{"id":1158,"date":"2009-01-24T19:49:22","date_gmt":"2009-01-25T00:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spookyblue.com\/spookyblog\/?p=1158"},"modified":"2009-01-26T15:39:38","modified_gmt":"2009-01-26T20:39:38","slug":"pseudo-code-of-an-orange-cat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/spookyblue.com\/spookyblog\/pseudo-code-of-an-orange-cat","title":{"rendered":"Pseudo-code of An Orange Cat"},"content":{"rendered":"

\/\/CAT V0.1
\nwhile($human-is-present){
\n  if(scan-for-tasty-bugs()==\"none in reach\"){
\n    perform-cat-show();
\n  }
\n}else{
\n  eat-bug();
\n}<\/code><\/span><\/p>\n

== Update: 01\/26\/2009 ==<\/b>
\nA conscientious programmer friend, who, surprisingly, wouldn’t know a historical Star Trek reference if it flew into the room and smacked him in the forehead, has helpfully notified me that the above code contains an error. The else<\/b> tag cannot be applied to a while()<\/b> loop.<\/p>\n

This may explain the constant errors, spontaneous reboots, and otherwise erratic behavior displayed by the V0.1 orange cat. I have corrected the code, which turned out to be a slight mixup with some curly-braces. Perfect example of, “It compiled, so it should work.”
\n(Thanks, Daiv. And Piccard was clearly the better Captain.)<\/p>\n

\/\/CAT V0.2
\nwhile($human-is-present){
\n  if(scan-for-tasty-bugs()==\"none in reach\"){
\n    perform-cat-show();
\n  }else{
\n    eat-bug();
\n  }
\n}<\/code><\/span>\n\t\t