pjbooks Chapter 39 gave so much; this thesis is going to be written.
Chapter 39 gave so much; this thesis is going to be written.
Just as his thoughts were racing, the system's notification sounds exploded in his mind like celebratory cannon fire.
[Ding! Detected that the host has completed the publication of a top-tier SCI journal paper, which will have a significant impact on the relevant academic field!]
[Reward: 3000 learning points!]
[Ding! Detected intense emotional fluctuations (shock, elation, self-doubt) among the editor-in-chief and reviewers of the journal *Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing*. Emotional conversion efficiency has been greatly improved...]
[Congratulations, host, you have gained 1000 emotion points!]
As Lu Feng watched the numbers on the panel surge dramatically, the last vestige of disbelief in his heart vanished.
Current learning value: 3050
Current mood score: 1000
It seems the paper assignment is quite generous; I need to write it.
The thesis is now finished.
His fingers tapped lightly on the table as his gaze fell upon the several brand-new programming books.
Next goal: Mathematical Modeling Competition.
In this competition, programming is a core skill, and one cannot afford to have any weaknesses.
Lu Feng took a deep breath, clearing his chaotic thoughts and refocusing his attention on the present moment.
He first opened his browser and searched for several basic programming software programs.
A C++ compiler, a Python interpreter, and an installation package for MATLAB.
Fortunately, the software from 2012 wasn't too bloated, and his old laptop could still handle it.
Download and install in one go.
The first thing he opened was the C++ integrated development environment, with a black background and white characters, exuding the unique coldness of a programmer.
He typed out that classic introductory line of code, following the first example in "C++ Primer Plus".
#include
int main ()
{
std::cout <<"Hello, World!";
0 return;
}
Click to compile and run.
A small black window popped up, displaying "Hello, World!".
It became.
Lu Feng didn't pause and continued reading.
Variables, data types, loops, functions...
With the passive support of "efficient learning," it's still quite easy to learn quickly.
He could even sense that the underlying logic of this code was, on some abstract level, connected to the mechanical formulas he had previously derived.
However, after studying for half an hour, Lu Feng put down the C++ book.
Too cumbersome.
Defining a variable requires declaring its type, and memory management also requires manual operation. For someone like him who pursues efficiency and just wants to implement algorithms quickly, C++ seems a bit cumbersome.
His gaze then turned to another book, "MATLAB from Beginner to Expert".
As software designed specifically for scientific computing, MATLAB's syntax is extremely user-friendly for engineering students, and its numerous built-in functions save them the trouble of reinventing the wheel.
He then spent another half hour quickly reviewing the basic syntax of MATLAB.
Matrix operations, data visualization, symbolic computation...
It is indeed very powerful.
But Lu Feng always felt that something was missing.
MATLAB is more like a fully-featured super calculator, suitable for pure numerical simulations, but it falls short in handling text and network requests.
Finally, he picked up the book "Introduction to Algorithms," which was not limited to a particular language but analyzed various classic algorithms from the most fundamental logical level.
Sorting, searching, graph theory, dynamic programming.
This is the soul of programming.
Lu Feng's fingertips traced across the pages of the book. He realized that what he needed most was a language that could quickly implement algorithms, easily process various types of data, and had a sufficiently concise syntax.
He thought of Python.
After opening the Python interpreter, Lu Feng stopped reading books and started trying to write some simple scripts based on his scattered impressions from his previous life.
His first goal was to create a simple webpage.
With a few lines of HTML code typed, a rudimentary webpage containing only a title and a paragraph of text appeared in the browser.
This interface brings back memories of the 1990s.
Lu Feng mentally complained, then tried writing a simple web crawler script, targeting the school library's website.
As he watched the book titles, authors, and call numbers being automatically extracted and neatly arranged in a text document on the screen, he finally found the thrill of controlling the data flow.
So that's how pirated novel websites came about. They're not that technically sophisticated.
He then tried using MATLAB's plotting library, and with just a few lines of code, he transformed a set of messy data into a clear two-dimensional curve.
This efficiency is more than ten times faster than drawing by hand or dragging in Excel.
This is exactly what a mathematical modeling competition needs.
Just as he was immersed in the world of code, the dormitory door was suddenly kicked open with a bang.
Zhang Wei rushed in, carrying a basketball and covered in sweat, followed by several roommates who were also drenched in sweat.
"Old Lu! You're still here! I thought you went to the library again!" Zhang Wei casually tossed the basketball to the ground, slumped into a chair, and grabbed a water glass from the table to gulp it down.
"Have you finished memorizing the formulas for tomorrow's exam?" he asked, panting.
Lu Feng didn't even look up; his fingers flew across the keyboard.
"I'm learning how to write code."
"Writing code?" Zhang Wei curiously leaned closer, sticking his head in front of Lu Feng's screen. "What is this thing? Is it some kind of scribbles? I can't understand a single letter."
Lu Feng ignored him and pressed the Enter key.
On the screen, the web crawler script he had just written started running, and the chapters of a novel website scrolled rapidly across the console like a waterfall.
Zhang Wei's eyes widened instantly, and his mouth opened wide enough to fit an egg.
"Holy...holy crap!" He pointed at the screen, his voice trembling. "What...what is this? Are you in The Matrix?"
Several of his roommates gathered around, staring in disbelief at the scrolling text.
"Old Lu, are you... stealing novels?" a roommate asked uncertainly.
Lu Feng stopped writing, turned around, and looked at their naive and unsophisticated expressions, finding it somewhat amusing.
Zhang Wei reacted the fastest, grabbing Lu Feng's arm and revealing an extremely lewd smile.
"Old Lu! My own brother!" he asked in a low, furtive voice.
"Could you... help me scrape a movie website?"
Zhang Wei moved his head even closer, his lewd smile and his extremely low breathy voice making him sound like a man selling CDs under an overpass.
"That actress I've been really into lately, what's her name again... yeah, Liu Shi! She just released a new period drama, I heard it's amazing, but I can't find any of it online."
As he spoke, he nudged Lu Feng with his elbow.
"With your skills, you could easily whip one up, right? Seeds, you know what I mean."