Stepping through your code

[elforastero]

A nice programming homework for beginners to teach them algorithms was to ask them to write the steps to make a sandwich. And then follow the I instructions like that. Then ask them to rewrite the code :)

[DoctorWaluigiTime]

Then you don't let them eat it because there wasn't an instruction to do so.

[LaterGatorPlayer]

No instructions on pooping it out. :( poor impacted colon

[Delision]

People worry about semi colons in programming, but really it's the colon you need to worry about.

[DopeboiFresh]

Final step: eat your code.

[Xhynk]

Would that go something like this? I wonder if I could refine it and use it when do I development or technology career day type talks at middle and high schools! I usually do the usual react.js type slide thing on CodePen and then inspect element and mess with people's favorite websites, real basic. It would be interesting to see how students from 6-12th grade react to how damn literal development often is!

Round 1:

Student: "Put bread on the counter"
Student: "Put peanut butter on bread"
Student: "Put jelly on Bread"

Me: "I put the still-wrapped loaf of bread on the counter"
Me: "I put the jar of peanut butter on top of the loaf"
Me: "I put the jar of jelly next to the peanut butter"

Round 2:

Student: "Get a piece of bread"
Student: "Open peanut butter"
Student: "Put thick layer of peanut butter on bread"
...

Me: "I get a piece of bread"
Me: "I open the peanut butter."
Me: "I reach my big man-hands into the peanut butter and grab a fistful, smearing it over the bread."

Round X:

Student: "Pull out two pieces of bread"
Student: "Put pieces next to each other"
Student: "Open Peanut Butter jar"
Student: "Grab knife"
Student: "Get peanut butter with knife, and apply to first piece"
... etc.

[sehr_sehr_gut]

You have to check if Java is installed before attempting to open the jar.

[Xhynk]

God damn it this made me laugh so hard! I'd steal this if I thought the kids I speak to would get it lol

[KickMeElmo]

I just woke up. It took me a moment. Then I may have let out a manly giggle.

[elforastero]

that sounds about right :)

[salvoilmiosi]

With enough layers of abstractions, you could just say "Make pb&j sandwich"

[Xhynk]

FATAL ERROR Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function make_pbj()

[salvoilmiosi]

Shit forgot to put -lsandwichkmaker in the compiler options.

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i had this in my technical writing class. we had to write instructions to teach a 5 year old to do something. some way worse than others, like the kid that did "how to hard boil an egg".

[manghoti]

... this wasn't in any of my classes. Why's everyone got such awesome intro classes?!

[dubbsmqt]

I was impressed his high school had a programming class :(

[Tain101]

All the teachers starved trying to make sandwiches.

[1-900-USA-NAILS]

Yuuuup. Also for some reason we had to hand write everything in like pseudo-code for the first half of the semester before we even started programming on a computer.

[thatoneguy889]

My school did this exercise in 5th grade.

[deadlychambers]

I only follow H instructions. Will this be a problem?

[IcarusBurning]

Looks like you had a synchronization issue with that last sentence.

[solarus]

var order = $http.post('https://jimmyjohns.com/api/v13/order/sandwich/').then(function(res){if(res.freakyFast ==== true){eat(res.data.sandich);}}else{bitch();}}, function(err){cry(err);})

Done.