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 >>-- >>http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list >> > > > 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 -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list