2.26 C++ How to Program (8th Edition) By Paul Deitel, Harvey Deitel

(Checkerboard Pattern) Display the following checkerboard pattern with eight output statements, then display the same pattern using as few statements as possible.

Solution:  

 
#include <iostream>
using std::cin;
using std::cout;
using std::endl;
 
int main()
{
  cout << "* * * * * * * * \n";
  cout << " * * * * * * * *\n";
  cout << "* * * * * * * * \n";
  cout << " * * * * * * * *\n";
  cout << "* * * * * * * * \n";
  cout << " * * * * * * * *\n";
  cout << "* * * * * * * * \n";
  cout << " * * * * * * * *\n";
   cout << endl;
  cout << "* * * * * * * * \n * * * * * * * *\n* * * * * * * * \n * * * * * * * *\n* * * * * * * * \n * * * * * * * *\n* * * * * * * * \n * * * * * * * *\n";
 
 
   return 0;
}