Interesting that numbers can be excluded from the ordering system like that. I wonder if other numbers considered unlucky or meme numbers have been excluded before...

[–] GreenCrunch@piefed.blahaj.zone 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

the article mentions 69 being skipped as well. I assume it's pretty simple, just check it against the list and increment until it's valid.

int getNextOrderNumber(int currentNumber) {
    currentNumber++; 
    while(isBanned(currentNumber)) {
        currentNumber++; 
    } 
    return currentNumber; 
}

where bool isBanned(int orderNumber) simply checks the order number against the banned list and returns true if it's not allowed.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

Not that it's hard to implement, but neat that it is already being practiced in tgese systems, similar to noticing floors 4, 13 or 14 being skipped in a building.