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future programer · Mar 21st, 2006, 8:43 AM

im new at programming and i need help. im takin a proramming class at high school. my brother is in the hospital and he really likes sodoku. so if any one can help i would realy appriciate it.

Polyphemus_ · Mar 21st, 2006, 8:52 AM

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Originally Posted by future programer

im new at programming and i need help. im takin a proramming class at high school. my brother is in the hospital and he really likes sodoku. so if any one can help i would realy appriciate it.

OK, summarizing it:
1. You're new at programming
2. You're taking programming class at high school
3. Your brother is in hospital
4. Your brother likes sudoku.

What's the point?

Master · Mar 21st, 2006, 1:11 PM

I think his point is to make a sudoku game for his brother, but he came here asking for help since he is a newbie to programming.

Ooble · Mar 21st, 2006, 2:05 PM

Aren't there like a bazillion free sudoku games out there already?

Oddball · Mar 21st, 2006, 2:19 PM

Can't you see what he's asking? Really....

You want to make a Sudoku game for your brother in hospital, correct? I did this once, didn't get far to be honest. I tried it in C++. Some of the whizz-bang people here will be able to help though!

Please guys, you knew what he was asking, some people just aren't that articulate. Don't waste your time posting if it's not anything useful...

Ooble · Mar 21st, 2006, 2:35 PM

Well, here's my thinking. If you're new to programming, it'll be some time before you're even able to begin a Sudoku game. It'll take a good few weeks for you to finish it. By that time, your brother will hopefully be out of hospital. So just download him a free Sudoku game off the Internet, and work on your own one in your spare time.

grumpy · Mar 21st, 2006, 3:48 PM

Well, personally, I would suggest giving your brother a set of Sudoku puzzles, rather than a Sudoku solver. If you brother likes Sudoku, and he's got time to spare, he'll probably enjoy solving the puzzles himself rather than watching a computer program do it.

There are books available with plenty of puzzles. And there are programs available free for generating puzzles. All you need then is a printer.

If you really want to give your brother something to occupy his mind, give him a laptop with a decent development environment (eg VB in this case) and necessary documentation and ask HIM to produce a Sudoku solver for you ......

Ooble · Mar 21st, 2006, 5:13 PM

I think he means a Sudoku generator, rather than a Sudoku solver...

bl00dninja · Mar 22nd, 2006, 12:08 AM

actually i think he means "blah blah blah me mee mi mo, nan coo cah tah".

this is more incoherent and irrelevant than the commercials talking about you inheriting genetic cholesterol traits from half-relatives like your aunt...

but no seriously that's a great idea, just compile an executable file and ask the hospital if you can upload it to their server. i'm sure they'll say yes. or you could just buy him a pencil????

future programer · Mar 22nd, 2006, 6:44 AM

Ooble is right i want to make a Sudoku generator. And it would mean more to him if i made it.

Mar 21st, 2006, 8:43 AM	#1
future programer Newbie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Miamisburg, Ohio Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	Sodoku Help im new at programming and i need help. im takin a proramming class at high school. my brother is in the hospital and he really likes sodoku. so if any one can help i would realy appriciate it.

Mar 21st, 2006, 2:05 PM	#4
Ooble I eat cake for breakfast. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In my box. Posts: 4,434 Rep Power: 9	Aren't there like a bazillion free sudoku games out there already? __________________ Me :: You :: Them

Mar 21st, 2006, 2:19 PM	#5
Oddball Newbie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UK Posts: 18 Rep Power: 0	Can't you see what he's asking? Really.... You want to make a Sudoku game for your brother in hospital, correct? I did this once, didn't get far to be honest. I tried it in C++. Some of the whizz-bang people here will be able to help though! Please guys, you knew what he was asking, some people just aren't that articulate. Don't waste your time posting if it's not anything useful... __________________ There are 10 types of people in this world: Those that understand binary And those who don't

Mar 21st, 2006, 2:35 PM	#6
Ooble I eat cake for breakfast. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In my box. Posts: 4,434 Rep Power: 9	Well, here's my thinking. If you're new to programming, it'll be some time before you're even able to begin a Sudoku game. It'll take a good few weeks for you to finish it. By that time, your brother will hopefully be out of hospital. So just download him a free Sudoku game off the Internet, and work on your own one in your spare time. __________________ Me :: You :: Them

Mar 21st, 2006, 5:13 PM	#8
Ooble I eat cake for breakfast. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In my box. Posts: 4,434 Rep Power: 9	I think he means a Sudoku generator, rather than a Sudoku solver... __________________ Me :: You :: Them

Mar 21st, 2006, 1:11 PM	#3
Master Programmer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: GA Posts: 99 Rep Power: 4	I think his point is to make a sudoku game for his brother, but he came here asking for help since he is a newbie to programming.

Mar 21st, 2006, 3:48 PM	#7
grumpy Programming Guru Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 1,221 Rep Power: 5	Well, personally, I would suggest giving your brother a set of Sudoku puzzles, rather than a Sudoku solver. If you brother likes Sudoku, and he's got time to spare, he'll probably enjoy solving the puzzles himself rather than watching a computer program do it. There are books available with plenty of puzzles. And there are programs available free for generating puzzles. All you need then is a printer. If you really want to give your brother something to occupy his mind, give him a laptop with a decent development environment (eg VB in this case) and necessary documentation and ask HIM to produce a Sudoku solver for you ......

Mar 22nd, 2006, 12:08 AM	#9
bl00dninja Programming Guru Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: namespace std Posts: 1,246 Rep Power: 5	actually i think he means "blah blah blah me mee mi mo, nan coo cah tah". this is more incoherent and irrelevant than the commercials talking about you inheriting genetic cholesterol traits from half-relatives like your aunt... but no seriously that's a great idea, just compile an executable file and ask the hospital if you can upload it to their server. i'm sure they'll say yes. or you could just buy him a pencil???? __________________ i put on my robe and wizard hat... Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?...Morons.

Mar 22nd, 2006, 6:44 AM	#10
future programer Newbie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Miamisburg, Ohio Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	Ooble is right i want to make a Sudoku generator. And it would mean more to him if i made it.

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