Metapoem equinox

Question

Objective:

• Write one program that outputs sourcecode for another program that outputs words.

General information:

• Any programming language.

Rules:

1. Your programs should not take any input. (from user, filename, network or anything).
2. The generated program sourcecode must not be in the same programming language as the original.
3. The output from the generated program should be exactly every third character from the original sourcecode, starting at character #3 (first character in sourcecode is #1).
4. Sourcecode constraints: Maximum 1500 characters
5. Sourcecode constraints for generated program: Maximum 250 characters

Scoring is based on the output from the generated program, you get points for the following words (any combination of upper/lowercase):

me - 2 points
ore - 3 points
freq - 5 points
pager - 7 points
mentor - 11 points
triumph - 13 points
equipage - 17 points
equipment - 19 points
equivalent - 23 points
equilibrium - 29 points
unubiquitous - 31 points
questionnaire - 37 points

Each word can be repeated but lose 1 point for each repetition. For example:

• four of Equilibrium (in any place) in the output gives: 29+28+27+26 points.

Letters in the output can be used in more than one word, for example:

• equipager = equipage and pager = 17+7 points.

Best score wins. Good luck, have fun!

Answer 1

Befunge-98, produces zsh script: 150 1053 1113 1139 points

The Befunge-98 program (1500)

:#q #u!#e!#sa#t7#i6#o*#n*#n*#aj#ib#r9#e*#q:#u:#i:#p:#a:#g:#e:#r:#e:#q3#u+#i,#pc#m+#e,#nf#t+#o,#r4#e8#q*#u,#i6#l+#i:#b,#r4#i8#u*#m,#e,#qb#u+#i:#p:#m:#e:#n:#t,#o4#r8#e*#q,#u,#i4#l8#i*#b,#r,#i4#u8#m*#u,#n,#u4#b8#i*#q,#u,#i4#t8#o*#u,#s,#q4#ua#e*#s-#t,#i2#o+#n,#n,#a5#i+#r,#ec#q+#u,#i4#v8#a*#l,#e9#n5#t*#-,#qb#ua#e*#s,#t4#i8#o*#n,#n #a #i #r #e #q #u #i #p #a #g #e #r #e #q #u #i #p #m #e #n #t #o #r #e #q #u #i #l #i #b #r #i #u #m #e #q #u #i #p #m #e #n #t #o #r #e #q #u #i #l #i #b #r #i #u #m #u #n #u #b #i #q #u #i #t #o #u #s #q #u #e #s #t #i #o #n #n #a #i #r #e #q #u #i #v #a #l #e #n #t #- #q #u #e #s #t #i #o #n #n #a #i #r #e #q #u #i #p #a #g #e #r #e #q #u #i #p #m #e #n #t #o #r #e #q #u #i #l #i #b #r #i #u #m #e #q #u #i #p #m #e #n #t #o #r #e #q #u #i #l #i #b #r #i #u #m #u #n #u #b #i #q #u #i #t #o #u #s #q #u #e #s #t #i #o #n #n #a #i #r #e #q #u #i #v #a #l #e #n #t #- #q #u #e #s #t #i #o #n #n #a #i #r #e #q #u #i #p #a #g #e #r #e #q #u #i #p #m #e #n #t #o #r #e #q #u #i #l #i #b #r #i #u #m #e #q #u #i #p #m #e #n #t #o #r #e #q #u #i #l #i #b #r #i #u #m #u #n #u #b #i #q #u #i #t #o #u #s #q #u #e #s #t #i #o #n #n #a #i #r #e #q #u #i #v #a #l #e #n #t #- #q #u #e #s #t #i #o #n #n #a #i #r #e #q #u #i #p #a #g #e #r #e #q #u #i #p #m #e #n #t #o #r #e #q #u #i #l #i #b #r #i #u #m #e #q #u #i #p #m #e #n #t #o #r #e #q #u #i #l #i #b #r #i #u #m #u #n #u #b #i #q #u #i #t #o #u #s:#q2#u+#e0#sg#t,#i3#o+#n:#n #a3#i9#rb#e*#q*#u #i`#v #a!#l #e1#n+jt@#-

