“...I've been working since 2008 with Ruby / Ruby on Rails, love a bit of Elixir / Phoenix and learning Rust. I also poke through other people's code and make PRs for OpenSource Ruby projects that sometimes make it. Currently working for InPay...”

Rob Lacey (contact@robl.me)
Senior Software Engineer, Brighton, UK

What language is this?

Just because I am incredibly mean. I put together this little Quiz Round.

Question 1

You’re basic.

05 REM ON VALUE GOTO LINE1,LINE2,LINE3.. demo
10 TEXT : HOME
20 INPUT "Enter number 1,2 or 3: ";A
30 IF NOT(A=1 OR A=2 OR A=3) GOTO 10
40 ON A GOTO 100,200,300

100 PRINT "LINE 100" : GOTO 500
200 PRINT "LINE 200" : GOTO 500
300 PRINT "LINE 300" : GOTO 500

500 END

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Question 2

I’ll give you anything you want, but I’ll always get my take.

import re
for test_string in ['555-1212', 'ILL-EGAL']:
    if re.match(r'^\d{3}-\d{4}$', test_string):
        print (test_string, 'is a valid registration for a snake')
    else:
        print (test_string, 'rejected')

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Question 3

Hopefully this one doesn’t fuck with your brain.

--<-<<+[+[<+>--->->->-<<<]>]<<--.<++++++.<<-..<<.<+.>>.>>.<<<.+++.>>.>>-.<<<+.

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Question 4

Wake me up.

<script>
var x = 5;
var y = 6;
var z = x + y;
document.getElementById("coffee").innerHTML =
"The value of z is: " + z;
</script>

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Question 5

Drink this, it will make you feel better.

true = String.ends_with?("Youth.", ".")

# True if any of list values match:
true  = String.ends_with?("Youth.", [".","?"])
false = String.ends_with?("      !", [".","?"])

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Question 6

I like to pummel it until it’s proper mashed up.

#!/bin/bash

string1="Linux"
string2="Hint"
echo "$string1$string2"
string3=$string1+$string2
string3+=" is a good place to fight"
echo $string3

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Question 7

Well it’s been 40 years of silence, it’s been 40 years of pain.

class Cat
  def can_claw_your_face_up?
    true # dat
  end
  
  def empathise_with_your_existential_crisis?
    !really?
  end

  private

  def really?
    true
  end
end

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Question 8

A, B, D, E, F, G, H, I , J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

#include <stdio.h>
int main() {
   int year;
   printf("Enter a year: ");
   scanf("%d", &year);

   // leap year if perfectly visible by 400
   if (year % 400 == 0) {
      printf("%d is a leap year.", year);
   }
   // not a leap year if visible by 100
   // but not divisible by 400
   else if (year % 100 == 0) {
      printf("%d is not a leap year.", year);
   }
   // leap year if not divisible by 100
   // but divisible by 4
   else if (year % 4 == 0) {
      printf("%d is a leap year.", year);
   }
   // all other years are not leap year
   else {
      printf("%d is not a leap year.", year);
   }

   return 0;
}

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Question 9.

Queer eye for the the interwebs.

.cascading {
  border: 1px solid blue
}
.style {
  height: 100px
}
.sheets {
  border-radius: 5px
}

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Question 10

I’ve come to see the Oracle, I need answers.

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
  if OpenDialog1.Execute then
    Image1.Picture.LoadFromFile(OpenDialog1.FileName);
end;

procedure TForm1.Button2Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
  Image2.Canvas.CopyRect(
    Rect(0,0,Image2.Width,Image2.Height),
    Image1.Canvas,
    Rect(
      0,
      0,
      Image1.Picture.Width-50,
      Image1.Picture.Height-50));
end;

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