Elysian Shadows

I have my program displaying all of the possible combinations, that is, only if you know the length of the original string. In other words, I gave up when I found that the length of the output of the hash is not always going to have a constant similarity to the length of the string given. I got tir...

Yep, so this little challenge has failed. Miserably.

Okay, just on the off chance that this bump renews interest, I'll leave the challenge open for one more week. Oh well.

I just signed up for the Dreamspark program by Microsoft which gives you free software for being a student. The only catch is If You use the Software to create software programs, You may only commercially use or distribute them upon the purchase of appropriate commercial license(s) for the Software...

Are you sure that function is even invertible? If the output of 2 different (or more) inputs it the same, how can you know which one was the correct one after decrypting? That's the point of most cryptographic hash functions anyway. Well, fantastico, you've hit it on the proverbial head! There is n...

Given your key and algorithm, and assuming that the current character in question is 'e' in the string "hamburger," then x = 5, and y = 8, and if x * y = 40, then t = 5 (given the number of times that 10 can go into x * y until it reaches a length of 1 digit, which is a number < 10), and ...

Bored? Need a little bit of a programming challenge, or something to keep you busy? Perhaps this isn't a challenge for some - there may or may not be a perfectly simple solution. You'll just have to find out! Without further delay, here's the challenge: Synopsis: I have created an algorithm to hash ...

here's a code snippet for a way to take and execute shell commands (should work on all OS's): string command = ""; std::cout << "Enter command: "; getline(std::cin, command); system(command.c_str()); It's really as simple as making a "system" call? So I could do this? ...

All right, so there are many GUI's written for popular command-line only programs on Linux; they're written for Nmap, Memtest, etc. So I have 2 questions: 1. What languages allow you to do this. 2. And, quite simply: how? I know that in C++ there are "SYSTEM" commands that allow you to uti...

Thanks for your replies,

As opposed to really deciding between OpenGL and SDL (though my interest is piqued by OpenGL), I would more ask for assistance deciding between OpenGL/SDL and OGRE 3D/Crystal Space/Irrlicht.

I would highly recommend SDL for 2d games and OpenGL for 3d games. I'm working on a project with SDL right now, and it definitely gives you control without being as difficult as it first seems. As far as OpenGL, that seems to be the standard for 3d (alongside Direct3D, microsoft's version). I haven...

Hello, I already have what I would consider an intermediate level of skill in C++. That is, I read Sam's Teach Yourself C++ in 24 Hours, and have a firm understanding of everything discussed there. I am now looking into game development, and I have decided to learn graphics programming first. After ...

Hello Gentle(wo)men, I have been looking at various cross-platform GUI frameworks, such as Trolltech's "QT" and wxWidgets, and I am having trouble deciding which one you find to be the most advantageous? I have already learned the basics of C++ (functions, arrays, etc. I've even dabbled a ...

I was running the Windows binary that was included with the tar.gz I downloaded from the link you provided in your original post. I haven't attempted to compile the Linux source yet. Why did you use DarWINE when the project is built for Linux? If DarWINE is what it says it is, then why would you try...

I attempted to run it under DarWINE on my Macbook, but I got the old OpenGL error. Log: err:wgl:X11DRV_wglGetProcAddress No libGL on this box - disabling OpenGL support ! err:wgl:X11DRV_wglGetProcAddress No libGL on this box - disabling OpenGL support ! err:wgl:X11DRV_wglGetProcAddress No libGL on t...

Linux is constantly criticized for its lack of games-it's great to know that someone is working to change that. Keep it up!