produces the zsh shell script (127)

for i in n n n n n;echo -n questionnairequipagerequipmentorequilibriumequipmentorequilibriumunubiquitousquestionnairequivalent-

which in turn of course outputs (500)

questionnairequipagerequipmentorequilibriumequipmentorequilibriumunubiquitousquestionnairequivalent-questionnairequipagerequipmentorequilibriumequipmentorequilibriumunubiquitousquestionnairequivalent-questionnairequipagerequipmentorequilibriumequipmentorequilibriumunubiquitousquestionnairequivalent-questionnairequipagerequipmentorequilibriumequipmentorequilibriumunubiquitousquestionnairequivalent-questionnairequipagerequipmentorequilibriumequipmentorequilibriumunubiquitousquestionnairequivalent-

when executed. This is worth 1139 points (assuming my calculations are correct).

Early version (saved here because it's much easier to try to understand)

The Befunge-98 program

:#m #e!#n!#tb#o9#r*#e*#qj#ub#i9#l*#i:#b:#r:#u2#m+#f,#r,#e5#q+#u,#ec#s+#t,#i8#o4#n*#n,#a #r #i #e #q #u #i #p #m #e #n #t #r #i #u:#m2#p+#h0#ug#n,#u3#b+#i:#qf#uf#i*#t`#o5ju @s#_

produces the Bourne shell script (including a bunch of trailing spaces)

echo mentorequilibrumfrequestionnariequipmentriumphunubiquitous                  

Here is the same program transposed, for easier reading.

: !!b9**jb9*:::2+,,5+,c+,84*,              :2+0g,3+:ff*`5 #
########################################################j@_
mentorequilibrumfrequestionnariequipmentriumphunubiquitous

Answer 2

Shellscript and Python - 514 Points

My submission is written in shellscript:

echo   print"'h rthtq""u""e""s""t""i""o""n""n""a""i""r""e""q""u""e""s""t""i""o""n""n""a""i""r""e""q""u""e""s""t""i""o""n""n""a""i""r""e""q""u""e""s""t""i""o""n""n""a""i""r""e""q""u""e""s""t""i""o""n""n""a""i""r""e""q""u""e""s""t""i""o""n""n""a""i""r""e""q""u""e""s""t""i""o""n""n""a""i""r""e""q""u""e""s""t""i""o""n""n""a""i""r""e""u""n""u""b""i""q""u""i""t""o""u""s""u""n""u""b""i""q""u""i""t""o""u""s""u""n""u""b""i""q""u""i""t""o""u""s""u""n""u""b""i""q""u""i""t""o""u""s""u""n""u""b""i""q""u""i""t""o""u""s""e""q""u""i""l""i""b""r""i""u""m""e""q""u""i""l""i""b""r""i""u""m""e""q""u""i""l""i""b""r""i""u""m""e""n""t""o""r""e""q""u""i""p""m""e""n""t""o""r""e""q""u""i""p""m""e""n""t""o""r""e""q""u""i""p""m""e""n""t""o""r'"

It will output the following python code (249 characters):

print'h rthtquestionnairequestionnairequestionnairequestionnairequestionnairequestionnairequestionnairequestionnaireunubiquitousunubiquitousunubiquitousunubiquitousunubiquitousequilibriumequilibriumequilibriumentorequipmentorequipmentorequipmentor'

Whose output contains:

8 * questionnaire: 37+36+35+34+33+32+31+30
5 * unubiquitous: 31+30+29+28+27
3 * equipment: 19+18+17
4 * mentor: 11+10+9+8
3 * ore: 3+2+1
6 * me: 2+1

for a total of 514 Points.

