Task: Stable marriage problem
C++: #include <algorithm>
#include <iostream>
#include <map>
#include <queue>
#include <string>
#include <vector>
using namespace std;

const char *men_data[][11] = {
    { "abe",  "abi","eve","cath","ivy","jan","dee","fay","bea","hope","gay" },
    { "bob",  "cath","hope","abi","dee","eve","fay","bea","jan","ivy","gay" },
    { "col",  "hope","eve","abi","dee","bea","fay","ivy","gay","cath","jan" },
    { "dan",  "ivy","fay","dee","gay","hope","eve","jan","bea","cath","abi" },
    { "ed",   "jan","dee","bea","cath","fay","eve","abi","ivy","hope","gay" },
    { "fred", "bea","abi","dee","gay","eve","ivy","cath","jan","hope","fay" },
    { "gav",  "gay","eve","ivy","bea","cath","abi","dee","hope","jan","fay" },
    { "hal",  "abi","eve","hope","fay","ivy","cath","jan","bea","gay","dee" },
    { "ian",  "hope","cath","dee","gay","bea","abi","fay","ivy","jan","eve" },
    { "jon",  "abi","fay","jan","gay","eve","bea","dee","cath","ivy","hope" }
};
 
const char *women_data[][11] = {
    { "abi",  "bob","fred","jon","gav","ian","abe","dan","ed","col","hal" },
    { "bea",  "bob","abe","col","fred","gav","dan","ian","ed","jon","hal" },
    { "cath", "fred","bob","ed","gav","hal","col","ian","abe","dan","jon" },
    { "dee",  "fred","jon","col","abe","ian","hal","gav","dan","bob","ed" },
    { "eve",  "jon","hal","fred","dan","abe","gav","col","ed","ian","bob" },
    { "fay",  "bob","abe","ed","ian","jon","dan","fred","gav","col","hal" },
    { "gay",  "jon","gav","hal","fred","bob","abe","col","ed","dan","ian" },
    { "hope", "gav","jon","bob","abe","ian","dan","hal","ed","col","fred" },
    { "ivy",  "ian","col","hal","gav","fred","bob","abe","ed","jon","dan" },
    { "jan",  "ed","hal","gav","abe","bob","jon","col","ian","fred","dan" }
};

typedef vector<string> PrefList;
typedef map<string, PrefList> PrefMap;
typedef map<string, string> Couples;


bool prefers(const PrefList &prefer, const string &first, const string &second)
{
    for (PrefList::const_iterator it = prefer.begin(); it != prefer.end(); ++it)
    {
        if (*it == first) return true;
        if (*it == second) return false;
    }
    return false; 
}

void check_stability(const Couples &engaged, const PrefMap &men_pref, const PrefMap &women_pref)
{
    cout << "Stablility:\n";
    bool stable = true;
    for (Couples::const_iterator it = engaged.begin(); it != engaged.end(); ++it)
    {
        const string &bride = it->first;
        const string &groom = it->second;
        const PrefList &preflist = men_pref.at(groom);

        for (PrefList::const_iterator it = preflist.begin(); it != preflist.end(); ++it)
        {
            if (*it == bride) 
                break;
            if (prefers(preflist, *it, bride) && 
                prefers(women_pref.at(*it), groom, engaged.at(*it))) 
            {
                cout << "\t" << *it <<
                    " prefers " << groom <<
                    " over " << engaged.at(*it) <<
                    " and " << groom <<
                    " prefers " << *it <<
                    " over " << bride << "\n";
                stable = false;
            }
        }
    }
    if (stable) cout << "\t(all marriages stable)\n";
}

int main()
{
    PrefMap men_pref, women_pref;
    queue<string> bachelors;

    
    for (int i = 0; i < 10; ++i) 
    {
        for (int j = 1; j < 11; ++j) 
        {
              men_pref[  men_data[i][0]].push_back(  men_data[i][j]);
            women_pref[women_data[i][0]].push_back(women_data[i][j]);
        }
        bachelors.push(men_data[i][0]);
    }

