Re: Whose Fish?

On May 9, 10:43 am, Jordan Marr <jnm...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
http://www.coudal.com/thefish.php

I was once given this question at a job interview (my boss liked to
stress people out). Although I didn't finish the question during the
interview, I still got the job.

So this weekend I created an OO program that solves the problem within
1 to 29 seconds, depending on what order my attributes are initially
entered.

Mine is totally OO and uses no relation database at all, however, it
seems like a great problem to throw at a relational database, which I
would guess may be able to solve it faster.

Any takers? <ahem> ;^)

Jordan

Personally, I don't think these kinds of puzzles are very useful for
comparing the real-world utility of paradigms. Perhaps they are good
for training newbies or practicing concepts, but *not* for comparing
the relative *value* of techniques in a realistic setting/domain.
They are sort of analogous to slam-dunk contests to the game of
basketball. The best slam-dunker is not necessarily the best player. I
have similar complaints about the shape, animal, and device-driver
examples heavily used in OO books.

(BTW, I submitted my source-coded version of Robert C. Martin's
payroll example here a few weeks ago in an attempt to spark debate on
a semi-realistic example.)

-T-

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