Speed Scripting Shootout

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[edit] Round 1

• Winner: Team HHDDVVDDBVD (Darren, Brian, Esther)

  Final submission: find /usr/bin -size +10k > outfile (Darren)

  Alternate solution (Mac OS X): mdfind -onlyin /usr/bin 'kMDItemFSSize > 10240' > ~/md_outfile (Brian)

[edit] Round 2

• Winner: Cory

[edit] Round 3

• Winner: Team HHDDVVDDBVD (Brian, Darren, Esther)

  #!/bin/bash


  for line in $(cat /usr/share/dict/words | grep ^S); do
  

  echo -n "$line -- "
  

  echo $line | openssl sha1
  

  done

• Runner up: Dave

  #!usr/bin/ruby

  require 'digest/sha1'

  IO.foreach('/usr/share/dict/words') {|x| print "#{x.chomp} -- #{Digest::SHA1.hexdigest(x)}\n" unless (x.index('s')!=0 && x.index('S')!=0) }

  • Ruby script on gist.github