Thanks for the feedback and the explanation. It is definitely on our list to make this more flexible; we apologize for the temporary inconvenience.
- Ian On Thursday, March 22, 2018 at 10:06:20 AM UTC-7, eatmore wrote: > > When solving problems in Java, Code Jam now requires the main class to be > named Solution. Yet in many other online judges, there is no such > limitation. Is it possible to remove it for Code Jam as well? > > It is very inconvenient if main classes for all problems are required to > have the same name. Usually, I create just one project in an IDE for a > contest. But now, I'll have to create a separate project for every problem, > and repeat all the configuration for every project. Also, if all solutions > have the same file name, it is much easier to accidentally submit a > solution for a wrong problem. > > So, I hope that Code Jam admins will change the judging system to permit > arbitrary names for the main class. Many other online judges already do > this, so it shouldn't be hard. Also, perhaps to add some confusion, the > main class in Distributed Code Jam must be named Main, but in the new Code > Jam, it must be named Solution. -- 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/d23816df-844f-487c-9fd6-f579315db573%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
