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TwitcH · 02-27-2007, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Gobla

- 1 program or a server-side and client-side program?

This is just coding a simulation of a chat room scenario, no socket programming involved it's just meant to look like 2 or more people are having a conversation.

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Originally Posted by lothia

Wait so can you just use a timer to slowly type out each letter and have it look like it pushed enter or am I thinking incorrect? Like did I read it wrong.

In my small piece of example code I just used the "usleep" operator to print each letter of my "Hello, World" string in 0.5 second intervals.

How everyone else go's about it is up to them.

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Originally Posted by Gobla

As for scoring. Use rates from 1 to 10. Give 8 objectives. 2 other points can be gotten through adding extras.

so for example:
- Handling server disconnects - 1 point
- 10 lines of chat - 1 point
- custom names ( not predefined ones ) - 1 point
- user list - 1 point
- 100% bug free - 1 point
- chat is shown as if it's typed - 1 point
- something else - 1 point
- something else - 1 point
- cool extra feature - 1 point
- cool extra feature - 1 point

cool extra features would for example be adding fonts/colours or smileys. The possibility to store a text file detailing the entire conversation etc.

This is exactly the kind of info I was waiting for, thanks for the ideas!

Gobla · 02-27-2007, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by TLM

This is just coding a simulation of a chat room scenario, no socket programming involved it's just meant to look like 2 or more people are having a conversation.

wait, wait? So there is no actual communication between 2 computers?
All the parts of the conversation are pre-scripted?
You just create a timer that says:
if variable < len("<program> hello world") then
label1.caption = label1.caption & mid("<program> hello world", variable, 1)
variable = variable + 1
endif
if variable = len("<program> hello world") + 1 then reply = true
if reply then
label2.caption = label2.caption & mid("<world> hello program, variable2, 1)
variable2 = variable2 + 1
endif

and on loading the program you put variable, variable2 to 1 and reply to false.

And I was nearly finished with my VB multi-user chat program that really worked.....

Quote:

In my small piece of example code I just used the "usleep" operator to print each letter of my "Hello, World" string in 0.5 second intervals.

How everyone else go's about it is up to them.

This is exactly the kind of info I was waiting for, thanks for the ideas!

no problem lol. But seeing as this is offline the points I gave are kinda stupid lol.

TwitcH · 02-27-2007, 10:37 AM

heh, just save your online version for a later date, this first challenge was just a concept to see how well this go's, if in future this carry's on we will be doing something with an online instant messenger =]

Gobla · 02-27-2007, 10:53 AM

I'll save it, but I'll never win this one then

.

Beautifull Interface + Visual Basic = ERROR!

naruto1327 · 02-27-2007, 10:38 PM

About the scoring system, will there be like a range of judges or just you? I also have an idea:

1-5 points for clean code
1-5 points for commenting
1-10 points for bug-free-ness (:P)
1-5 points for originality
1-5 points for comedy

Just a few quick ideas...

TwitcH · 03-04-2007, 02:42 PM

Well I guess XceeD win's since he is the only one that bothered to do anything

I don't think I'll bother with a #2.

XceeD · 03-06-2007, 09:47 PM

yay!

I'm looking forward for another one

!

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02-27-2007, 10:37 AM	#13 (permalink)
TwitcH Banned Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,053 Reputation: 14	heh, just save your online version for a later date, this first challenge was just a concept to see how well this go's, if in future this carry's on we will be doing something with an online instant messenger =]

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Gobla Link's Dirty Sock Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 45 Reputation: 10	I'll save it, but I'll never win this one then . Beautifull Interface + Visual Basic = ERROR!

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naruto1327 Dante’s Inferno Join Date: May 2006 Location: OLD PROFILE. NEW: NOODLEPOWA Posts: 608 Reputation: 10	About the scoring system, will there be like a range of judges or just you? I also have an idea: 1-5 points for clean code 1-5 points for commenting 1-10 points for bug-free-ness (:P) 1-5 points for originality 1-5 points for comedy Just a few quick ideas...

03-04-2007, 02:42 PM	#16 (permalink)
TwitcH Banned Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,053 Reputation: 14	Well I guess XceeD win's since he is the only one that bothered to do anything I don't think I'll bother with a #2.