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Frequency Calculator
This is a simple frequency calculator that can be used to calculate the frequency of a given word in a given text. It is written in C++. Originally created as a grocery analyzer, this calculator was created using Visual Studio 2019 Community Edition.
**Frequency Calculator**
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This is a simple frequency calculator that can be used to calculate the frequency of a given word in a given text. It is written in C++. Originally created as a grocery analyzer, this calculator was created using Visual Studio 2019 Community Edition.
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The program works by taking in a text file where each line is a unique, one-word string. These strings are counted and output into a file called frequency.dat. Afterwards, the program allows you to visualize the data in two ways: first, simply the string with the frequency; second, a histogram of stars.
Some ease-of-life functions include allowing the user to input the name of a file to use if the default file is not found, and color coding to separate user input and important output from standard output.
In this program, some things I did particularly well were documenting the different sections of code. I kept the comments short enough to not be distracting, and if you follow the comment lines, one could easily read through the story of the program. I did a good job at keeping the code readable and maintainable, and I think that the code is very adaptable to other projects with additional features which are unused in the example.
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File manipulation is a very important skill to have in the field of computer science. I will be able to use this skill in many different projects in the future. I currently work on reports and do them by hand but I can automate them since most of it is copy/pasting work. File manipulation learned here helps me process the data more efficiently.
The code is readable and maintainable because I used standard layout and naming conventions. I used comments to explain what each section of code does. I tried to keep the amount of code as small as possible to uncomplicate it.
The code is readable and maintainable because I used standard layout and naming conventions. I used comments to explain what each section of code does. I tried to keep the amount of code as small as possible to uncomplicate it.
Cody Cook
Southern New Hampshire University
CS-210-T4133 Programming Languages 23EW4