7SegmentDisplays

Print the longest English word(s) that can be written with a Seven-segment display.
Based on Tom Scott’s The Basics S2E1 and implemented in multiple languages.

Languages

These are the currently implemented languages:

• Awk
• Bash
• C
• C++
• C#
• CMake
• CoffeeScript
• Crystal
• D
• Dart
• Elixir
• Erlang
• Fennel
• Gawk
• Go
• Groovy
• Java
• JavaScript
• Julia
• Kotlin
• LiveScript
• Lua
• MySQL
• Nim
• Octave
• Pascal
• Perl
• Perl6
• PHP
• PostgreSQL
• PowerShell
• Python
• R
• Ruby
• Rust
• Scala
• Sh
• SQLite
• TypeScript
• Vala
• VimL
• Zsh

To add an implementation in a new language, or improve an existing implementation, check CONTRIBUTING.

Tests

Tests are included in t/tests.t. To run them (make test) you will need perl with the JSON::Parse module, and a compiler/runtime environment for every language.

Benchmarks

You can see the current benchmarks in BENCHMARKS. To run your own benchmarks (make bench) you will need hyperfine, and a compiler/runtime environment for every language.

Credits

• Tom Scott for the idea and original implementation.
• dwyl for the English dictionary (words.txt).

TODO

• More languages.

License

Licensed under GLWTPL.