CSE 143 and professor Kelsey both give me points off for using Loop. 14059

Hi Spooky ( and professor Kelsey ), Re: Me getting points off for using Loop() in CSE 143,

Because they, like professor Kelsey and you, can't recognize fine code when they see it, no doubt.

int main() { int x = 3, y = 4; if ( min( x, y ) == x ) puts( "X is less" ); if ( min( x++, y++ ) == y ) puts( "y++ is less" );

int main( int argc, char ** argv ) { FILE * fp = fopen("XY.TXT","w"); if ( argc != 3 ) { fprintf( fp, "Example syntax: XY.EXE 3 4n"); fclose( fp ); return -1 ; } int X = atoi ( * ++ argv ), Y = atoi ( * ++ argv ); if ( er( X, Y ) == X ) fprintf( fp, " X is smaller.-n" ); if ( er( X ++, Y ++ ) == Y - 1 ) fprintf( fp, " Y is smaller.-n" ); if ( er( -- X, -- Y ) == X ) fprintf( fp, " X is still smaller.-n" );

You not only switched an arrow for a peashooter but completely missed the apple ( not to mention the tree, the person under the apple, The point is plain to see, never use min(), use Smaller() and BiggER() instead.

main() { int x = rand(); externfunc( x );

Probability is admittedly 1 in about 32,768.

Unfortunately I'm not sure how to elegantly demonstrate the return of a random value in AX on a COMMAND.EXE shell, though one can try to code up something in VBScript or just plain old .BAT, using IF.

Or one might invoke CreateProcess() on the test program and see what the process returns.

WinXP has no rule saying an .EXE file must return something.

I know, WinXP is case insensitive like that... Gotta love it !