Great Idea, and I cant wait!
On May 17, 2011, at 8:28 PM, Daniel Brown wrote:
> Hey, folks;
>
> To try to boost a bit of creative thinking and increase list
> traffic a bit, let's reach back into the past this Friday and bring
> back an oldie-but-goodie:
>
> PHP Brainteasers
>
> The old-heads on the list may remember how, a few years ago, we
> had a rather long group of threads where we would express common
> phrases (in English --- sorry to the non-native-speakers) in PHP code.
> For those who weren't around or don't recall, here's a very, very
> basic example:
>
> <?php
> class proverb {
>
> var $amount;
>
> function give() {
> return ++$this->amount;
> }
>
> function receive() {
> return --$this->amount;
> }
>
> function steal() {
> return $this->amount = 0;
> }
>
> function tally() {
> return $this->amount;
> }
>
> function proverb($amount) {
> $this->amount = $amount;
> }
> }
>
> $p = new proverb(5);
>
> if ($p->give() > $p->receive()) {
> echo '\'Tis.'.PHP_EOL;
> } else {
> echo 'Give me '.$p->amount.'.'.PHP_EOL;
> }
> ?>
>
> Here are the details:
>
> 1.) While it doesn't have to "do" anything necessarily, it
> must compile without ANY errors, warnings, or variable notices (other
> notices, such as timezone settings, are okay).
> 2.) It can be for any version of PHP5 --- legacy code for PHP
> < 5.0.0 is not eligible.
> 3.) Feel free to use little-known functions, variable
> declaration/modification techniques, et cetera.
> 4.) Obfuscation does not always count as a brainteaser.
> 5.) You may use variable and function names as hints.
> 6.) Try to employ at least the basics of code standards and
> best practices that should be common sense to all PHP developers.
>
> The hope is that, with several people participating, newbies and
> experts alike will be able to say, "hey, I never thought of doing it
> that way!" or, "wow, I didn't even know PHP had that functionality
> built-in!" while also achieving the goals mentioned earlier.
>
> Hope to see a good amount of participation. Remember, wait until
> Friday (in your time zone!). If you come up with some in the
> meantime, just hold onto them until then; there's no limit to the
> amount of submissions anyone can send. In fact, the more we get, the
> more fun it should be for those who participate.
>
> One final note --- whomever starts the thread on Friday, please
> use the following subject, verbatim:
>
> PHP Brainteasers 2011
>
> This way, folks who don't want to be involved can't just filter
> that thread out and not be bombarded.
>
> Thanks, all. Looking forward to seeing what everyone invents and
> puzzling over them myself!
>
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