New Contest #2 C/c++ Welcome

[noob2c]

cool stuff there itsme

here is my code anywho ..... waiting the 3rd contest

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int cycles(int i);

int main()
{
	int i=0,j=0,current_cycles=0,max_cycles=0;

	cout<<"Please enter 0 for both ranges to exit program\n\n";

	while(true)
	{
		cout<<"Enter start and end range ( ex 1 10): ";
		cin >>i>>j;

		if(i ==0 && j == 0 )break; //break from loop.

		while(i <=j )
		{
			current_cycles = cycles(i++);
			if(current_cycles >= max_cycles)max_cycles = current_cycles;
		}

		cout<<"Maximum cycles within this range: "<<max_cycles<<"\n\n";
		max_cycles=0;
	}
	return 0;
}

int cycles(int i)
{
	if(i == 1)return 1; //if 1 return 1

	if(i%2 == 0) return 1 + cycles(i/2); //do this if even

	else return 1 + cycles((3*i)+1); //do this if odd
}

[loko]

Wow!! valis entry is really great. Makes me wanna study asm now .