It's pretty early yet, but a lot of coders need time to plan and gather team mates.
The International Conference of Functional Programming has announced dates for their annual programming contest. You can find those dates, and a little teaser, on the Web site:
http://icfpc.plt-scheme.org/
Ruby participation has been pretty small in the past, so it would be great to see some solid Ruby entries this year. Ruby Quiz will take a break for the contest, to encourage others to enter and give me time to make my own entry. (First time in Ruby! I used Perl last year.)
Well, mark your calendars and get a team together. The problems are generally fantastic. Hope to see some familiar names in the entries.
James Edward Gray II
James Edward Gray II ha scritto:
Well, mark your calendars and get a team together. The problems are generally fantastic. Hope to see some familiar names in the entries.
if you do, maybe reading the report from Mauricio Fernandez related to the first (IIRC) ruby team wich played at ICFP may be of interest:
http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thekode.net%2Ficfp03%2Flessons.html
(google cache, since thekode.net seem unreachable ATM)
Wow, good read. Thanks for sharing.
I can't even imagine trying something like that over the Net. I couldn't do it. My team works onsite, face to face. We need that kind of environment to get work done.
James Edward Gray II
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On Feb 17, 2005, at 5:24 PM, gabriele renzi wrote:
James Edward Gray II ha scritto:
Well, mark your calendars and get a team together. The problems are generally fantastic. Hope to see some familiar names in the entries.
if you do, maybe reading the report from Mauricio Fernandez related to the first (IIRC) ruby team wich played at ICFP may be of interest:
http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thekode.net%2Ficfp03%2Flessons.html
Yeah, that was my first thought too. For something as fast-paced and
intense as a programming contest, you're putting yourself at one heck
of a disadvantage if you don't physically assemble the entire team in
one place.
martin
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James Edward Gray II <james@grayproductions.net> wrote:
On Feb 17, 2005, at 5:24 PM, gabriele renzi wrote:
> James Edward Gray II ha scritto:
>
>> Well, mark your calendars and get a team together. The problems are
>> generally fantastic. Hope to see some familiar names in the entries.
>
> if you do, maybe reading the report from Mauricio Fernandez related to
> the first (IIRC) ruby team wich played at ICFP may be of interest:
> http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:
> http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thekode.net%2Ficfp03%2Flessons.html
Wow, good read. Thanks for sharing.
I can't even imagine trying something like that over the Net. I
couldn't do it. My team works onsite, face to face. We need that kind
of environment to get work done.
Martin DeMello ha scritto:
I can't even imagine trying something like that over the Net. I couldn't do it. My team works onsite, face to face. We need that kind of environment to get work done.
Yeah, that was my first thought too. For something as fast-paced and
intense as a programming contest, you're putting yourself at one heck
of a disadvantage if you don't physically assemble the entire team in
one place.
yeah, but what if you can't come up with a local team and still want to play? The ruby community is fun driven don't forget it 
Yeah! Nobody said you had to win.
I've never participated in this before, but I'm sure it would be an interesting experience despite the fact that I wouldn't have a chance of winning (no local Ruby-ists in my area).
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On Feb 18, 2005, at 5:04 AM, gabriele renzi wrote:
Martin DeMello ha scritto:
I can't even imagine trying something like that over the Net. I couldn't do it. My team works onsite, face to face. We need that kind of environment to get work done.
Yeah, that was my first thought too. For something as fast-paced and
intense as a programming contest, you're putting yourself at one heck
of a disadvantage if you don't physically assemble the entire team in
one place.
yeah, but what if you can't come up with a local team and still want to play? The ruby community is fun driven don't forget it
People do enter the ICFP Contest alone, just FYI. It's a lot of work for one person, but it can be done.
Really, it's not the coding that's hard to keep up with, it's the extra minds for idea generation.
James Edward Gray II
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On Feb 18, 2005, at 11:01 AM, Shalev NessAiver wrote:
Yeah! Nobody said you had to win.
I've never participated in this before, but I'm sure it would be an interesting experience despite the fact that I wouldn't have a chance of winning (no local Ruby-ists in my area).
People do enter the ICFP Contest alone, just FYI. It's a lot of work
for one person, but it can be done.
Really, it's not the coding that's hard to keep up with, it's the extra
minds for idea generation.
James Edward Gray II
This might be a perfect starting place for the Ruby Virtual User's Group
Heh heh. I haven't taken a look at the specifics of this yet, is there a limit on the number of people allowed per team?
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On Feb 18, 2005, at 12:14 PM, Tanner Burson wrote:
People do enter the ICFP Contest alone, just FYI. It's a lot of work
for one person, but it can be done.
Really, it's not the coding that's hard to keep up with, it's the extra
minds for idea generation.
James Edward Gray II
This might be a perfect starting place for the Ruby Virtual User's Group
Nope. I believe I've seen as many as nine people on a team before.
James Edward Gray II
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On Feb 18, 2005, at 12:08 PM, Shalev NessAiver wrote:
Heh heh. I haven't taken a look at the specifics of this yet, is there a limit on the number of people allowed per team?
Nine? That's it? It seems to me that if a team could develop a really good way of communication, they could clean up.
-Shalev
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On Feb 18, 2005, at 1:55 PM, James Edward Gray II wrote:
On Feb 18, 2005, at 12:08 PM, Shalev NessAiver wrote:
Heh heh. I haven't taken a look at the specifics of this yet, is there a limit on the number of people allowed per team?
Nope. I believe I've seen as many as nine people on a team before.
James Edward Gray II
Well, too many cooks spoil the dish, as the saying goes. 
James Edward Gray II
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On Feb 18, 2005, at 2:58 PM, Shalev NessAiver wrote:
Nine? That's it? It seems to me that if a team could develop a really good way of communication, they could clean up.
Right. The challenge is to increase the cook capacity.
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On Feb 18, 2005, at 4:01 PM, James Edward Gray II wrote:
On Feb 18, 2005, at 2:58 PM, Shalev NessAiver wrote:
Nine? That's it? It seems to me that if a team could develop a really good way of communication, they could clean up.
Well, too many cooks spoil the dish, as the saying goes.
James Edward Gray II