I want to assess coders by lines written! The more the better!
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Yeah but did you know he worked for Blizzard tho
Oh. I thought that was Elixir until I zoomed in.
Why is it all in italics?! I’d reject the PR just for that. Otherwise LGTM
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Thanks to goodness, finally. A (giggle & snort) solid algorithm. There ya’s go set yer clocks & go get a haircut.
private bool isEven(int number){
bool result = true;
while (number > 0){
number = number - 1;
if (result == true)
result = false;
else
result = true;
}
return result;
}
(P.S.: Only works for positive numbers)
This works for both positive and negative numbers:
private static bool isEven(int number)
{
bool result = true;
while (number < 0)
{
number = number - 1;
if (result == true)
result = false;
else
result = true;
}
while (number > 0)
{
number = number - 1;
if (result == true)
result = false;
else
result = true;
}
return result;
}
Output:
isEven(4) = True
isEven(5) = False
isEven(-4) = True
isEven(-5) = False
this is like the making chess one
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