Comments for Wouter Coekaerts

Comment on Java Puzzle 1: Clowns by Heinz Kabutz

Heinz Kabutz — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:53:42 +0000

No please, no easier puzzles. More difficult! The web has tons of easy Java puzzles.

Comment on Java Puzzle 1: Clowns by Wouter

Wouter — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:32:34 +0000

Yeah, I’ll also have some easier ones. Not the next one, but the third one probably…

Comment on Java Puzzle 1: Clowns by Cypher

Cypher — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:30:36 +0000

I need easier puzzles! Seems that only one semester of java basics a couple of years ago just isn’t enough to solve this

Comment on Java Puzzle 1: Clowns by Wouter

Wouter — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:11:25 +0000

Yes, it’s coming soon.

Comment on Java Puzzle 1: Clowns by Jitendra

Jitendra — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:02:35 +0000

I am not really expert in java so waiting for solution.
Would it be posted here?

Comment on Java Puzzle 1: Clowns by Wouter

Wouter — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:18:05 +0000

I should have mentioned it more explicitly, but you are only allowed to edit the file containing the “You” class, nothing else.

Comment on Java Puzzle 1: Clowns by Wouter

Wouter — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:16:36 +0000

Good question.
You are allowed to create a custom classloader and load any classes in from within your code, for as far as the security manager allows that.
But “The goal is to reach this line” only applies to that line in the real Volkswagen class, not a copy of it (which will need a different name I think) in another classloader.

You are supposed to run just java -Djava.security.manager you.You, adding extra options to java (for example to use another classloader, or a non-standard security policy) is not allowed.

Comment on Java Puzzle 1: Clowns by Xu ShiChang

Xu ShiChang — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:05:17 +0000

Are we allowed to use a customer classloader?
It sounds too much of a cheat to me.

Comment on Java Puzzle 1: Clowns by Jean-Louis Willems

Jean-Louis Willems — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:32:47 +0000

Solution found in 30 minutes. Very nice game.

Comment on Java Puzzle 1: Clowns by Picimobile

Picimobile — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:34:34 +0000

A quick and dirty solution would be:
private static final int CAPACITY = 20;