    Couples engaged; 

    cout << "Matchmaking:\n";
    while (!bachelors.empty())
    {
        const string &suitor = bachelors.front();
        const PrefList &preflist = men_pref[suitor];

        for (PrefList::const_iterator it = preflist.begin(); it != preflist.end(); ++it)
        {
            const string &bride = *it;

            if (engaged.find(bride) == engaged.end()) 
            {
                cout << "\t" << bride << " and " << suitor << "\n";
                engaged[bride] = suitor; 
                break;
            }

            const string &groom = engaged[bride];

            if (prefers(women_pref[bride], suitor, groom))
            {
                cout << "\t" << bride << " dumped " << groom << " for " << suitor << "\n";
                bachelors.push(groom); 
                engaged[bride] = suitor; 
                break;
            }
        }
        bachelors.pop(); 
    }

    cout << "Engagements:\n";
    for (Couples::const_iterator it = engaged.begin(); it != engaged.end(); ++it)
    {
        cout << "\t" << it->first << " and " << it->second << "\n";
    }

    check_stability(engaged, men_pref, women_pref);

    cout << "Perturb:\n";
    std::swap(engaged["abi"], engaged["bea"]);
    cout << "\tengage abi with " << engaged["abi"] << " and bea with " << engaged["bea"] << "\n";

    check_stability(engaged, men_pref, women_pref);
}

VB: Sub M_snb()
  c00 = "_abe abi eve cath ivy jan dee fay bea hope gay " & _
        "_bob cath hope abi dee eve fay bea jan ivy gay " & _
        "_col hope eve abi dee bea fay ivy gay cath jan " & _
        "_dan ivy fay dee gay hope eve jan bea cath abi " & _
        "_ed jan dee bea cath fay eve abi ivy hope gay " & _
        "_fred bea abi dee gay eve ivy cath jan hope fay " & _
        "_gav gay eve ivy bea cath abi dee hope jan fay " & _
        "_hal abi eve hope fay ivy cath jan bea gay dee " & _
        "_ian hope cath dee gay bea abi fay ivy jan eve " & _
        "_jon abi fay jan gay eve bea dee cath ivy hope " & _
        "_abi bob fred jon gav ian abe dan ed col hal " & _
        "_bea bob abe col fred gav dan ian ed jon hal " & _
        "_cath fred bob ed gav hal col ian abe dan jon " & _
        "_dee fred jon col abe ian hal gav dan bob ed " & _
        "_eve jon hal fred dan abe gav col ed ian bob " & _
        "_fay bob abe ed ian jon dan fred gav col hal " & _
        "_gay jon gav hal fred bob abe col ed dan ian " & _
        "_hope gav jon bob abe ian dan hal ed col fred " & _
        "_ivy ian col hal gav fred bob abe ed jon dan " & _
        "_jan ed hal gav abe bob jon col ian fred dan "
     
  sn = Filter(Filter(Split(c00), "_"), "-", 0)
  Do
    c01 = Mid(c00, InStr(c00, sn(0) & " "))
    st = Split(Left(c01, InStr(Mid(c01, 2), "_")))
      For j = 1 To UBound(st) - 1
        If InStr(c00, "_" & st(j) & " ") > 0 Then
          c00 = Replace(Replace(c00, sn(0), sn(0) & "-" & st(j)), "_" & st(j), "_" & st(j) & "." & Mid(sn(0), 2))
          Exit For
        Else
          c02 = Filter(Split(c00, "_"), st(j) & ".")(0)
          c03 = Split(Split(c02)(0), ".")(1)
          If InStr(c02, " " & Mid(sn(0), 2) & " ") < InStr(c02, " " & c03 & " ") Then
            c00 = Replace(Replace(Replace(c00, c03 & "-" & st(j), c03), sn(0), sn(0) & "-" & st(j)), "_" & st(j), "_" & st(j) & "." & Mid(sn(0), 2))
            Exit For
          End If
        End If
     Next
     sn = Filter(Filter(Filter(Split(c00), "_"), "-", 0), ".", 0)
   Loop Until UBound(sn) = -1
   
   MsgBox Replace(Join(Filter(Split(c00), "-"), vbLf), "_", "")
End Sub