On 7/15/05, Brian Quinlan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >     Brian> I've decided that it would be be fun to host a weekly Python
> >     Brian> programming contest. The focus will be on algorithms that require
> >     Brian> a bit of thought to design but not much code to implement.
> >
> > For some of us that's what we do day-in, day-out at work.  It's just not
> > called a contest.  To make it more challenging, we sometimes leave out the
> > "bit of thought" part. ;-)
> 
> Hmmm...I find that I am rarely faced with challenging algorithmic
> problems in my day-to-day work. I continuously face difficult design
> decisions but that is a difficult sort of beast all together.
> 
> This contest is for people who like thinking about algorithms.
> 
> Cheers,
> Brian
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Questions:

Will that random test generator (included in the download) be used to
perform the actual testing? How many tests will be run on each
program?

What is the penalty for a wrong answer?

Peace
Bill Mill

PS - check out http://www.sleepinginairports.net/ before you say you
can't sleep in the airport :)
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