to make them think twice before asking a question down the > > line. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tim Nicholson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 4:18 AM > > To: JDJList > > Subject: [jdjlist] what is it like to be a programmer "in the real > > world" ? > > > > > > And to Joseph or anyone else who would like to answer:- > > > > Can you possibly tell me what it is like to be a programmer (in I assume the > > Java language) in the real world ? What I mean really by that is, what sort > > of code do you write in your job ? I assume you are working as a computer > > programmer ? > > > > So what sort of code do you produce and work with in your job ? And is this > > difficult code ? Would I find it difficult to understand and work with ? > > > > > > > > > > ----- 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!? > New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! > http://sbc.yahoo.com > > 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
