1 Reply Latest reply on Feb 2, 2002 12:25 AM by adrian.brock

    The Evolution of a Programmer

       

      High School/Jr.High
      
      10 PRINT "HELLO WORLD"
       20 END
      
      
      First year in College
      
      program Hello(input, output)
       begin
       writeln('Hello World')
       end.
      
      
      Senior year in College
      
      (defun hello
       (print
       (cons 'Hello (list 'World))))
      
      
      New professional
      
      #include <stdio.h>
      void main(void)
       {
       char *message[] = {"Hello ", "World"};
       int i;
      
       for(i = 0; i < 2; ++i)
       printf("%s", message);
       printf("\n");
       }
      
      
       Seasoned professional
      
       #include <iostream.h>
       #include <string.h>
       class string
       {
       private:
       int size;
       char *ptr;
      
       public:
       string() : size(0), ptr(new char('\0')) {}
      
       string(const string &s) : size(s.size)
       {
       ptr = new char[size + 1];
       strcpy(ptr, s.ptr);
       }
      
       ~string()
       {
       delete [] ptr;
       }
      
       friend ostream &operator <<(ostream &, const string &);
       string &operator=(const char *);
       };
      
       ostream &operator<<(ostream &stream, const string &s)
       {
       return(stream << s.ptr);
       }
      
       string &string::operator=(const char *chrs)
       {
       if (this != &chrs)
       {
       delete [] ptr;
       size = strlen(chrs);
       ptr = new char[size + 1];
       strcpy(ptr, chrs);
       }
       return(*this);
       }
      
       int main()
       {
       string str;
      
       str = "Hello World";
       cout << str << endl;
      
       return(0);
       }
      
      
       Master Programmer
      
       [
       uuid(2573F8F4-CFEE-101A-9A9F-00AA00342820)
       ]
       library LHello
       {
       // bring in the master library
       importlib("actimp.tlb");
       importlib("actexp.tlb");
      
       // bring in my interfaces
       #include "pshlo.idl"
      
       [
       uuid(2573F8F5-CFEE-101A-9A9F-00AA00342820)
       ]
       cotype THello
       {
       interface IHello;
       interface IPersistFile;
       };
       };
      
       [
       exe,
       uuid(2573F890-CFEE-101A-9A9F-00AA00342820)
       ]
       module CHelloLib
       {
      
       // some code related header files
       importheader(<windows.h>);
       importheader(<ole2.h>);
       importheader(<except.hxx>);
       importheader("pshlo.h");
       importheader("shlo.hxx");
       importheader("mycls.hxx");
      
       // needed typelibs
       importlib("actimp.tlb");
       importlib("actexp.tlb");
       importlib("thlo.tlb");
      
       [
       uuid(2573F891-CFEE-101A-9A9F-00AA00342820),
       aggregatable
       ]
       coclass CHello
       {
       cotype THello;
       };
       };
      
      
       #include "ipfix.hxx"
      
       extern HANDLE hEvent;
      
       class CHello : public CHelloBase
       {
       public:
       IPFIX(CLSID_CHello);
      
       CHello(IUnknown *pUnk);
       ~CHello();
      
       HRESULT __stdcall PrintSz(LPWSTR pwszString);
      
       private:
       static int cObjRef;
       };
      
      
       #include <windows.h>
       #include <ole2.h>
       #include <stdio.h>
       #include <stdlib.h>
       #include "thlo.h"
       #include "pshlo.h"
       #include "shlo.hxx"
       #include "mycls.hxx"
      
       int CHello::cObjRef = 0;
      
       CHello::CHello(IUnknown *pUnk) : CHelloBase(pUnk)
       {
       cObjRef++;
       return;
       }
      
       HRESULT __stdcall CHello::PrintSz(LPWSTR pwszString)
       {
       printf("%ws\n", pwszString);
       return(ResultFromScode(S_OK));
       }
      
      
       CHello::~CHello(void)
       {
      
       // when the object count goes to zero, stop the server
       cObjRef--;
       if( cObjRef == 0 )
       PulseEvent(hEvent);
      
       return;
       }
      
       #include <windows.h>
       #include <ole2.h>
       #include "pshlo.h"
       #include "shlo.hxx"
       #include "mycls.hxx"
      
