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-Whenever I set about trying to learn a new programming language (very frequently) I often
find myself
stuck without simple exercises
to do
. I hope that if people add
neat simple programming exercises
here, it could be quite useful
.
+If you
find yourself
stuck without simple excercises when trying
to learn a new ProgrammingLanguage, try these
. If you know a
neat exercise that could stand to be mentioned
here, please add
it.
-!!!Greatest Common Divisor
-"The oldest known nontrivial algorithm is Euclid's Algorithm for computing the greatest common divisor (gcd) of any two positive integers (300 B.C.). The idea of the algorithm is based om the observation that, gcd(a,b)=gcd(b,remainder(a,b)), and that gcd(x,)=x."
+!! HelloWorld
-Seems trivial? I agree
, but it's a start.
+This is usually a ''very'' trivial program, but a good first exercise when learning how to use a new programming environment.
+
+!! TPK
+
+The [TPK Algorithm | http://cs.fit.edu/~ryan/compare/] is DonaldKnuth's HelloWorld. It doesn't actually do anything but it has an array, loop, conditional and function in it to make it exciting.
+
+!! 99 Bottles of Beer
+
+Make your computer sing the 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall song.
+
+''Very'' popular: http://99-bottles-of-beer.ls-la.net/
+
+!! Greatest Common Divisor
+
+ The oldest known nontrivial algorithm is Euclid's Algorithm for computing the greatest common divisor (gcd) of any two positive integers (300 B.C.). The idea of the algorithm is based on the observation that, gcd( a, b ) = gcd( b, remainder( a, b ) ), and that gcd( x, 0 ) = x.
+
+
Seems trivial? Sure
, but it's a start.
+
+!! Compound Interest Calculator
+
+http://moneyethics.com/Articles/compound.html
+
+!! Ward Numbers
+
+See Wiki:WardNumberInManyProgrammingLanguages
+
+A [graph theory | http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graph_theory] problem that looks convoluted enough to get very high-level languages sweating.
+
+!! A ProgrammingLanguage
+
+Writing/implementing ProgrammingLanguage will teach you that all the bugs, wrinkles and flaws in the languages you've ever used are there for a reason: ProgrammingLanguage design is challenging and ProgrammingLanguage implmentation is __very__ hard and painstaking work. Plus, if you ever get it to the point where you have users, then they'll never comment on the 9/10s of the code that replicates what all the other languages do except to whine that it's not perfect.
+
+!! Esoteric Interpreters
+
+[Wiki:EsotericProgrammingLanguage]s, like [Brainf*ck], usually have small instruction sets and simple grammars. Interpreters for these languages aren't big programs but need a fair sample of a programming language's features to implement.
+
+An example: [befunge.a68 | http://www.wave.co.nz/~glyn/befunge.a68], a [Befunge] interpreter in [Algol] 68 (the esoteric in the obscure).
+
+!! A self compilation system
+
+[GCC] is written in [C]. The [Oberon] system is written in [Oberon]. Writing a [Compiler] in the language it compiles is a great way to make sure you understand the language. The hard bit, of course, is the [BootStrap]
.
