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  • A Andrew Rissing

    A few coworkers were joking about writing poetry in code and I was curious to put it up here as a challenge to others. The premise is that you must write something that is poetry that is reasonably compilable (i.e. excluding the scaffolding of the language of choice). Bonus points if it produces output that is relevant to the theme of the poem. Here is an example to get you started:

    float myhope;
    float mypride;
    if (myhope is Empty)
    Goto ZeroDivide;

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    SirTimothy
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    Adapted from an excerpt from Dr. Seuss' Fox In Socks. Not quite as smooth as I'd like, but it works.

    if (fighter1 is TweetleBeetle
    && fighter2 is TweetleBeetle
    && theWeapon is Paddle
    && thePlace is Puddle
    && thePlace.place is Bottle)
    return new TweetleBeetleBottlePuddlePaddleBattleMuddle();

    If fighter one is tweetle beetle, Fighter two is tweetle beetle, And the weapon is a paddle, And the place is a puddle, And the place's place is bottle, then return new TweetleBeetleBottlePuddlePaddleBattleMuddle

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    • A Andrew Rissing

      A few coworkers were joking about writing poetry in code and I was curious to put it up here as a challenge to others. The premise is that you must write something that is poetry that is reasonably compilable (i.e. excluding the scaffolding of the language of choice). Bonus points if it produces output that is relevant to the theme of the poem. Here is an example to get you started:

      float myhope;
      float mypride;
      if (myhope is Empty)
      Goto ZeroDivide;

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      Aiscrim
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      #25

      If this is real Then
      Nothing
      Else
      matters(2, Me)

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      • D Dalek Dave

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        Alan Burkhart
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        :thumbsup::thumbsup:

        XAlan Burkhart

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        • A Andrew Rissing

          A few coworkers were joking about writing poetry in code and I was curious to put it up here as a challenge to others. The premise is that you must write something that is poetry that is reasonably compilable (i.e. excluding the scaffolding of the language of choice). Bonus points if it produces output that is relevant to the theme of the poem. Here is an example to get you started:

          float myhope;
          float mypride;
          if (myhope is Empty)
          Goto ZeroDivide;

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          BillWoodruff
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          #27

          Note: at the time I wrote this, I had not read the other posts, and did not realize others were already taking on Hamlet's famous soliloquy.

          // c#

          bool? TheQuestion = true;
          bool? ToBe = true;

          public bool? ToBeOrNotToBe()
          {
          return (TheQuestion == true && ToBe == true) ? ToBe : null;
          }

          "Our life is a faint tracing on the surface of mystery, like the idle, curved tunnels of leaf miners on the surface of a leaf. We must somehow take a wider view, look at the whole landscape, really see it, and describe what's going on here. Then we can at least wail the right question into the swaddling band of darkness, or, if it comes to that, choir the proper praise." Annie Dillard

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          • A Andrew Rissing

            A few coworkers were joking about writing poetry in code and I was curious to put it up here as a challenge to others. The premise is that you must write something that is poetry that is reasonably compilable (i.e. excluding the scaffolding of the language of choice). Bonus points if it produces output that is relevant to the theme of the poem. Here is an example to get you started:

            float myhope;
            float mypride;
            if (myhope is Empty)
            Goto ZeroDivide;

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            Lost User
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            #28

            Charlie and Charlotte, the lovers in C (doesn't compile, Charlie and Charlotte are incompatible types)

            char*lie;
            double time, me= !0XFACE,
            not; int rested, get, out;
            main(ly, die) char ly, **die ;{
            signed char lotte,

            dear; (char)lotte--;
            for(get= !me;; not){
            1 - out & out ;lie;{
            char lotte, my= dear,
            **let= !!me *!not+ ++die;
            (char*)(lie=
            "The gloves are OFF this time, I detest you, snot\n\0sed GEEK!");

            do {not= \*lie++ & 0xF00L\* !me;
            #define love (char\*)lie -
            love 1s \*!(not= atoi(let
            \[get -me?
                (char)lotte-
            

            (char)lotte: my- *love -
            'I' - *love - 'U' -
            'I' - (long) - 4 - 'U' ])- !!
            (time =out= 'a'));} while( my - dear
            && 'I'-1l -get- 'a'); break;}}
            (char)*lie++;

            (char)*lie++, (char)*lie++; hell:0, (char)*lie;
            get *out* (short)ly -0-'R'- get- 'a'^rested;
            do {auto*eroticism,
            that; puts(*( out
            - 'c'
            -('P'-'S') +die+ -2 ));}while(!"you're at it");

            for (*((char*)&lotte)^=
            (char)lotte; (love ly) [(char)++lotte+
            !!0xBABE];){ if ('I' -lie[ 2 +(char)lotte]){ 'I'-1l ***die; }
            else{ if ('I' * get *out* ('I'-1l **die[ 2 ])) *((char*)&lotte) -=
            '4' - ('I'-1l); not; for(get=!

