> Date: Thu, 09 May 2002 23:21:04 -0500 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > If newbies can't play with beginners (because they aren't happy to be > far behind), maybe we can set up a non-refereed driving range with no > prizes and no review (simple test script only). Andrew can post a 5,000 > to get things started. Bowling can take place :) Anything goes. Hit a > good shot? Go ahead and post your score. Ashamed at your lack of Perl > skill (even though you can outshine people in other ways), then use a > pseudonym! Let's see... Lolly Pop, pizza milkshake, MeowChow, MtvEurope. > Everyone does it!
One variation would be to set up a challenge: Some veteran thinks up a problem and golfs it for a few hours... "We know there's at least one 80 stroke solution, see if you can find your own in a week." No tie breakers, no posting scores beyond "I got under 80 too." Lars Mathiesen (U of Copenhagen CS Dep) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Humour NOT marked)
