Bill Mill wrote:
> 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?
Yes. With two caveats:
1. I will pick the seed ahead of time so everyone gets the same problem
set
2. I will use a local copy of the verification code (for performance
reasons)
> How many tests will be run on each
> program?
Probably a few thousand. If I need more to discriminate between two very
similar solutions, then I will do so.
> What is the penalty for a wrong answer?
Infinite. Only correct solutions will be judged on performance.
> PS - check out http://www.sleepinginairports.net/ before you say you
> can't sleep in the airport :)
Nice :-)
Cheers,
Brian
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