> I heard there was only 1 Perl team. Sad. I wonder if the > location is a > major cause of this though.
For me it was! I checked out the site and was ready to commit dev staff to the project. I was already thinking about how to prepare in advance for the contest (set up build env for distributing a VMWare app, assume SOAP interface, AJAX, etc.). Then I read that I had to go to Nürnberg, Germany. Ack! Surely there is a way to do an event like this which embraces the real world network-connected environment! Forget about the "30 hours". (Who develops like this, anyway? Is this a study in sleep deprivation?) Give the teams a week. Make them keep a time log. Let them consult with others. Submit your work after. This is not the first such event. Starting in 1977 Tom DeMarco and Timothy Lister (authors of "Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams") conducted "coding war games" including hundreds of organizations world-wide. I would definitely be interested in something like that. At any rate, best of luck to the team that did participate! If they need any pre-contest help, I'm happy to throw in my €0.02. TTYL, -Jesse- -- Jesse Erlbaum The Erlbaum Group [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 212-684-6161 Fax: 212-684-6226
