Bryan
2003-08-08 16:10:47 |
Word lists
Charlie and some others (was it DJ?) have written short programs that access a word list from somewhere in order to solve word problems. Where can I find these word lists? Also, I am assuming the program is written in C. Forgive my ignorance, but can you buy C propramming software for the PC at your corner computer store? |
friedlinguini
2003-08-08 17:36:44 |
Re: Word lists
If you check out the Cygwin project, you can get a whole Unix-ish environment for Windows, including a C compiler, for free. There are also plenty of free graphical programming environments available for download from various places. There are also commercial alternatives. You can order the Standard Edition of Microsoft Visual C++.NET from Amazon.com for around $100. It all depends on how much time and/or money you're willing to spend. Personally, I like the Cygwin angle. |
DJ
2003-08-08 18:02:03 |
Re: Word lists
If you look at the comments or submitted solution to 'Thirteen Words,' you will find the lists (and how to get them) that both Charlie and I have been using. Also, I have been programming in javascript, just because it's easy for anyone to use, test, or modify the code in notepad, then open the file with a web browser to see the results. Other times I have used C++, for which I use MS Visual Studio. Charlie uses QBASIC or QuickBASIC or something like that (I don't know the differences); I'm not sure where to find those. |
Charlie
2003-08-08 21:41:47 |
Re: Word lists
For a QuickBasic compiler you can go to Quick Basic Cafe, and click on Compilers on the left, under Downloads. Then click on QBasic 4.5 in the Name column (next to "Simply the Best" in the description column). Don't choose the German version unless that's what you want (I mention this because that's the only one whose description says 4.5, in addition to its link).
QuickBasic was sold as a compiler a while back. QBASIC was a strictly interpreted language, whose interpreter was given away with some later versions of DOS; it ran about 5 times more slowly than QuickBasic, but had mostly the same syntax.
Both, being DOS programs, run in a Command Prompt window. |
levik
2003-08-09 12:22:10 |
Re: Word lists
[gets on soapbox]
Also, should anyone be interested in Java, some of the best tools for that are available free of charge from the Eclipse project (You will need to have a Java VM installed, which you can get from Sun's Java site
[leaves soapbox] |
