Wk 5 Discussion – Functional Programming [due Thurs]

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.

Due Thursday

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Research the following:

• The definition of def
• The purpose of “def someFunction(x,y):” within a program

Discuss the following questions:

• What are the main benefits of functional programming?
• Why do functions play a useful role in creating programs?

Provide examples of why you would use a function in a program and how a function might be applied within a program.

Provide an example to reinforce your arguments.

Due Monday

Reply to at least 2 of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses.

Wk 5 – Functional Programming [due Mon]

Assignment Content

1. 
   Your software company was invited to provide a proposal for a company in Australia. You currently have the cost in US dollars and need to convert the prices to the Australian dollar. Write a 2-part program using Ruby, Java®, or Python. Part 1: Write a function to gather the following costs from the user:

   • Travel Cost: $9,800
   • Hotel Cost: $3,500
   • Rental Car Cost: $1,600
   • Labor Cost: $15,500

   Part 2: Write a function to convert the costs from United States dollar (USD) to Australian dollar (AUD).
   Note: Look up the current USD to AUD exchange rate to use in your function. Test the program 3 times by providing different costs in USD. Provide the code and take a screenshot of the output, then paste the screenshot(s) into a Microsoft® Word document. Write a half-page response in the same Microsoft® Word document to address the following:

   • Provide a manual for the user explaining how to use the program.
   • Explain what type of user input validations you should have. What happens if the user enters a negative number? What happens if the user puts a $ in the input?

   Review the readings for this week from
   Ruby on Rails Tutorial or the Pluralsight videos if you have additional questions on deploying Ruby applications. Submit your document.
   
   

 

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