Help! Got a test @ Shaw Cable (for a Tech Support job) - advice needed!

[arsenal]

Originally Posted by TheyCallMeBruce

Well, I wrote it off the top of my head. That's pretty good considering I haven't touched c++ in 6 years.

Plus why should I remember c++. I make more than programmers anyway :P

I got that drilled into me constantly. I use to read comp.lang.c, and if you think people are nazi's regarding grammar, what have you here.. that place was crazy.

Anyway.. dude, if you need help with those questions, you are in serious trouble.

[TheyCallMeBruce]

Originally Posted by arsenal

I got that drilled into me constantly. I use to read comp.lang.c, and if you think people are nazi's regarding grammar, what have you here.. that place was crazy.

Anyway.. dude, if you need help with those questions, you are in serious trouble.

haha, I believe it.

[if.away]

Originally Posted by arsenal

you fail. main must always have a return type int.

Not true. Just void the function and it won't return anything.

[ken0042]

I think we've been a little too hard on the guy- who came on asking a legit question. For example I was not ready for all the modem questions on my MCSE exam. I had no fewer than 7 questions about troubleshooting twin 56K modems; none of which had a multiple choice answer of "Call Shaw if you are a Network Admin trying to VPN in from home all the time."

It may not be that he doesn't know it, but if I had an employment test with Shaw; I may want to know if its wise to brush up on my TCP/IP.

[arsenal]

Originally Posted by if.away

Not true. Just void the function and it won't return anything.

that isn't part of the standard.
main must always return int.

And in Bruce's example, he was returning 0 to a void function is incorrect.

[Fobby]

can't believe we are debugging C code....

[arsenal]

its a slow night...

[HelloHockeyFans]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

pee in a cup, don't let it splash over the side.

lol not sure why, but this really got me laughing

[Phaneuf3]

Originally Posted by Fobby

can't believe we are debugging C code....

C++ code.... n00b!

[Byrns]

How much does Shaw pay? (Not that I'm currently looking)

[Fobby]

shaw? not a whole lot.. telus pays more.

[kermitology]

Explain to me the difference between UDP and TCP/IP.

Who programs to ISO?

And any good C++ programmer will use almost 90% C code to go in a class.

But TheyCallMeBruce does fail his main function doesn't declare a return type so it wouldn't even compile

I'm a java programmer now.

public class PostFormatter
{
  private String m_strText;

  public PostFormatter( String s )
  {
    if( s.contains(" u ") )
    {
      s.replace(" u ", " you " );
    }
    
    m_strText = s;
  }

  public String getPostText()
  {
    return m_strText;
  }

  public void setText( String s )
  {
    if( s.contains(" u ") )
    {
      s.replace(" u ", " you " );
    }

    m_strText = s;
  }
}

[kermitology]

Originally Posted by Phaneuf3

C++ code.... n00b!

C++ is just C with objects and crap.

[arsenal]

Originally Posted by kermitology

C++ is just C with objects and crap.

you can leave the "C with objects and" part
As far as OO goes, there are a lot better choices out there.
And as far as who codes to ISO standards? That depends on what you are programming. You "should" code to ISO if you can, at least in my opinion. It leaves less room for errors.

wow.. we have really gotten off topic here haha.

[jammies]

Originally Posted by ken0042

I think we've been a little too hard on the guy- who came on asking a legit question.

...

It may not be that he doesn't know it, but if I had an employment test with Shaw; I may want to know if its wise to brush up on my TCP/IP.

Bah! That's what's wrong with too many techs already - they ask questions about what should be blindingly obvious to anyone with logical skills, never mind technical ones. I hate those people who say "there's no such thing as a dumb question", 'cause I assure you that any question that takes longer to ask, than to either deduce or look up the correct answer yourself is, in fact, a dumb one.

People who call Shaw for tech support are going to be having problems with their Internet connection - does it take a genius to know that they are going to need people who know the basics of TCP/IP, subnetting, low-end home routers, Windows networking configuration, and similar topics? Does it take another genius to realize that, being Shaw, if you can scrawl your name on your test with the same spelling you used on your resume, they will probably hire you regardless of how you do on the test?

Honestly, if you have ever talked to Shaw for support you know that for every decent tech, there are 4 others whose main accomplishment every day is getting out of the shower without either falling or putting the soap bar up their nose. If you know that Shaw starts with an S, and has 4 letters, you can probably pass any "test" they might see fit to administer.

[Rathji]

Originally Posted by arsenal

that isn't part of the standard.
main must always return int.

And in Bruce's example, he was returning 0 to a void function is incorrect.

Doesnt C99 allow for main to return void? or is that just functions? I have only ever had to use C for one course and half the time I spent trying to figure out why my java syntax wouldn't work.

[Fobby]

We should now all write in Eiffel...

But a lot of times, you need to know how to do the basic stuff as a shaw TSR... I once got asked if my power bar was plugged in. If my computer is on, and if the lights are blinking. So you need to be able to tell them how to check them if you are talking to someone who does not know how to operate a computer.

"Plug in the Rj45 into the NIC" will probably confuse a lot of people.

[NuclearFart]

lol @ jammies post. It's funny cause it's true.
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GREY'S ANATOMY FORUMS

[arsenal]

Originally Posted by Rathji

Doesnt C99 allow for main to return void? or is that just functions? I have only ever had to use C for one course and half the time I spent trying to figure out why my java syntax wouldn't work.

No. main must always return an int. Functions where always able to return void.

[kermitology]

Originally Posted by Rathji

Doesnt C99 allow for main to return void? or is that just functions? I have only ever had to use C for one course and half the time I spent trying to figure out why my java syntax wouldn't work.

It's still wrong because you MUST define the return type.