test?

What the hell I tried to solve this but I think I get the wrong answer! What does subject() output?

Define Compute_DA(x) {
temp = (x + 1) / 4;
if (temp >= 1) then
return x * Compute_DA(temp+1);
else //false
return x;
}

Define Subject() {
LookingFor = "Job";
Job = 'Good';
LaserRegistration = "Ultimate";
Programming = Get Pointer("Job");
Answer = Programming->;
Test = 'Job="' + LaserRegistration + 'Answer"'; Job="UltimateAnswer"
Evaluate(Test);
Solution = Job + "=" + Compute_DA(7);
return Solution;
}

I think it's Good=2

This might be a silly question, but

what language is this?



Christo

I don't have a clue? It was for a job application I sent them my answer but I don't know if they will write me back... Since I may so far off lol

If I am looking at it correctly, then it would return Good=1.5
The first macro is recursive, and stays recursive until it finds a value less than 1, which is 0.75, then multiplies it with the original value of the macro which is 2 so it comes out with 1.5.

so probably a chunk of pseudo.

compute_DA(x) is recursive and will reduce 7 to 1.5

then whatever all that pointer stuff in Subject() does, job is ultimately assigned the value of "UltimateAnswer" - that's just a string, innit?

So then solution would be:

UltimateAnswer=1.7,

or am I barking up completely the wrong dog?

Christo

You are right about the UltimateAnswer=1.5
I completely disregarded the reassign to Job.

Thanks guys I needed to know this, it has been eating me alive. I have alot to learn about programming...

I know it's been a long time ... but this test was re-used for a recent job application ....

The result of the recursive function is 42 !
7*3*2=42
I don't know how you can have another result ....

For the other function ... I think it's UltimateAnswer .... the pointer stuff is juste here to make the solution harder to find.

HTH

Kuentin

This is fascinating! I looked at the 'problem' at first and basically thought I have to get out of programming! But then I looked again and did manage to get an answer.... it may well be wrong but I'm pleased I managed to get some kind of result, here goes:

UltimateAnswer=42

... I notice there is a certain kind of sense to this answer.

kuentin & Robin your both correct.
tbh I don't really know how I came up with 1.5.

Onslaught: it was over a year ago... who knows what you were thinking back then

lol, you know me.

Feeling very pleased with myself for having worked this out the first time around, I looked at it again and for the life of me I couldn't work out the DA_Compute function to 42 again, I get the 21 but not the 2 to multiply it with, anyone care to explain?

1st call to compute_DA:
x=7
temp=2
return 7*compute_DA(3) --> 3*2*7=42

2nd call to compute_DA:
x=3
temp=1
return 3*Compute_DA(2) --> 3*2

3rd call to compute_DA:
x=2
temp=3/4
return 2 -->2