Changes between Version 20 and Version 21 of ProgrammingPrompts

Timestamp:

Nov 26, 2015, 4:26:03 PM (9 years ago)

Author:

Timothy Lin

Comment:

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ProgrammingPrompts

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 = Programming Prompts
-The prompts are written with Java in mind, but can be adapted to most languages. The downloadable test scripts are run with Java, require the main class name to be the name of the prompt, and use the default package.
+The prompts are written with Java in mind, but can be adapted to most languages. The downloadable starter code and test scripts are run with Java, require the main class name to be the name of the prompt, and use the default package.
 
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 Note: To use the starter code and test scripts at the '''bottom of the page''', download them to the directory of your choice, then in ''Eclipse'', right-click in the ''Project Explorer'', click ''Import...'', and in the dialog box, select ''General'' --> ''Existing Projects into Workspace''. Select the directory you saved the unzipped file into for the root directory, and select all projects there.
-}}}
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-[[BR]]
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-#!div style="border:1pt dotted;color:red"
-Note: While the prompts are in beta phase, the starter code is not yet available for some of the prompts.
 }}}
 
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 4. Allow overflow.
 
+Note that you must use a numeric primitive type, and not a reference type like !BigNumber, and the checksum must consistently fit in 64 bits (size of a {{{long}}}).
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 === !MovingAverage
 A moving average is the average of the {{{n}}} most recent numbers. Design a data type (see the Internet for a definition) that has the following API that computes the moving average of a set of {{{n}}} numbers stored in the data type:
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 === !RomanNumeralInterpreter
 Write a static method that takes a string input argument (the Roman numerals) and returns the Arabic ("normal") equivalent. Use conventional, contemporary rules for Roman numerals (see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals wikipedia]).
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+Limit the Roman numeral to a max of 5,000 and throw an {{{java.lang.IllegalArgumentException}}} if the limit is exceeded or the Roman number is invalid.
 
 === !QueenCheck