Not very sophisticated, i am sure others can do better :)

Answer 3

JavaScript & REBEL - 198

Initial program:

console.log( "nll(llf  r  e  q  u  e  s  t  i  o  n  n  a  i  r  e  q  u  i  p  a  g  e  r  u  n  u  b  i  q  u  i  t  o  u  s  e  q  u  i  p  m  e  n  t  o  r  e  q  u  i  v  a  l  e  n  t  r  i  u  m  p  h  e  q  u  i  l  i  b  r  i  u  m+.+ +.$0+;/ + +//.+/$>$0")+0 ;

Generated program:

nll(llf  r  e  q  u  e  s  t  i  o  n  n  a  i  r  e  q  u  i  p  a  g  e  r  u  n  u  b  i  q  u  i  t  o  u  s  e  q  u  i  p  m  e  n  t  o  r  e  q  u  i  v  a  l  e  n  t  r  i  u  m  p  h  e  q  u  i  l  i  b  r  i  u  m+.+ +.$0+;/ + +//.+/$>$0

Output:

nll(llfrequestionnairequipagerunubiquitousequipmentorequivalentriumphequilibrium+.+ +.$0+;

Notes:

Each word is output exactly once, except "me" which is output twice.

You will notice that the generated program is exactly 250 characters long. I didn't notice this until it was written. I consider myself lucky.

Answer 4

Python that outputs C, 947

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print 'main(i,j){for (i=0;i<7;i++) printf("questionnairequipagerequipmentorequivalentriumphunubiquitous");printf("a(jf =i;+pn(utniqpeqpnruanipniiu)rt\"a(jf =i;+pn(utniqpeqpnruanipniiu)rt\"j=+(nppuii)\\)");}'

I use the longest words (that give the best score) and overlapping words too (equipage-pager, as for the example). This is how the score is computed:

me= 2+1+0+0+0+0+0=3
ore= 3+2+1+0+0+0+0=6
pager= 7+6+5+4+3+2+1=28
mentor= 11+10+9+8+7+6+5=56
triumph= 13+12+11+10+9+8+7=70
equipage= 17+16+15+14+13+12+11=98
equipment= 19+18+17+16+15+14+13=112
equivalent= 23+22+21+20+19+18+17=140
unubiquitous= 31+30+29+28+27+26+25=196
questionnaire= 37+36+35+34+33+32+31=238

Total is 947.

Edit: now the generated program should output "exactly every third character from the original sourcecode" :)

Answer 5

Javascript and Golfscript - 1074 points

Javascript (1500 chars):

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Generated Golfscript (128 chars): Test GolfScript online

5{ 2{'equilibriumunubiquitousquestionnairequip'   'ager'}*   'mentor' \;}*  'cseo 52eibuniiuutniqp ar* eo ; co2biui *o 2u*22  ' 

Output (500 chars):

equilibriumunubiquitousquestionnairequipagerequilibriumunubiquitousquestionnairequipmentorequilibriumunubiquitousquestionnairequipagerequilibriumunubiquitousquestionnairequipmentorequilibriumunubiquitousquestionnairequipagerequilibriumunubiquitousquestionnairequipmentorequilibriumunubiquitousquestionnairequipagerequilibriumunubiquitousquestionnairequipmentorequilibriumunubiquitousquestionnairequipagerequilibriumunubiquitousquestionnairequipmentorcseo 52eibuniiuutniqp ar* eo ; co2biui *o 2u*22  

Score:

10 * questionnaire (37+36+35+34+33+32+31+30+29+28)    = 325
10 * unubiquitous  (31+30+29+28+27+26+25+24+23+22)    = 265
10 * equilibrium   (29+28+27+26+25+24+23+22+21+20)    = 245
5  * equipage      (17+16+15+14+13)                   = 75
5  * pager         (7+6+5+4+3)                        = 25
5  * equipment     (19+18+17+16+15)                   = 85
5  * mentor        (11+10+9+8+7)                      = 45
4  * ore           (3+2+1)                            = 6
10 * me            (2+1)                              = 3

Total: 1074

UPDATE: Managed to gain some points by changing GolfScript loops from 3*3 to 5*2.