            get; !out; (char)*lie & 0xD0- !not) return!!
            (char)lotte;}

            (char)lotte;
            do{ not* putchar(lie [out
            *!not* !!me +(char)lotte]);
            not; for(;!'a';);}while(
            love (char*)lie);{

            register this; switch( (char)lie
            [(char)lotte] -1s *!out) {
            char*les, get= 0xFF, my; case' ':
            *((char*)&lotte) += 15; !not +(char)*lie*'s';
            this +1s+ not; default: 0xF +(char*)lie;}}}
            get - !out;
            if (not--)
            goto hell;
            exit( (char)lotte);}

            Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss:

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            • N Norman Dziedzic

              Question = (2 * b) || !(2 * b); Is a nicer form but still only = Question; Then again Wit.soul = brevity;

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              hmoulding
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              ITYM wit.soul = brevity ;

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              • A Andrew Rissing

                A few coworkers were joking about writing poetry in code and I was curious to put it up here as a challenge to others. The premise is that you must write something that is poetry that is reasonably compilable (i.e. excluding the scaffolding of the language of choice). Bonus points if it produces output that is relevant to the theme of the poem. Here is an example to get you started:

                float myhope;
                float mypride;
                if (myhope is Empty)
                Goto ZeroDivide;

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                msvbdev
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                #30

                Not really a poem, but here's some famous Shakespeare in C/C++

                bool question = (toBe || !toBe);

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                • A Andrew Rissing

                  A few coworkers were joking about writing poetry in code and I was curious to put it up here as a challenge to others. The premise is that you must write something that is poetry that is reasonably compilable (i.e. excluding the scaffolding of the language of choice). Bonus points if it produces output that is relevant to the theme of the poem. Here is an example to get you started:

                  float myhope;
                  float mypride;
                  if (myhope is Empty)
                  Goto ZeroDivide;

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                  da808wiz
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                  #31

                  ...
                  send(girl,"Flowers");
                  send(girl,"Chocolates");
                  send(girl,"Money");
                  send(girl,"Heart");
                  if ( recv(girl)==cold_shoulder )
                  goto hell;
                  ...

                  :hell
                  switch ( girl2 = new Girl() ) {
                  ...

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                  • A Andrew Rissing

                    A few coworkers were joking about writing poetry in code and I was curious to put it up here as a challenge to others. The premise is that you must write something that is poetry that is reasonably compilable (i.e. excluding the scaffolding of the language of choice). Bonus points if it produces output that is relevant to the theme of the poem. Here is an example to get you started:

                    float myhope;
                    float mypride;
                    if (myhope is Empty)
                    Goto ZeroDivide;

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                    User 8077241
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #32

                    Class TimeGoesBySlowly

                    Function toSave(yourLife) As TimeGoesBySlowly
                    
                        For Each Day As TimeGoesBySlowly In yourLife
                            Dim theLights As New TimeGoesBySlowly, TaketheTime
                    
                            toSave(yourLife) 'and
                            Return (theLights) 'until the
                    
                        Next Day
                    
                    
                    End Function
                    

                    End Class

                    http://thephilosopherstone.ca

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                    • A Andrew Rissing

                      A few coworkers were joking about writing poetry in code and I was curious to put it up here as a challenge to others. The premise is that you must write something that is poetry that is reasonably compilable (i.e. excluding the scaffolding of the language of choice). Bonus points if it produces output that is relevant to the theme of the poem. Here is an example to get you started:

                      float myhope;
                      float mypride;
                      if (myhope is Empty)
                      Goto ZeroDivide;

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                      #33

                      interface EternalLove
                      {
                      object ofMyDesire;
                      byte ofMyLoveAspire;

                      string meAlong;
                      double mySong;

                      private class ofYourAffection : ICollection {}

                      enum erateMyLoveForYou
                      {
                      rosesBought,
                      diamondsSought,
                      muchMuchThought
                      }

                      public abstract Array Divine;
                      protected Buffer recline;

                      readonly int endedProse;
                      long erWoes;

                      Exception Denied;
                      ExceptionHandler.ExceptionDialog AgonyUponMyPride;

                      StackOverflowException soMuchCommotion;
                      Screen myEmotion;

                      EventHandler ABrandNewDay;
                      Environment Secure_SoTheySay;

                      Help MeFindAWife; //as I
                      float alongThroughLife;
                      }

                      public class icWishfulThinking : EternalLove
                      {
                      //Son, yer on yer own.
                      }

                      ~ [Don't] Visual[ize the] Basic[s], C#[ly instead] ~ ASPX: Apple Simply Performs eXcellently

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                        Class TimeGoesBySlowly

                        Function toSave(yourLife) As TimeGoesBySlowly
                        
                            For Each Day As TimeGoesBySlowly In yourLife
                                Dim theLights As New TimeGoesBySlowly, TaketheTime
                        
