🚀 go-pugleaf

RetroBBS NetNews Server

Inspired by RockSolid Light RIP Retro Guy

1 total messages Started by ded Thu, 03 Nov 1983 13:24
Merry Christmas continues
#1
Author: ded
Date: Thu, 03 Nov 1983 13:24
59 lines
2042 bytes
As expected, my request for programs to print "Merry Christmas" 15 times
has resulted in a broad range of submissions.  It is extremely interesting
to scan through the file and compare the syntax of the various languages.
Here is a list of what's come in so far:

/* Algol-60 */
/* Algol-68 */
/* APL */
/* APL */
/* APL */
/* C */
/* EYE */
/* Forth */
/* Forth */
/* Fortran 77 */
/* IBM 370 assembly */
/* Icon */
/* The Kent Recursive Calculator */
/* LISP */
/* Scheme or Maclisp or Franz Lisp */
/* MTS Lisp */
/* LSE */
/* MTS editor */
/* Pascal */
/* PL/I  version.  ANS PL/I, subset G.   */
/* PL/1 */
/* PL/1 */
/* QC */
/* Snobol 4 */
/* UNIX shell script */
/* XPL */

As you may have noticed, there are some glaring omissions
from the above list (i.e., Basic, Prolog, Modulo-2).
If your favorite programming language wasn't included, then it's
time to send me a sample, because I'm not gonna do it for you.
Once again, here's the rules of this non-game
we're playing.  Just send me a program which prints the phrase "Merry
Christmas" 15 times.  Here is an example in C:

/* C */

main()
{
	int i;

	for (i=0; i<15; i++)
		printf("Merry Christmas\n");
}

The final result will be posted to the net.  Thanks to all who have 
contributed so far.  Many of these languages I've never even heard of before,
much less seen.
-- 

					Don Davis
					JHU/APL
				...decvax!harpo!seismo!umcp-cs!aplvax!ded
				...rlgvax!cvl!umcp-cs!aplvax!ded
Thread Navigation

This is a paginated view of messages in the thread with full content displayed inline.

Messages are displayed in chronological order, with the original post highlighted in green.

Use pagination controls to navigate through all messages in large threads.

Back to All Threads