Task: Box the compass
C++: #include <string>
#include <boost/array.hpp>
#include <boost/assign/list_of.hpp>
#include <boost/format.hpp>
#include <boost/foreach.hpp>
#include <iostream>
#include <math.h>
using std::string;
using namespace boost::assign;

int get_Index(float angle)
{
   return static_cast<int>(floor(angle / 11.25 +0.5 )) % 32 + 1;
}

string get_Abbr_From_Index(int i)
{
    static boost::array<std::string, 32> points(list_of
            ("N")("NbE")("NNE")("NEbN")("NE")("NEbE")("ENE")("EbN")
            ("E")("EbS")("ESE")("SEbE")("SE")("SEbS")("SSE")("SbE")
            ("S")("SbW")("SSW")("SWbS")("SW")("SWbW")("WSW")("WbS")
            ("W")("WbN")("WNW")("NWbW")("NW")("NWbN")("NNW")("NbW"));
    return points[i-1];
}

string Build_Name_From_Abbreviation(string a)
{
    string retval;
    for (int i = 0; i < a.size(); ++i){
        if ((1 == i) && (a[i] != 'b') && (a.size() == 3)) retval += "-";
        switch (a[i]){
            case 'N' : retval += "north"; break; 
            case 'S' : retval += "south"; break; 
            case 'E' : retval += "east";  break; 
            case 'W' : retval += "west";  break; 
            case 'b' : retval += " by ";  break;
        }
    }
    retval[0] = toupper(retval[0]);
    return retval;
}

int main()
{
    boost::array<float,33> headings(list_of
            (0.0)(16.87)(16.88)(33.75)(50.62)(50.63)(67.5)(84.37)(84.38)(101.25)
            (118.12)(118.13)(135.0)(151.87)(151.88)(168.75)(185.62)(185.63)(202.5)
            (219.37)(219.38)(236.25)(253.12)(253.13)(270.0)(286.87)(286.88)(303.75)
            (320.62)(320.63)(337.5)(354.37)(354.38));
    int i;
    boost::format f("%1$4d %2$-20s %3$_7.2f");

    BOOST_FOREACH(float a, headings)
    {
        i = get_Index(a);
        std::cout << f % i %  Build_Name_From_Abbreviation(get_Abbr_From_Index(i)) % a << std::endl;
    }
    return 0;
}

VB: Public Sub box_the_compass()
    Dim compass_point As Integer
    Dim compass_points_all As New Collection
    Dim test_points_all As New Collection
    Dim compass_points(8) As Variant
    Dim test_points(3) As Variant
    compass_points(1) = [{ "North",        "North by east",        "North-northeast",      "Northeast by north"}]
    compass_points(2) = [{ "Northeast",    "Northeast by east",    "East-northeast",       "East by north"}]
    compass_points(3) = [{ "East",         "East by south",        "East-southeast",       "Southeast by east"}]
    compass_points(4) = [{ "Southeast",    "Southeast by south",   "South-southeast",      "South by east"}]
    compass_points(5) = [{ "South",        "South by west",        "South-southwest",      "Southwest by south"}]
    compass_points(6) = [{ "Southwest",    "Southwest by west",    "West-southwest",       "West by south"}]
    compass_points(7) = [{ "West",         "West by north",        "West-northwest",       "Northwest by west"}]
    compass_points(8) = [{ "Northwest",    "Northwest by north",   "North-northwest",      "North by west"}]
    test_points(1) = [{ 0.0,  16.87,  16.88,  33.75,  50.62,  50.63,  67.5,   84.37,  84.38, 101.25, 118.12}]
    test_points(2) = [{ 118.13, 135.0,  151.87, 151.88, 168.75, 185.62, 185.63, 202.5,  219.37, 219.38, 236.25}]
    test_points(3) = [{ 253.12, 253.13, 270.0,  286.87, 286.88, 303.75, 320.62, 320.63, 337.5,  354.37, 354.38}]
    For i = 1 To 3
        For Each t In test_points(i)
            test_points_all.Add t
        Next t
    Next i
    For i = 1 To 8
        For Each c In compass_points(i)
            compass_points_all.Add c
        Next c
    Next i
    For i = 1 To test_points_all.Count
        compass_point = (WorksheetFunction.Floor(test_points_all(i) * 32 / 360 + 0.5, 1) Mod 32) + 1
        Debug.Print Format(compass_point, "@@"); "  "; compass_points_all(compass_point);
        Debug.Print String$(20 - Len(compass_points_all(compass_point)), " ");
        Debug.Print test_points_all(i)
    Next i
End Sub