fourtyseven2.rb

data = [1000,1000,5,1000,4,12,-3,999,0,1000]

# declare and initialize variables for the two largest
max, max_2 = nil, nil
 
# compute the two largest
data.each_with_index do |n, index|
  case
  when index == 0
    max = n
  when index == 1
    if n > max
      max_2 = max
      max = n
    else
      max_2 = n
    end
  else
    if n > max
      max_2 = max
      max = n
    end

    max_2 = n if n > max_2
  end
end

# write out the two largest
puts max
puts max_2

gistfile1.java

class fourtyseven2
{
  public static void main (String[] args)  
  {
    int[] data = {1000,1000,5,1000,4,12,-3,999,0,1000};       
      
    //check whether there are max and secondmax
    boolean allthesame=true;    
    for(int value:data)
        {
        allthesame=(data[0]==value)? true:false;
        if (allthesame==false)
            {
            break;
            }
        } 
    
    //declare & init
    int max=data[0], secondmax=data[0];    
    if(allthesame==false)
        { 
        //comp max                
        for(int value:data)
            {
            if(value>max)
                {
                max=value;
                }
            }
        //change secondmax to value lower than max        
        for(int value:data)
            {
            if(value<max)
                {
                secondmax=value;
                break;
                }
            }
        //calc secondmax    
        for(int value:data)
            {
            if(value<max && value>secondmax)
                {
                secondmax=value;
                }
            }
        }      
         
    //write out the two largest
    System.out.println("max: "+max);
    if(allthesame==false)
        {
        System.out.println("secondmax: "+secondmax);
        }    
  }
}