Hey, I was wondering if anyone had ever written some piece of code and given it to some one as a gift? I thought about learning the required languages and building a search engine and giving it to some one on a thumb drive as a gift. I know it sounds nerdy, but I wanted to make something for some one and I'm not conventionally crafty. I just wanted to see if anyone else had done anything like that and how the other person liked it?
Thanks!
-M.I.
Sure, if written some code for others. Mostly examples, though.
But if they want your end product, it's no different than giving a real gift, so hey, why not?
Originally Posted by Adak
Sounds nerdomantic
Would easily do it for the right person.
A typical example of ...cheap programming practices.Code:... goto johny_walker_red_label; johny_walker_blue_label: exit(-149$); johny_walker_red_label : exit( -22$);
I wouldn't mind offering delete you; to a few people I know.
Originally Posted by brewbuck:
Reimplementing a large system in another language to get a 25% performance boost is nonsense. It would be cheaper to just get a computer which is 25% faster.
Good one.
Here's how to make peace in your house.
Code:void shutUp(PPERSON per, PPERSON me) { if(per == me) return; delete per->cells->voice_box; long a, am = getDecendents(per); BOOL sex = getGender(per); for(a = 0; a < am; a++) { PPERSON mate = getParent(per->child[a], !sex); shutUp(per->child[a], me); } return; }
And as far as the gift is concerned i had a small idea...
Code:#include "boxes.h" #include "ribbons.h" #include <stdmetal.h> #include <socket.h> extern money_t credit; int main() { au18_k *link, *t; gem_t *gem; jewel_t jewel; money_t cost_per_link = AU * sizeof(au18_k); int nlinks, sockfd; credit = bank(getPid(), BANK_WITHDRAW); if(credit/2 > DIAMOND) gem = new_diamond(); else gem = new_opal(); credit -= gem->money_cost; if(credit < 0 ) return 1; link = new_link(); for(nlink = credit/cost_per_link, t=link; nlink >0 ;nlink--) { t->next = new_link(); if(nlink>1) t = t->next(); } t->next = link; jewel = meld(link, gem); boxwrapf("%j", jewel); ribbonize(stdbox, "%Hr %Vr %Dr", INIT_RIBBON(1 | RIBBON_RED), INIT_RIBBON(2 | RIBBON_GOLD, INIT_RIBBON(3 | RIBBON_BLUE | A_BOLD)); sockfd = socket(AF_ILOVE, SOCK_PACKET, 0); connect(sockfd, LOVE_ADDR, sizeof(socklen_t)); rewind(stdbox); send(sockfd, stdbox, boxlen(stdbox) + 1, 0); dream(1000); free(love); return 0; }
A typical example of ...cheap programming practices.Code:... goto johny_walker_red_label; johny_walker_blue_label: exit(-149$); johny_walker_red_label : exit( -22$);
I would do it, but then again how many girls would like a program as a gift ?
If she wants a program as a gift, then go ahead and do it. Otherwise, you can get something else.
How often does one tell someone what they are giving as a gift?
You should make sure that they like it before giving it
That's the difficult bitYou should make sure that they like it before giving it
But isn't it with all gifts?
You obviously are not married!
Mainframe assembler programmer by trade. C coder when I can.
Ah well, that will be remedied with age, or maybe not.
One is the lonliest number that you'll ever do ...
Beautiful.
