On Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:14:51 +0000, Lyle wrote:
> I like the idea of small code competitions for the group, with
> prizes for the winner...
Me too, and not just because I won something :-)
> Can you throw me some thoughts on the first one, what was good, what
> was bad, etc.
>
> Also what prizes you think would be good/better,
I was taken completely by surprise when Lyle gave me the prize, as I'd
forgotten that there was one. I wasn't expecting any material gain for
the winner, and such prizes are probably only sustainable as an annual
award. [Speaking of which, I was also surprised and pleased to get the
support award, but again, even more surprised that it came with a
physical trophy. It's sitting proudly on my desk now.]
> and what kind of code you'd prefer the competitions to be based on.
> Such as cpan modules patchs, tests, missing cpan modules, etc.
Solving a real problem, but preferably one which is small and self-
contained. The Data::Dumper problem was good in that it was easy to
explain, and could be solved in a number of different ways, but a bit
more explanation of why the specified output would be useful may have
inspired a few more people to enter.
If the end result is a CPAN module, so much the better. I'll try to
knock my entry for the first competition into shape for a release.
--
Peter Haworth [email protected]
"Your momma so fat,
she need to meditate on the nature of the universe twice!"
-- http://www.goats.com/archive/050112.html
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