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Mirage & Melt
This issue’s theme: A conceptual theme highlighting extreme heat, distorted realities, optical illusions, and things changing shape under the sun.
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
void helloWorld(long long howMany) {
for (long long i=0; i<howMany; i++) {
cout << "Hello World!\n";
}
}
int main() {
long long numToTransfer;
cin >> numToTransfer;
helloWorld(numToTransfer);
return 0;
}thy hello world, now overcomplicated-ish.
by Luffy
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
vector<int> countfreqency(string letter) {
vector<int> freqency(26);
for (char c : letter) {
freqency[c - 'a']++;
}
return freqency;
}
int main() {
int N; cin >> N;
vector<pair<string, string>> words;
for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i) {
string wordone;
string wordtwo;
cin >> wordone >> wordtwo;
words.push_back({wordone, wordtwo});
}
vector<int> mxb(26);
for (int j = 0; j < N; ++j) {
vector<int> freqencyone = countfreqency(words[j].first);
vector<int> freqencytwo = countfreqency(words[j].second);
for (int k = 0; k < 26; k++) {
mxb[k] += max(freqencyone[k], freqencytwo[k]);
}
}
for (int a = 0; a < 26; ++a) {
cout << mxb[a] << "\n";
}
}USACO Block Game
by Ethan
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <cmath>
#include <thread>
#include <chrono>
#include <type_traits>
using namespace std;
using namespace chrono;
template <typename T>
void actualThing() {
string op = "";
bool go = true;
string gointp;
T int1, int2;
while (go==true) {
if (go==false) {
break;
}
cout << "What's your first number?\n";
cin >> int1;
if (cin.fail()) {
cout << ">>>An internal error (I&FE-4 (1stLTRINT)) has occurred. Please try again.\n";
return;
}
if (is_same<T, double>::value && (int1>1e150||int1<-1e150)) {
cout << "You serious? That number's too far from 0. Please rerun the program and choose another, smaller number";
return;
}
cout << "What is your operator sign?\nOptions: ADD, SUB, MULT, DIV\n";
cin >> op;
cout << "What's your second number?\n";
cin >> int2;
if (cin.fail()) {
cout << ">>>An internal error (I&FE-3 (2ndLTRINT)) has occurred. Please try again.\n";
return;
}
if (is_same<T, double>::value && (int2>1e150||int2<-1e150)) {
cout << "You serious? That number's too far from 0. Please rerun the program and choose another, smaller number";
return;
}
if (op=="ADD") {
cout << int1+int2 << " <<answer\n";
} else if (op=="SUB") {
cout << int1-int2 << " <<answer\n";
} else if (op=="MULT") {
cout << int1*int2 << " <<answer\n";
} else if (op=="DIV"&&int2==0) {
cout << "UNDEFINED (detected ?/0) <<answer\n";
} else if (op=="DIV"&&int2!=0) {
cout << int1/int2 << " <<answer\n";
} else {
cout << ">>>An internal error (I&FE-1 (OPRERR)) has occurred. Please try again.\n";
return;
}
cout << "Make a new calculation? (Y/N)\n";
cin >> gointp;
if (gointp=="Y") {
go=true;
} else if (gointp=="N") {
go=false;
} else {
cout << ">>>An internal error (I&FE-2 (CNTRQT)) has occurred. Please try again.\n";
return;
}
}
}
int main() {
cout << "Loading files." << flush;
this_thread::sleep_for(milliseconds(320));
cout << "." << flush;
this_thread::sleep_for(milliseconds(1270));
cout << ".\n" << flush;
cout << "Loading processing packages...\n" << flush;
this_thread::sleep_for(milliseconds(672));
char PILDC;
cout << "PRELOAD INSERT: [L]ongs (up to ~9.2e18) OR [D]oubles (up to ~1e150)?\n";
cin >> PILDC;
cout << "Rechecking preinstalled packages and beginning program startup...\n" << flush;
this_thread::sleep_for(milliseconds(195));
system("clear");
cout << endl << "*/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /*\nNOTE:\nSome errors has been found and marked by the creator as I&FEs, short for Internal&FoundErrors.";
cout << "\nIf that happens, the program will most likely stop by itself OR execute a specialized function to fix the bug\n*/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /*\n\n";
if (PILDC=='L') {
actualThing<long long>();
} else {
actualThing<double>();
}
return 0;
}the terminal calculator
by Luffy
Far out in the sky is where the exosphere lie The ISS lies there in the dark and scary exosphere wherever it is wherever it goes the exosphere will always know the exosphere is the 5th layer just like the the top of a crisp and also, just so you know the exosphere will never go
Exosphere
by Siyu
Narrator: They weren’t prepared, the year is 2029, and a monster apocalypse from Jupiter has attacked Earth. Hundreds of citizens died in their attacks, but a spark of hope remains; the remaining humans unlocked special abilities to help them survive. Silva: Are you guys okay? My Transformation is about to run out! Zorro: Chill, my Dagger Blizzard is on cooldown! Narrator: Those kids, Silva, Zorro, Terra, and Wilson have unlocked the abilities Transformation, Control over Iron, Mind Control, and Copying. Can they survive through the apocalypse? Wilson (as a zombie): Done! Narrator: In a second, all the monsters in the area dropped over. Wilson (holding up a crystal ball): Crystal Boom! These orbs can really damage the monster, huh! Zorro: It’s safe for now, but they'll keep coming. Everyone: We'll survive! Narrator: So the friends kept fighting, day after day, until one day, the monsters all disappeared.
Monster Apocalypse
by Zoey