Should I bust this girl for jacking my lab work ? (with proof)

Page 3 - Seeking answers? Join the AnandTech community: where nearly half-a-million members share solutions and discuss the latest tech.

Looney

Lifer
Jun 13, 2000
21,938
5
0
OMG, how can you even think of not doing anything? If she ever gets busted, you're goign to go down with her.
 

gururu

Platinum Member
Jul 16, 2002
2,402
0
0
she jacked your stuff. bring it up to her, and if she blows you off, tell the prof.
 

bleeb

Lifer
Feb 3, 2000
10,868
0
0
Originally posted by: oboeguy
You have to turn her in. Trust me, as a TA I've busted groups of people when I thought they were cheating together, and someone might think that of you and the girl in question.

You should include random weirdnesses in your code (extra spaces, slightly odd punctuation) and then you'll know for sure.

good idea.... BUT there is the SLIGHT chance that you guys actually thought about the problem similarily and came up with similar solutions. Althought highly unlikely, there is still the possibility.
 

Orsorum

Lifer
Dec 26, 2001
27,631
5
81
In my humble opinion, I would talk with the professor immediately, with the evidence in hand. Document every conversation you have with her and with this girl.

This can come back to bite you in the ass, unless you act quickly and purposefully. Good luck.

Shalom!
Nate
 

EyeMWing

Banned
Jun 13, 2003
15,670
1
0
HEH. That's impossible. When kids in my java class cheat, they at least change variable names. Kudos to a comrade in learning a worthless, dying language only to have someone plagiarize your labs!
 

xXgambitXx

Senior member
Mar 26, 2002
691
0
0
So the consensus seems to be "turn the kid in". i'll sleep on it and do something tomorrow.

hmmm...maybe i should just forward this thread to her. that'll bust her tomaters.
 

EyeMWing

Banned
Jun 13, 2003
15,670
1
0
Originally posted by: bleeb
Originally posted by: oboeguy
You have to turn her in. Trust me, as a TA I've busted groups of people when I thought they were cheating together, and someone might think that of you and the girl in question.

You should include random weirdnesses in your code (extra spaces, slightly odd punctuation) and then you'll know for sure.

good idea.... BUT there is the SLIGHT chance that you guys actually thought about the problem similarily and came up with similar solutions. Althought highly unlikely, there is still the possibility.

But that doesn't account for the identical spacing - in my code, for instance, I rarely have spaces between operators and tokens. The funky spacing of the second 'try' is also a dead givaway - the only reason an Intro student would have the brace on the same line is a typo.
 

Looney

Lifer
Jun 13, 2000
21,938
5
0
Originally posted by: bleeb
Originally posted by: oboeguy
You have to turn her in. Trust me, as a TA I've busted groups of people when I thought they were cheating together, and someone might think that of you and the girl in question.

You should include random weirdnesses in your code (extra spaces, slightly odd punctuation) and then you'll know for sure.

good idea.... BUT there is the SLIGHT chance that you guys actually thought about the problem similarily and came up with similar solutions. Althought highly unlikely, there is still the possibility.

No way. Did you even see the screenshots?
 

xXgambitXx

Senior member
Mar 26, 2002
691
0
0
Originally posted by: MAME
How did she get your code? Just by looking at the source?

the same way i got hers.....looking at source (like you said) and just d/l'ing her .java files.
 

dabuddha

Lifer
Apr 10, 2000
19,579
17
81
Originally posted by: EyeMWing
HEH. That's impossible. When kids in my java class cheat, they at least change variable names. Kudos to a comrade in learning a worthless, dying language only to have someone plagiarize your labs!


?
 

I read the title as, "Should I bust this girl for jacking off on my lab work? (with proof)"

Boy, am I relieved. But yeah, if you don't go to the teacher first, then you might be in the position of defending your work.