Hangman

Nice try, but clumsy   Posted by: bilderbikkel on Friday, February 06, 2009

Sure, Hangman is not that exciting, but it might be a great beginners' example. IMHO it is not, because of the many clumsy choices:
- The dictionary file must be in C:\. Why not in the same directory?
- The name of the player must be given by editing a text file. Why not in the program itself?
- I was given the message I correctly guessed a nine-letter word I only had one letter of. Where I did not even had the slightest clue (yet)...
- I did not succeed in quitting the program, by typing 'n' after the question if I wanted to continue
- The dictionary is unnecessarily implemented using a manually updated linked list, where a std::vector would be a much better and easier choice.

So I hope the author will rewrite his/her code and repost it as it might serve as a good beginners' example.

reply to bilderbikkel   Posted by: Creator on Monday, February 16, 2009

Try to answer to these questions on your own since you are so critical about the way this game was written. It seems that If I wanted to do what you are suggesting I would have.
A linked list is a common structure that many would want to learn. Not to mention that most will have to face it sometime while learning how to program structurally.
I suggest you write the code using vectors and post it.