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61 lines
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# Queen Attack
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Write a program that positions two queens on a chess board and indicates whether or not they are positioned so that they can attack each other.
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In the game of chess, a queen can attack pieces which are on the same
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row, column, or diagonal.
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A chessboard can be represented by an 8 by 8 array.
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So if you're told the white queen is at (2, 3) and the black queen at
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(5, 6), then you'd know you've got a set-up like so:
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```plain
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ W _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ B _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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```
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You'd also be able to answer whether the queens can attack each other.
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In this case, that answer would be yes, they can, because both pieces
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share a diagonal.
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## Getting Started
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Make sure you have read [the C++ page](http://exercism.io/languages/cpp) on
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exercism.io. This covers the basic information on setting up the development
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environment expected by the exercises.
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## Passing the Tests
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Get the first test compiling, linking and passing by following the [three
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rules of test-driven development](http://butunclebob.com/ArticleS.UncleBob.TheThreeRulesOfTdd).
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Create just enough structure by declaring namespaces, functions, classes,
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etc., to satisfy any compiler errors and get the test to fail. Then write
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just enough code to get the test to pass. Once you've done that,
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uncomment the next test by moving the following line past the next test.
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```C++
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#if defined(EXERCISM_RUN_ALL_TESTS)
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```
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This may result in compile errors as new constructs may be invoked that
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you haven't yet declared or defined. Again, fix the compile errors minimally
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to get a failing test, then change the code minimally to pass the test,
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refactor your implementation for readability and expressiveness and then
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go on to the next test.
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Try to use standard C++11 facilities in preference to writing your own
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low-level algorithms or facilities by hand. [CppReference](http://en.cppreference.com/)
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is a wiki reference to the C++ language and standard library. If you
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are new to C++, but have programmed in C, beware of
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[C traps and pitfalls](http://www.slideshare.net/LegalizeAdulthood/c-traps-and-pitfalls-for-c-programmers).
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## Source
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J Dalbey's Programming Practice problems [http://users.csc.calpoly.edu/~jdalbey/103/Projects/ProgrammingPractice.html](http://users.csc.calpoly.edu/~jdalbey/103/Projects/ProgrammingPractice.html)
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