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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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      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
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                  #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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                    MacSpudster
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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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                      Nice. +5

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                      • M MacSpudster

                        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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                                      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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                                        • 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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                                          Jeffrey Knight
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                                          #44

                                          #!/bin/bash #-------- # For Agnes #-------- # A poem in bash on Mac # Tue Feb 7 15:01:01 EST 2012 # Jeffrey Knight for you_Agnes in `which time`; do find /if_you_can/ \ \ "there is nothing, Agnes" 2> be_done; until [[ $you = **know** ]]; do you="know `whoami` ?"; look " my Agnes ... "; if [ "only" == "you could ..." ]; then id rejoice; patch false hopes; fi; my_fate="is sealed"; from nothing 2> nothing; done; done; say -v Agnes $my_fate #and be clear

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