[clug-progsig] clug-progsig website

[Shawn]

At our meeting tonight there were a few questions regarding our website, and 
those coding tasks to help people learn new languages.  I promised to post 
the links to what we have thus far.  So....

Here's a link to the home page page we did up at one point.  It needs some 
work, but I think it's a good first crack.  You'll note from the first 
paragraph that some info is a bit dated now...
http://www.open2space.com/clugsig/

With regards to programming tasks, we have two to begin with, but do not yet 
have a web page for them.  I've pasted them below for comments/review.  If 
you have any suggestions on a task to expand the list, let us know.  However, 
please keep in mind that the idea is to be language independent, and help 
(newer) programmers learn the basics, or certain tasks.

Task # 1
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Allow the user to enter three variables (i.e. a, b, and c).  Determine what a 
* b is, and what b * c is.  
Also determine the sum of these two answers.  Output the 3 results to the 
user.

Purpose: 
- Programmer will need to determine the basic structure of the chosen 
language.
- Programmer will learn how to use variables.
- Programmer will learn how to permform operations on variables.
- Programmer will learn how to accept input from a user.
- Programmer will learn a basic method to display data to the user.


Task # 2
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Write a program that will guess a person's age.  Display each guess to the 
user, and ask them if it is correct, too high, or two low.

Purpose:
- Programmer will learn conditional logic.
- Programmer will learn one or more loop methods.
- Programmer will learn to accept input from the user.

*Added challenge:  Make the program guess the correct age in the fewest number 
of guesses.


Shawn