> Jim, > > Would you care to provide any hints as to what kind of contest this > will be?
We haven't discussed releasing any information beyond what is available at http://imagreendriver.com/contest.php, but I could try to clear up any particular confusion you have. I'll try to give some clarification, but we probably won't be releasing any information like: > what are likely areas the contest question might fall > into But I can give you a somewhat vague answer to : > what are the principles behind deciding what question would > make sense We tried to make a problem that would benefit from both strong algorithm design and efficient use of machine resources. We also tried to make a problem that would have several reasonable choices on how to attack it. Finally, I'll note that our problem has an objective metric and that, as our contest page notes, two solutions can compete head-to-head. Best, Jim _______________________________________________ Portland mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/portland
