Comments on: SE1SA5 – Programming Project Review http://blog.jamesbmarshall.com/2009/03/se1sa5-programming-project-review/ Sun, 04 Dec 2011 21:19:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: James http://blog.jamesbmarshall.com/2009/03/se1sa5-programming-project-review/comment-page-1/#comment-55 James Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:56:33 +0000 http://blog.jamesmarshall.org.uk/?p=489#comment-55 I think the freedom to choose between the two languages would have been a more appropriate move, as it gives more confident / proficient coder-writers a chance to show off their skills. I learnt a little Java when I did my OU course last year so my mind is already familiar with classes - having to learn C feels like a step backwards; albeit a necessary one. I don't know if doing the whole thing again in C++ would be of help or hinderence - I don't think developing a chatbot in either language is easy. I think the freedom to choose between the two languages would have been a more appropriate move, as it gives more confident / proficient coder-writers a chance to show off their skills.

I learnt a little Java when I did my OU course last year so my mind is already familiar with classes – having to learn C feels like a step backwards; albeit a necessary one.

I don’t know if doing the whole thing again in C++ would be of help or hinderence – I don’t think developing a chatbot in either language is easy.

]]> By: Andrew Harvey http://blog.jamesbmarshall.com/2009/03/se1sa5-programming-project-review/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Andrew Harvey Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:45:12 +0000 http://blog.jamesmarshall.org.uk/?p=489#comment-54 Strictly, you shouldn't use fflush() for stdin. http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/linux-programming-scripting/41287-problem-fflush-stdin-function.html Probably best to read everything in as a string from the user, do some checks and convert it as appropriate. I like the review though. Do you think the freedom to do this in C++ would have helped or hindered? (i.e. uncertainties over string handling, etc.) Andrew Strictly, you shouldn’t use fflush() for stdin.
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/linux-programming-scripting/41287-problem-fflush-stdin-function.html

Probably best to read everything in as a string from the user, do some checks and convert it as appropriate.

I like the review though. Do you think the freedom to do this in C++ would have helped or hindered? (i.e. uncertainties over string handling, etc.)

Andrew

]]> By: Will Calderbank http://blog.jamesbmarshall.com/2009/03/se1sa5-programming-project-review/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Will Calderbank Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:50:26 +0000 http://blog.jamesmarshall.org.uk/?p=489#comment-56 i had the same problem with scanf as you did with getchar, it turned out, like you said the buffer wasnt beeing flushed properly. I found using getchar twice would only work if there was 1 character then the return, and therefore if in my case someone something totally random in it would loop the lenght of that random string. To solve it i manually flushed the buffer, with fflush(stdin). i had the same problem with scanf as you did with getchar, it turned out, like you said the buffer wasnt beeing flushed properly. I found using getchar twice would only work if there was 1 character then the return, and therefore if in my case someone something totally random in it would loop the lenght of that random string. To solve it i manually flushed the buffer, with fflush(stdin).

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