This is it for me, it was my last round, and my last time. I want to warmfully thank all you guys at Google who make this possible. This competition has meant a lot for me along the years. First it was a motivation to learn programming, the occasion for me to dig (as deep as I could) into algorithms and programming languages. And, as programming became my job with the burden that comes with any job, it became a yearly reminder of the ultimate fun that led me to this career.
I never had very good results, but I always had much fun. 100 times the fun even with the new distributed codejam, man this feels such an accomplishment to harness the power of 100 computers and sort/count/cook a bazillion pancakes! This year begins a new exciting adventure for me since I will join Google. This means, sadly, that I won't be allowed to compete anymore. Once again, thank you. Finally, congratulations and good luck to all the remaining competitors, you made me wonder all this years how it is even possible, and I sincerely admire your skills and the effort that led you there. All the best, Ernest (aka Hephaestos) -- -- Ernest Galbrun 10, rue du Hameau 54136 Bouxières-aux-Dames Tél : 06 28 08 60 14 / 09 73 50 81 36 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Code Jam" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/google-code/CA%2B5pNgJ893mD5zOAzaTM_MSzfz7T%3DFd_YR2zoYxkoUvd8ZVndg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
