Whoops - sorry replied directly to Richard instead of to the list.
Submission process is simply to post to the list. It's probably a good idea
( and acceptable ) to just post an SHA1(MD5 for this purpose is compromised)
hash of your code before the deadline, and submit your actual code shortly
af
On Fri, September 22, 2006 7:40 pm, Rory Browne wrote:
> Fair enough.
> Prime Number Script Competition ( for Bragging Rights ).
>
> I challenge the readers of this list to produce the necessary code to
> find
> the lowest prime number higher than a certain inputted number.
>
> The script must be w
On Fri, September 22, 2006 7:40 pm, Rory Browne wrote:
> The script must be web based, and ask the user to enter a number. The
> script
> must then calculate the lowest Prime Number above that number.
I would like to have one point clarified:
By "above that number" do you literally mean > or woul
That aside, I think that it would be very beneficial to the community as a
whole if a contest was started that encouraged readability and good
practices.
The scoring and judging could be done by a panel, but I think that it
would be more fun if the community itself was able to vote on various
att
On Fri, September 22, 2006 11:59 am, Martin Alterisio wrote:
> Anyway... as you say, it would be nice to have a contest that rewards
> readability and maintainability... but, how can we messure that
> qualities in
> this type of games?
If you think of the Open Market of software "out there" as "th
On Thu, September 21, 2006 9:32 pm, Curt Zirzow wrote:
> On 9/21/06, Tom Atkinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am attempting to convert this code for generating the digits of pi
>> from the original C (below) to PHP.
>>
>> long k=4e3,p,a[337],q,t=1e3;
>>main(j){for(;a[j=q=0]+=
2006/9/22, Tom Atkinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Martin Alterisio wrote:
> 2006/9/22, Rory Browne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>>
>> On 9/22/06, Kevin Waterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >
>> > This one time, at band camp, "Curt Zirzow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >
>> > > what about using:
>> > > ph
Hello all,
> > I personally don't think this is a very healthy contest. It
> > discourages comments, and use of whitespace to make code readable.
> Anyway... as you say, it would be nice to have a contest that rewards
> readability and maintainability... but, how can we messure that
> qualities i
Martin Alterisio wrote:
2006/9/22, Rory Browne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
On 9/22/06, Kevin Waterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> This one time, at band camp, "Curt Zirzow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > what about using:
> > php.net/pi
> >
> > note the precision description.
> >
> > or are we
2006/9/22, Rory Browne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
On 9/22/06, Kevin Waterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> This one time, at band camp, "Curt Zirzow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > what about using:
> > php.net/pi
> >
> > note the precision description.
> >
> > or are we talking about a different
At 2:38 PM +0200 9/22/06, Rory Browne wrote:
On 9/22/06, Kevin Waterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The goal of the codegolf.com challenge is to print pi to 1000 places.
The programmer to do it in the least keystrokes is the winner.
I personally don't think this is a very healthy contest. It di
On 9/22/06, Kevin Waterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
This one time, at band camp, "Curt Zirzow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> what about using:
> php.net/pi
>
> note the precision description.
>
> or are we talking about a different pi.
The goal of the codegolf.com challenge is to print pi t
[snip]
Codegolf...
heh.. nice little twist.
[/snip]
At least we weren't asked to help someone write his homework.
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Definitely looks like a grouping and/or precedence problem. Wish I
had more time to examine it. Fine-tooth those parens again.
-Christopher
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pi() does not give me enough decimal places, I need the first 1000.
Curt Zirzow wrote:
On 9/21/06, Tom Atkinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hello,
I am attempting to convert this code for generating the digits of pi
from the original C (below) to PHP.
long k=4e3,p,a[337],q,t=1e3;
main(j){
This one time, at band camp, "Curt Zirzow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> what about using:
> php.net/pi
>
> note the precision description.
>
> or are we talking about a different pi.
The goal of the codegolf.com challenge is to print pi to 1000 places.
The programmer to do it in the least key
On 9/21/06, Tom Atkinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hello,
I am attempting to convert this code for generating the digits of pi
from the original C (below) to PHP.
long k=4e3,p,a[337],q,t=1e3;
main(j){for(;a[j=q=0]+=2,--k;)
for(p=1+2*k;j<337;q=a[j]*k+q%p*t,a[j++]=q/p)
k!=j>2?:printf(
On 9/21/06, Kevin Waterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
This one time, at band camp, Tom Atkinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
heh.. nice little twist.
Curt.
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Yes, it is.
Kevin Waterson wrote:
This one time, at band camp, Tom Atkinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hello,
I am attempting to convert this code for generating the digits of pi
from the original C (below) to PHP.
is this for codegolf?
Kevin
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This one time, at band camp, Tom Atkinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am attempting to convert this code for generating the digits of pi
> from the original C (below) to PHP.
is this for codegolf?
Kevin
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Hello,
I am attempting to convert this code for generating the digits of pi
from the original C (below) to PHP.
long k=4e3,p,a[337],q,t=1e3;
main(j){for(;a[j=q=0]+=2,--k;)
for(p=1+2*k;j<337;q=a[j]*k+q%p*t,a[j++]=q/p)
k!=j>2?:printf("%.3d",a[j-2]%t+q/p/t);}
I converted this to a more re
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