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The Beer Money Problem - Two Less Successful Solutions (#3)

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This is the final post about the MLUG Beer Money challenge: if you are lost, start here . The first solution method that I describe isn't particularly fast, but it is fun.

The Beer Money Problem - Improvements with Recursion (#2)

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This is Part 2 of the beer money problem, see intro and Simple Nested Loops Solution (#1) . Recursion - yay. Having a VI that calls itself that calls itself that calls itself... then finally breaks out. 

The Beer Money Problem - A Simple Approach (#1)

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This post is about my first attempt at answering the MLUG beer money challenge outlined in this post . So, where to start? After grappling with this problem for a while, I decided to type up exactly what I was doing when trying to solve it on paper, and go from there.

The Beer Money Problem - MLUG Coding Challenge (Intro)

I like a good coding challenge, and this one is particularly fun. It was set by the wonderful folks at MLUG and goes like this: I went to the supermarket to get some beers for the Euros final and my bill came to £11.99. With the money detailed [below], how many combinations are there that make up the exact change to pay my bill?  

End of NXG?

I was very shocked when I heard the news at work about NI binning NXG . NXG was announced back when I worked at NI and I still remember the excitement people had for a more modern LabVIEW - that "ooh" as they demo'd the zoom, those flashy web VIs.