Re: [Rails-devel] 1856: CGR Bug: selling 5% moves stock price

[Aliza P. <ali...@gm...>]

I once wrote a piece of software that compiled clean the first time,
performed the desired and intended function, and had no bugs.  (~200
lines of source, IIRC.)

Once.

In my 25-year career.

 - Aliza

On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 8:31 AM, Erik Vos <eri...@xs...> wrote:
> Thanks. But we all know that bug-free software is a contradiction in
> terms...
> Erik.
>
>> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>> Van: Justin Rebelo [mailto:jus...@gm...]
>> Verzonden: donderdag 17 maart 2011 22:38
>> Aan: Development list for Rails: an 18xx game
>> Onderwerp: Re: [Rails-devel] 1856: CGR Bug: selling 5% moves stock price
>>
>> Good show, Erik. This must be one of the only, if not _the_ only
> outstanding
>> 1856 issue I'm aware of.
>>
>> On 3/17/11, Erik Vos <eri...@xs...> wrote:
>> > Indeed. The special code to handle 5% CGR sales in stock rounds had
>> > not been applied to (emergency) share selling rounds. It now is.
>> >
>> > Erik.
>> >
>> >> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>> >> Van: Aliza Panitz [mailto:ali...@gm...]
>> >> Verzonden: zaterdag 12 maart 2011 17:41
>> >> Aan: Development list for Rails: an 18xx game
>> >> CC: Erik Vos
>> >> Onderwerp: Re: [Rails-devel] 1856: CGR Bug: selling 5% moves stock
>> >> price
>> >>
>> >> I've just run into the same problem in Rails 1.4.1and filed bug
>> >> 3207870
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 4:27 PM, Erik Vos <eri...@xs...> wrote:
>> >> > Never mind, I could reproduce the problem as described below, and
>> >> > have fixed it.
>> >> > Can’t upload it now (SVN seems down) so that will be done tomorrow.
>> >> >
>> >> > Erik.
>> >> >
>> >> > -----Original Message-----
>> >> > From: Erik Vos [mailto:eri...@xs...]
>> >> > Sent: Friday 26 March 2010 00:00
>> >> > To: 'Development list for Rails: an 18xx game'; 'Aliza Panitz'
>> >> > Subject: Re: [Rails-devel] 1856: CGR Bug: selling 5% moves stock
>> >> > price
>> >> >
>> >> > Ah, you mean that sales of 15% and 5% have added up?
>> >> > If that is what has happened, I think I know what has caused this.
>> >> > A saved file would of course help a lot...
>> >> >
>> >> > Erik.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > -----Original Message-----
>> >> > From: Joshua Gottesman [mailto:jos...@gm...]
>> >> > Sent: Thursday 25 March 2010 22:56
>> >> > To: Aliza Panitz
>> >> > Cc: Development list for Rails: an 18xx game
>> >> > Subject: Re: [Rails-devel] 1856: CGR Bug: selling 5% moves stock
>> >> > price
>> >> >
>> >> > Yeah, I didn't even notice that.  I just expected it to keep the
>> >> > price the same.  I suspect what happened is it counted your 15% and
>> >> > held the
>> >> > 1/2 share and then combined that with my 1/2 share for another
>> >> > price drop.  Which is incorrect.
>> >> >
>> >> > On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 2:54 PM, Aliza Panitz
>> >> > <ali...@gm...>
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >> Rails 1.2.2 bug:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Selling a single 5% share of the CGR to the pool should not have
>> >> >> changed the stock price.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> To quote the rules:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> ==============
>> >> >> The share value tokens move:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Down one row for each full 10% share sold either during a stock
>> >> >> round or during a forced sale by a company president. The sale of
>> >> >> a single 5% share does not affect the share value token. Sales of
>> >> >> multiple 5% shares move the share value token ==============
>> >> >>
>> >> >> To quote the game report:
>> >> >> ]  Joshua sells a 5% share of CGR to Pool for $90.
>> >> >> ] CGR price goes from $90(E2) to $80(E3).
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I'll file an official bug later if nobody else gets to it first.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>  - Aliza
>> >> >>
>> >> >> 2010/3/25 Joshua Gottesman <jos...@gm...>:
>> >> >> - Hide quoted text -
>> >> >>> ==================
>> >> >>> Start of Stock Round 6
>> >> >>> ==================
>> >> >>> Aliza has the Priority Deal
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Aliza sells 3 5% shares (15%) of CGR to Pool for $300.
>> >> >>> CGR price goes from $100(E1) to $90(E2).
>> >> >>> Aliza starts GT at $100 and pays $200 for 2 shares (20%) to Bank
>> >> >>> Joshua sells a 5% share of CGR to Pool for $90.
>> >> >>> CGR price goes from $90(E2) to $80(E3).
>> >> >>> Joshua starts TGB at $100 and pays $200 for 2 shares (20%) to
>> >> >>> Bank
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>
>> >
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