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BillWoodruff26-May-19 21:16
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That's good to know, and I think posing "code challenges" to yourself is an excellent way to learn !

I have found my students seem to understand Linq more quickly if I explain 'Select as meaning "transform each element, and return a new IEnumerable collection" ... and, 'Where as meaning "select."

Your code:
int offset = '9' + '0';
string test = string.Join("", normal.Select(ch => (ch >= 'a' && ch < 'z') ? (char)(ch + 1) : (ch > 'A' && ch <= 'Z') ? (char)(ch - 1) : (ch == 'z') ? (char)'a' : (ch == 'A') ? (char)'Z' : ((char)(Char.IsDigit(ch) ? offset - ch : ch + 1))));
While this is fine as "proof of concept," I'd ask you to imagine a programming job interview where you submitted your code, or this:
public string Encode(string source)
{
    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();

    int offset = '9' + '0';

    foreach (char ch in source)
    {
        if (Char.IsDigit(ch))
        {
            sb.Append((char) (offset - ch));
            continue;
        }

        if (Char.IsUpper(ch))
        {
            if (ch == 'Z')
            {
                sb.Append('Y');
            }
            else
            {
                sb.Append((char) (ch - 1));
            }

            continue;
        }

        if (ch == 'z')
        {
            sb.Append('a');
        }
        else
        {
            sb.Append((char) (ch + 1));
        }
    }

    return sb.ToString();
}
Which version do you think more likely to get you a job ? Which version do you think you could more easily change if the encoding requirements changed ? Which version do you think another programmer could more easily understand ?
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