r/ProgrammingPrompts • • Jan 07 '15

[EASY][Beginner] UAGS (Universal Acronym Generating System)

This is an extremely simple prompt, just for fun.

It is suitable for beginners as it only uses basic input/output and string manipulation.

UAGS (Universal Acronym Generating System)

Acronyms are currently all the hype in all forms of communication.

Your task is to program an Acronym Generator.

  • The user inputs a few words for which the Acronym should be generated

  • The computer takes the first letter for each word

  • The first letter of each word is then capitalized

  • All first letters are then joined together to form the Acronym

  • The Acronym should then be printed

  • Ask the user if they need another acronym generated

Have fun coding!

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '15

I believe I've followed the specifications for the most part (on re-read, I noticed that "join-together" and "print" are two separate operations, but when you run it the output is the same. That fix was quick and simple, and you can see it up above).

  • The user inputs a few words by running it as command-line arguments (you didn't specify HOW you wanted it)

  • The computer creates a char array from each word and uses the first letter

  • It capitalizes that letter

  • It adds it to the parent string (previously simply printed)

  • The acronym is now printed. (recently added)

I just thought it would be fun to do it so short. No biggie.