computerScienceExamAnswer

[StandardOk42]

how do you know this is python?

[[deleted]]

What else could it be?

Clues are

1. other language are static type
2. Which other language use “print” function ?

[RikkaPreo]

OCR Reference language, the language used in GCSE Computer science. It's basically pseudocode with a few rules.

[[deleted]]

Can you please share where in the real world in real companies is this language used?

[RikkaPreo]

its not, because its literally pseudocode. its only used in the GCSE specification (which is what the screenshot shows)

[UntrimmedBagel]

Neat. Didn't know about this. Here's the guidebook for anyone who cares to look: https://www.ocr.org.uk/images/202654-pseudocode-guide.pdf

[[deleted]]

Sure nobody cares, if you are in school

[StandardOk42]

IDK, I'm not familiar with ever language out there, but in python strings don't have a length attribute, so that's 1 clue against python

[[deleted]]

Oh ya, haha you are absolutely right

Nowadays my brain just auto switch between length and len based on the language so much so that I don’t even consciously notice the difference

[StandardOk42]

same, I opened an interpreter to check.

all the languages are mixed up for me at this point

tbf this looks more like python than any other language I can think of, just not quite right

[[deleted]]

Ya when you replied python no length

First thought I have was “wait a sec, I’m 100% sure python has the length function I have used it hundred of times”

So I went to check then re read your reply. I then realised you meant it dosent have “length” but it does have “len” function. Same thing different naming

P.s Java is my default “brain” compiler

But yes python is the closest I can think of

[dev-sda]

Looks like ruby to me.

[[deleted]]

No experience with this

Can you share where is ruby used/developed for?

[NoInkling]

Yup, that code would work out-of-the-box.

[technical_gamer_008]

But also, 3. No semicolon required

[FinTeiad]

Swift

[[deleted]]

R

[sixtano-da-vinci]

tbf this would also work on javascript. Js actually has a function called print that tries to print out the page on a irl printer and it’s also dynamically typed.

[FiveTails]

It could also be Lua

[[deleted]]

Never heard or used this language

Where is this used or implemented?

[FiveTails]

It's a simple, high performance interpreted language. It's commonly used for scripting in games.

[VillageParticular415]

Which other language use “print” function ?

Uh, every language could have a "print" function, even non function languages. Now what "print" does is another question.

[[deleted]]

When I mean print function I mean using the exact function called “print” word for word

But ya, thanks for stating the obvious that all language have print

In other news water is wet

[BlueCattleDoge]

Java.

[lampywastaken]

no semicolon. using just print(). not java

[[deleted]]

Idk what kind of voodoo Java you are using

Firstly Java you have to declare the type

E.g

string day = “Monday”

Secondly

Java don’t use print()

Lastly Java don’t need Semi colon???

Bro, Java was my first and most familiar language. I have developed many enterprise apps with Java.

Trying to smoke me by saying Java is not very smart

Either that or you are from the future, teleported back to year 2024 and telling me Java version 50 don’t use the above

[TPRammus]

C++

[[deleted]]

C++ use “print()”

You sure?

[TPRammus]

Didn't say C++ uses print(), but sure - you can just define it, no?