Carl Drinkwater wrote: > Hi all, > > Code Golf's 12th challenge has just been added to the site. It asks you > to calculate the first 1,000 digits of Pi - Something I'm sure most of > you have thought about, but never done. You can see the challenge at : > > http://codegolf.com/1000-digits-of-pi > > For those who haven't heard of codegolf.com, it can be described as > "allowing you to show off your code-fu by trying to solve coding > problems using the least number of keystrokes." > > The site currently supports Perl, PHP, Python and Ruby with Scheme to > (hopefully) follow soon. Your entries are automatically executed and > scored - No need to wait for someone to validate your code. > > Other challenges include implementing the Vigenere Cipher, Prime > factors, SHA-256 Hashing as well as the obvious 99 Bottles Of Beer. All > of the challenges are competitive but there is still scope to well in > them, even if you're new to the site. > > I hope some of you will find this interesting, and sorry for disturbing > you if not! > > Have fun, > Carl.
Here's a thought: for your next contest, why not issue a challenge to see who can write a scoreboard that actually works? Overall: This Challenge's Best Entries [View All] (View the Overall | Perl | PHP | Python | Ruby leaderboard.) Rank User Size Language Score [?] 1st primo 62 Ruby 10,000 (v12) 2nd jix 65 Ruby 9,538 (v7) 3rd MadOnion 92 Ruby 6,739 (v4) 4th jojo 112 Ruby 5,535 (v6) 5th zeriod 134 Ruby 4,626 (v6) 6th kmeyer 151 Ruby 4,105 (v3) 7th dseverin 159 Ruby 3,899 (v7) 8th bearophile 165 Python 3,757 (v5) 9th ToastyX 167 Php 3,712 (v20) 10th Leafy 181 Php 3,425 (v8) Perl: This Challenge's Best Entries [View All] (View the Overall | Perl | PHP | Python | Ruby leaderboard.) Rank User Size Language Score [?] 1st _W_ 183 Perl 10,000 (v2) 2nd jojo 524 Perl 3,492 (v2) 3rd zeriod 1,009 Perl 1,813 (v7) PHP: This Challenge's Best Entries [View All] (View the Overall | Perl | PHP | Python | Ruby leaderboard.) Rank User Size Language Score [?] 1st ToastyX 167 Php 10,000 (v20) 2nd Leafy 181 Php 9,226 (v8) 3rd jojo 539 Php 3,098 (v3) 4th Theory 660 Php 2,530 (v1) 5th zeriod 1,002 Php 1,666 (v1) 6th skauert 1,002 Php 1,666 (v1) 7th Makan 1,002 Php 1,666 (v1) 8th _W_ 1,002 Php 1,666 (v4) 9th Stormx 1,004 Php 1,663 (v3) Python: This Challenge's Best Entries [View All] (View the Overall | Perl | PHP | Python | Ruby leaderboard.) Rank User Size Language Score [?] 1st primo 69 Python 10,000 (v11) 2nd bearophile 165 Python 4,181 (v5) 3rd jojo 557 Python 1,238 (v1) Ruby: This Challenge's Best Entries [View All] (View the Overall | Perl | PHP | Python | Ruby leaderboard.) Rank User Size Language Score [?] 1st primo 62 Ruby 10,000 (v12) 2nd jix 65 Ruby 9,538 (v7) 3rd MadOnion 92 Ruby 6,739 (v4) 4th jojo 112 Ruby 5,535 (v6) 5th zeriod 134 Ruby 4,626 (v6) 6th kmeyer 151 Ruby 4,105 (v3) 7th dseverin 159 Ruby 3,899 (v7) 8th will 544 Ruby 1,139 (v4) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list