                                toSave(yourLife) 'and
                                Return (theLights) 'until the
                        
                            Next Day
                        
                        
                        End Function
                        

                        End Class

                        http://thephilosopherstone.ca

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                        Andrew Rissing
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                        #34

                        Nice. +5

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                          interface EternalLove
                          {
                          object ofMyDesire;
                          byte ofMyLoveAspire;

                          string meAlong;
                          double mySong;

                          private class ofYourAffection : ICollection {}

                          enum erateMyLoveForYou
                          {
                          rosesBought,
                          diamondsSought,
                          muchMuchThought
                          }

                          public abstract Array Divine;
                          protected Buffer recline;

                          readonly int endedProse;
                          long erWoes;

                          Exception Denied;
                          ExceptionHandler.ExceptionDialog AgonyUponMyPride;

                          StackOverflowException soMuchCommotion;
                          Screen myEmotion;

                          EventHandler ABrandNewDay;
                          Environment Secure_SoTheySay;

                          Help MeFindAWife; //as I
                          float alongThroughLife;
                          }

                          public class icWishfulThinking : EternalLove
                          {
                          //Son, yer on yer own.
                          }

                          ~ [Don't] Visual[ize the] Basic[s], C#[ly instead] ~ ASPX: Apple Simply Performs eXcellently

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                          Andrew Rissing
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                          Haha...nice. +5

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                          • R Rage

                            if (life == ToBe)
                            return Question
                            else if (life != ToBe)
                            return Question

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                            KP Lee
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                            #36

                            You still get the credit, but I like:

                            if (ToBe || !ToBe) return ThatIStheQuestion

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                            • M Marc Clifton

                              And in Haiku:

                              double myTrouble;
                              if (sheFindsOut(myTrouble))
                              {
                              SummerDaysAreGone();
                              }

                              Marc

                              My Blog
                              An Agile walk on the wild side with Relationship Oriented Programming
                              Melody's Amazon Herb Site

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                              randomusic
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                              Good one, a 5-7-5 haiku

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                              • R Rage

                                Seems like you are slightly getting all the subtleties of Shakespeare's genius ;P OTOH, it is disastrous to see how the best translation in programming language, namely return Question; ( as you very correctly pointed out ) completely ruins the effect.

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                                Luiz Monad
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                                From that we can conclude that life is random, and dont affect the result of question. that is: from where we come from? where are we? and where are we going to?

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                                • R Rage

                                  if (life == ToBe)
                                  return Question
                                  else if (life != ToBe)
                                  return Question

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                                  fatman45
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                                  #39

                                  How about:

                                  Question = life ? ToBe : !ToBe;

                                  Da Bomb

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                                  • N Norman Dziedzic

                                    Question = (2 * b) || !(2 * b); Is a nicer form but still only = Question; Then again Wit.soul = brevity;

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                                    AspDotNetDev
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                                    #40

                                    Repost! :-D

                                    Thou mewling ill-breeding pignut!

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                                    • A Andrew Rissing

                                      A few coworkers were joking about writing poetry in code and I was curious to put it up here as a challenge to others. The premise is that you must write something that is poetry that is reasonably compilable (i.e. excluding the scaffolding of the language of choice). Bonus points if it produces output that is relevant to the theme of the poem. Here is an example to get you started:

                                      float myhope;
                                      float mypride;
                                      if (myhope is Empty)
                                      Goto ZeroDivide;

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                                      AspDotNetDev
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                                      #41

                                      {O, Row(Me, 0), Row(Me, 0)}.Where((fore) => Art("Thou"))

                                      Thou mewling ill-breeding pignut!

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                                      • A Andrew Rissing

                                        A few coworkers were joking about writing poetry in code and I was curious to put it up here as a challenge to others. The premise is that you must write something that is poetry that is reasonably compilable (i.e. excluding the scaffolding of the language of choice). Bonus points if it produces output that is relevant to the theme of the poem. Here is an example to get you started:

                                        float myhope;
                                        float mypride;
                                        if (myhope is Empty)
                                        Goto ZeroDivide;

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                                        User 8585015
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                                        #42

                                        while : # rickiT :Sleep For zzz = 1 To 3 Next zzz GoTo Sleep rickiT 2012

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                                        • A Andrew Rissing

                                          A few coworkers were joking about writing poetry in code and I was curious to put it up here as a challenge to others. The premise is that you must write something that is poetry that is reasonably compilable (i.e. excluding the scaffolding of the language of choice). Bonus points if it produces output that is relevant to the theme of the poem. Here is an example to get you started:

                                          float myhope;
                                          float mypride;
                                          if (myhope is Empty)
                                          Goto ZeroDivide;

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                                          Jenny Quinn
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                                          #43

                                          dim seeTree as boolean = false
                                          if seeTree then
                                          dim poem as string = "this poem is as lovely as a tree"
                                          end if

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