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Trying to Start a Programming Meme

I’ve never tried to start a meme before, but since I don’t really have anything great to post about, I’d like to try to start one. I think this one could be particularly fun because it encourages implementation of a basic program in many different languages.

Rules:

  1. Implement a program that takes in a user’s name and their age, and prints hello to them once for every year that they have been alive.
  2. Post these rules, the source code for your solution, and the following list (with you included) on your blog.
  3. Bonus points if you implement it in a language not yet seen on the following list!

The List:

  1. [Python] http://www.eflorenzano.com/blog/post/trying-start-programming-meme
  2. [Bash] http://aartemenko.com/texts/bash-meme/
  3. [C] http://dakrauth.com/media/site/text/hello.c
  4. [Java] http://adoleo.com/blog/2008/nov/25/programming-meme/
  5. [Python 3] http://mikewatkins.ca/2008/11/25/hello-meme/
  6. [Ruby] http://stroky.l.googlepages.com/gem
  7. [Ruby] http://im.camronflanders.com/archive/meme/
  8. [Lisp] http://justinlilly.com/blog/2008/nov/25/back-on-the-horse/
  9. [Lua] http://aartemenko.com/texts/lua-hello-meme/
  10. [Functional Python] http://aartemenko.com/texts/python-functional-hello-meme/
  11. [Erlang] http://surfacedepth.blogspot.com/2008/11/erics-programming-meme-in-erlang.html
  12. [Haskell] http://jasonwalsh.us/meme.html
  13. [PHP] http://fitzgeraldsteele.wordpress.com/2008/11/25/memeing-in-php-2/
  14. [Javascript] http://www.taylanpince.com/blog/posts/responding-to-a-programming-meme/
  15. [Single-File Django] http://www.pocketuniverse.ca/archive/2008/november/27/florenzano-factor/

(…and make sure to check out the comments on this post for some other fun implementations!)

And here’s my implementation:

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name = raw_input('Please enter your name: ')
age = int(raw_input('Please enter your age: '))

for i in xrange(age):
    print "%2d) Hello, %s" % (i, name)

And its output:

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Please enter your name: Eric Florenzano
Please enter your age: 22
 0) Hello, Eric Florenzano
 1) Hello, Eric Florenzano
 2) Hello, Eric Florenzano
 3) Hello, Eric Florenzano
 4) Hello, Eric Florenzano
 5) Hello, Eric Florenzano
 6) Hello, Eric Florenzano
 7) Hello, Eric Florenzano
 8) Hello, Eric Florenzano
 9) Hello, Eric Florenzano
10) Hello, Eric Florenzano
11) Hello, Eric Florenzano
12) Hello, Eric Florenzano
13) Hello, Eric Florenzano
14) Hello, Eric Florenzano
15) Hello, Eric Florenzano
16) Hello, Eric Florenzano
17) Hello, Eric Florenzano
18) Hello, Eric Florenzano
19) Hello, Eric Florenzano
20) Hello, Eric Florenzano
21) Hello, Eric Florenzano

Well there you have it, my attempt at a programming meme. I hope someone enjoys it!