Task: Box the compass
C: #include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
        int i, j;
        double degrees[] = { 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 };
        const char * names =  "North                 "
                              "North by east         "
                              "North-northeast       "
                              "Northeast by north    "
                              "Northeast             "
                              "Northeast by east     "
                              "East-northeast        "
                              "East by north         "
                              "East                  "
                              "East by south         "
                              "East-southeast        "
                              "Southeast by east     "
                              "Southeast             "
                              "Southeast by south    "
                              "South-southeast       "
                              "South by east         "
                              "South                 "
                              "South by west         "
                              "South-southwest       "
                              "Southwest by south    "
                              "Southwest             "
                              "Southwest by west     "
                              "West-southwest        "
                              "West by south         "
                              "West                  "
                              "West by north         "
                              "West-northwest        "
                              "Northwest by west     "
                              "Northwest             "
                              "Northwest by north    "
                              "North-northwest       "
                              "North by west         "
                              "North                 ";

        for (i = 0; i < 33; i++) {
                j = .5 + degrees[i] * 32 / 360;

                printf("%2d  %.22s  %6.2f\n", (j % 32) + 1, names + (j % 32) * 22,
                        degrees[i]);
        }

        return 0;
}

Java: public class BoxingTheCompass{
    private static String[] points = new String[32];
 
    public static void main(String[] args){
        buildPoints();
 
        double heading = 0;
 
        for(int i = 0; i<= 32;i++){
            heading = i * 11.25;
            switch(i % 3){
                case 1:
                    heading += 5.62;
                    break;
                case 2:
                    heading -= 5.62;
                    break;
                default:
            }
 
            System.out.printf("%s\t%18s\t%s°\n",(i % 32) + 1, initialUpper(getPoint(heading)), heading);
        }
    }
 
    private static void buildPoints(){
        String[] cardinal = {"north", "east", "south", "west"};
        String[] pointDesc = {"1", "1 by 2", "1-C", "C by 1", "C", "C by 2", "2-C", "2 by 1"};
 
        String str1, str2, strC;
 
        for(int i = 0;i <= 3;i++){
            str1 = cardinal[i];
            str2 = cardinal[(i + 1) % 4];
            strC = (str1.equals("north") || str1.equals("south")) ? (str1 + str2): (str2 + str1);
            for(int j = 0;j <= 7;j++){
                points[i * 8 + j] = pointDesc[j].replace("1", str1).replace("2", str2).replace("C", strC);
            }
        }
    }
 
    private static String initialUpper(String s){
        return s.substring(0, 1).toUpperCase() + s.substring(1);
    }
 
    private static String getPoint(double degrees){
        double testD = (degrees / 11.25) + 0.5;
        return points[(int)Math.floor(testD % 32)];
    }
}