CR Weekend Challenge

@retailcoder Depends on how much other Java code you have looked at. I don't think it will be the best, there are probably some flaws. It's <s>hard</s> impossible to write perfect code.

retailcoder

3:25 PM

lol. The only Java code I read were Uncle Bob's examples in Clean Code - the bar is quite high :)

retailcoder

3:42 PM

It's pretty much the same as C# really.

Simon André Forsberg

4:02 PM

@retailcoder Well, we'll see what you think about my code once I publish it. Gotta eat first, then I will write my question

And I just found this!

curiouser.co.uk/paradoxes/wildcard.htm

@retailcoder Read that link at your own risk :)

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Simon André Forsberg

5:12 PM

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@retailcoder My code is too long!!

rolfl

@SimonAndréForsberg - strip the comments , they're useless anyway.

Then strip all the carriage-returns... .who needs them?

And indenting, what a waste!

bet about half your program is whitespace.

Simon André Forsberg

@rolfl I'll make a special edit just for you with those modifications ;)

I don't know if it's a true story, but I have heard about a programmer who wrote the entire program in C++ on one line to make it run faster.

rolfl

5:28 PM

Actually, thinking about it, using tab-indenting will save you about 4 characters per line ... ;-)

Simon André Forsberg

I think I use that already, at least mostly

Simon André Forsberg

5:41 PM

@rolfl Perhaps I should obfuscate my code before submitting it for review? That ought to reduce the size of it

rolfl

Golf-code it?

Stack Exchange

Q: Weekend Challenge - Poker Hand Evaluation

Weekend Challenge #2 - Poker Hand Evaluation Very early I decided to support the usage of wild jokers, even though I knew that this was going to lead to trouble more work. I also wanted to support big collection of cards, for example if you have 7 cards and choose the best 5-card poker hand of t...

Simon André Forsberg

No thanks :) No gold-code here

rolfl

6:23 PM

@SimonAndréForsberg is wildcards limited to just 1?

Simon André Forsberg

@rolfl Nope, it can be any number of wildcards. I'll add that.

rolfl

6:35 PM

@SimonAndréForsberg next question, is it better to have a 'higher' straight-5, or a lower straight-6 ?

(or is 5 the limit...?)

Simon André Forsberg

@rolfl Currently, the limit of a straight is five cards.

rolfl

OK, because many of the 'hands' will have more than 5 cards.... ;-)

Simon André Forsberg

the input arrays 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 and 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 should both return the same straight.

@rolfl Yes, having more than 5 cards on the hand is fine, but my PokerHandResult (from my weekly challenge code) only cares about the best 5 cards.

rolfl

OK, yes, I think I can whip-yo'-butt .... :p

Simon André Forsberg

@rolfl Looking forward to it :P

Simon André Forsberg

7:03 PM

I really didn't think this week's challenge would take so much time, but of course... Perhaps I made it a bit more complex than it had to be, adding those wildcards...

rolfl

7:20 PM

@SimonAndréForsberg - posted.... enjoy. I'm heading out for a few hours (I happen to have friends too).

Simon André Forsberg

8:13 PM

@rolfl Thanks, it might take a while for me to understand what you have done there :)

Simon André Forsberg

8:29 PM

@retailcoder You're making me nervous! What case do you think will break my code?

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Simon André Forsberg

10:32 PM