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gistfile1.txt

Write a routine that presents a random list of candidates in preferred order based on skills, communication and experience
with experience being half as important than the other two attributes.

* Do not use the built-in sort function
* Use the task1.php template provided
* You will be judged on coding style and also the algorithm that you use

#!/usr/bin/php
<?php

function RandomName($length)
{
    $letters = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
    $name = '';
    for ($i=0; $i<$length; $i++) {
        $name .= substr($letters, mt_rand(0,25), 1);
    }
    return $name;
}

function GenerateRandomCandidates()
{
    $names= array("John", "Jill", "Julie", "Jane", "Jeff", "Joe", "Jimmy");
    $ua = array();
    for ($i=0; $i<7; $i++) {
        $ua[] = array(
        "name" => $names[mt_rand(0,5)] . ' ' . ucfirst(RandomName(3)),
        "age" => mt_rand(18,65),
        "communicaton_rating" => mt_rand(1,10),
        "skills_rating" => mt_rand(1,10),
        "experience" => mt_rand(1,10)
        );
    }
    return $ua;
}

function showCandidates($list)
{
    for ($i=0; $i<count($list); $i++) {
        $person = $list[$i];
        echo $person['name'] . ': age:' . $person['age'] .
            ', communicatons:' . $person['communicaton_rating'] .
            ', skills:' . $person['skills_rating'] .
            ', experience: ' . $person['experience'] . "\n";
    }
}

// implement this function and any other required functions
function sortCandidates($randomlist)
{
    return $randomlist;
}

$allCandidates = GenerateRandomCandidates();

echo "# Random List\n";
showCandidates( $allCandidates );
$result = sortCandidates($allCandidates);
echo "\n# Prefered List\n";
showCandidates( $result );

?>