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Published: 2015-10-17 09:30:54 +0000 UTC; Views: 1172; Favourites: 7; Downloads: 4
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This was inspired by an attempt at tutoring programming earlier. MichiharuRuko was having difficulty understanding how FOR statements worked, so I decided to make this simple guide breaking down exactly how it operates in a clear, concise, easy-to-understand manner. Let me know if this understandable enough without being too complicated.Prop credits
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if (unending_for == 1) {
while (shocked == 1) {
cout << "Oh dear God, what have you done?";
}
}
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Though I'm not involved in any kind of programming, I would say this is a brief and good guide, which makes the content more understandable.
The only programming-related thing I learned is about HTML (I don't know whether this counts XP), and I almost forgot how to access it already. TT_TT (except in DA XD)
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HTML certainly counts! It's a programming language understood by web browsers. I'm not sure if it uses a FOR statement, as I've only dabbled in it a tiny amount, but it certainly counts as a programming language.
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While HTML doesn't have a for statement, PHP is also used in website construction, and it has it. I've actually used it for displaying the dates and events on TGA's website in an efficient manner:
switch ($_SESSION['lang']) {
case 0:
echo $history_en;
include 'templates/events_en.php';
break;
case 1:
echo $history_jp;
include 'templates/events_jp.php';
break;
}
echo "
| ".$news[$i][0]." | ".$news[$i][1]." |
Basically, it includes one of two PHP files that store the dates and corresponding events in a two-dimensional array, depending on the current language setting of the website. The for statement sets $i to the latest entry and then decrements itself after each loop. Said loop involves writing HTML code for a table line, meaning I don't have to manually increase the size of the table every time a new event gets added. All I have to do is add that new event to the events_en.php and events_jp.php and the above code takes care of the rest.
Also, HTML is generally considered a markup language. It doesn't really have variables or much in terms of what defines a programming language. Instead it uses tags to let you display text and images in a certain way. There is a reason web designers usually use PHP, CSS* and Javascript in conjunction with HTML. That said, HTML is still a kind of code that you feed into a compiler (i.e. the web browser), which then displays the result, so I can see why people would consider it a programming language.
*CSS itself is a style sheet language, rather than a programming language. It basically augments HTML's website presentation capabilities.
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if no_langrage_explain:
ask = "what language is this, it's not python or C#"
else:
ask = "This is madness."
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You forgot to declare the variables. Like so:
int direction; //Declare that the variable direction is an integer. It will only take integers.
for(int i = 0; i <3; i++){
direction = 80 + 10 * i;
}
Other than that, it's spot on.
COMPUTER SCIENCE MUDDUF***AS!!
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Well, the syntax can vary slightly depending on the language, and I'm trying to keep it a bit general. Of course, this was specifically made for a friend of mine to help them understand how the FOR statement works, so keeping it simple is probably for the best. We were specifically working with GML (Which is more-or-less based off C), and this would've been perfectly acceptable syntax, because that language declares a variable the first time you write variable=70 or the like.
I'll probably talk a bit about variables in the next one if I make one.
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Ok. Just making sure you knew.
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FOR
WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR!?
Looping all the things. Loop, loop, loop, loopy, loop-y, loopy, loopy, loopy, loop!
Of course, syntax may vary but the idea is to iterate a single set of instructions a certain amount of time before Yuki flips a table and storms out. XD Now I'm imagining you in your cosplay, doing that. XD
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I didn't know you were into programming, Nora!
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Software Engineering major
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