       HANDLE hEvent;
      
       int _cdecl main(
       int argc,
       char * argv[]
       ) {
       ULONG ulRef;
       DWORD dwRegistration;
       CHelloCF *pCF = new CHelloCF();
      
       hEvent = CreateEvent(NULL, FALSE, FALSE, NULL);
      
       // Initialize the OLE libraries
       CoInitializeEx(NULL, COINIT_MULTITHREADED);
      
       CoRegisterClassObject(CLSID_CHello, pCF, CLSCTX_LOCAL_SERVER,
       REGCLS_MULTIPLEUSE, &dwRegistration);
      
       // wait on an event to stop
       WaitForSingleObject(hEvent, INFINITE);
      
       // revoke and release the class object
       CoRevokeClassObject(dwRegistration);
       ulRef = pCF->Release();
      
       // Tell OLE we are going away.
       CoUninitialize();
      
       return(0); }
      
       extern CLSID CLSID_CHello;
       extern UUID LIBID_CHelloLib;
      
       CLSID CLSID_CHello = { /* 2573F891-CFEE-101A-9A9F-00AA00342820 */
       0x2573F891,
       0xCFEE,
       0x101A,
       { 0x9A, 0x9F, 0x00, 0xAA, 0x00, 0x34, 0x28, 0x20 }
       };
      
       UUID LIBID_CHelloLib = { /* 2573F890-CFEE-101A-9A9F-00AA00342820 */
       0x2573F890,
       0xCFEE,
       0x101A,
       { 0x9A, 0x9F, 0x00, 0xAA, 0x00, 0x34, 0x28, 0x20 }
       };
      
       #include <windows.h>
       #include <ole2.h>
       #include <stdlib.h>
       #include <string.h>
       #include <stdio.h>
       #include "pshlo.h"
       #include "shlo.hxx"
       #include "clsid.h"
      
       int _cdecl main(
       int argc,
       char * argv[]
       ) {
       HRESULT hRslt;
       IHello *pHello;
       ULONG ulCnt;
       IMoniker * pmk;
       WCHAR wcsT[_MAX_PATH];
       WCHAR wcsPath[2 * _MAX_PATH];
      
       // get object path
       wcsPath[0] = '\0';
       wcsT[0] = '\0';
       if( argc > 1) {
       mbstowcs(wcsPath, argv[1], strlen(argv[1]) + 1);
       wcsupr(wcsPath);
       }
       else {
       fprintf(stderr, "Object path must be specified\n");
       return(1);
       }
      
       // get print string
       if(argc > 2)
       mbstowcs(wcsT, argv[2], strlen(argv[2]) + 1);
       else
       wcscpy(wcsT, L"Hello World");
      
       printf("Linking to object %ws\n", wcsPath);
       printf("Text String %ws\n", wcsT);
      
       // Initialize the OLE libraries
       hRslt = CoInitializeEx(NULL, COINIT_MULTITHREADED);
      
       if(SUCCEEDED(hRslt)) {
      
      
       hRslt = CreateFileMoniker(wcsPath, &pmk);
       if(SUCCEEDED(hRslt))
       hRslt = BindMoniker(pmk, 0, IID_IHello, (void **)&pHello);
      
       if(SUCCEEDED(hRslt)) {
      
       // print a string out
       pHello->PrintSz(wcsT);
      
       Sleep(2000);
       ulCnt = pHello->Release();
       }
       else
       printf("Failure to connect, status: %lx", hRslt);
      
       // Tell OLE we are going away.
       CoUninitialize();
       }
      
       return(0);
       }
      
      
      
      
      


        • 1. Re: The Evolution of a Programmer

          In my case it was z80 assembler on a Spectrum :-)
          If memory serves?

          org 32768
          ld a,73
          rst 16
          ld a,69
          rst 16
          ld a,76
          rst 16
          ld a,76
          rst 16
          ld a,79
          rst 16
          ld a,32
          rst 16
          ld a,87
          rst 16
          ld a,79
          rst 16
          ld a,82
          rst 16
          ld a,76
          rst 16
          ld a,68
          rst 16
          ld a,13
          rst 16
          ret

          I can't remember how you define strings otherwise
          there would be a loop "djnz" :-(

          Regards,
          Adrian