ferret | LeoNerd: That was one of the first blobs of Java I wrote, it's allowed to be even more verbose and convoluted than Java normally is. ;P |
rindolf | ferret: link? |
ferret | /las Cat.java |
rindolf | ferret: an implementation of the UNIX "cat" program in Java?? |
ferret | Actually, specifically the GNU cat program, and only a subset thereof. |
rindolf | ferret: oh. |
rindolf | ferret: how many lines did it take? |
* f00li5h | heads off to #codegolf and tries to convince them to allow java submissions |
ferret | rindolf: It's mostly argument parser. |
rindolf | ferret: I once implemented a parser for a subset of the Bourne Shell args, in really hideous ANSI C. |
rindolf | f00li5h: good luck. |
rindolf | f00li5h: Java Golf... |
f00li5h | yeah, for sure! |
rindolf | Java Golf would be longer than a non-Golfed Perl program. |
f00li5h | rindolf: this is true |
rindolf | f00li5h: COBOL Golf! |