The Bowling Challenge
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So will the answers be scored on? simplicity, sneakieness, set solution, lines of code, or all of the above.
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I'd prefer a set based solution, but simplicity ranks high. Performance, sneakiness, lines of code, non rank too high, but might be used for tie breakers.
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Today's newsletter says that the deadline is Aug. 6; the article says 30 days from "the date it was published," whic appears to be 7/22... So shouldn't the deadline be something like 8/21?
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Adam Machanic
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Well I have a good chance based on simplicity then.
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Any updates on the outcome? I'm really interested in seeing all of the different methods people devised for accomplishing this.
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I guess Andy has been busy with the hurricane !
/rockmoose
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Or he could be attending the GOP convention in New York...
or could be one of the protesters... give him some time.
/melvyn
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Im working on them this weekend, slow going. Giving everyone the option to change things not such a good idea from the testing standpoint! Anyone interested in volunteering to help me test, perhaps in exchange for a very nice shirt or SSC gumball machine?
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"Giving everyone the option to change things not such a good idea from the testing standpoint!"
I can imagine 😉
Well I volunteer in any case.
Sending contact info by normal mail.
/rockmoose
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I'll help if you need more... Since I never bothered to submit my entry I will be a very neutral judge... Drop me a PM or e-mail.
Oh, and by the way: I told you so!
(see my posts earlier in the thread where I recommended you make standard inputs and outputs for easy judging hehe)--
Adam Machanic
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I will also help if you need it.
For your testing set, i believe there are really only 8? tests necessary.
1. no strikes or spares
2. 1 spare
3. 2 spares in a row
4. 1 spare & 1 strike
4. 1 strike
5. 2 strikes
6. 2 strikes and 1 spare
7. 3 strikes
8. perfect game
since you can combine some of these into the same game with some
sub-10 frames in-between, probably only need 2-3 games to prove the scoring works.
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Hi Andy,
What's the latest on this contest? Are we any nearer to finding a winner?
I am very interested to see some of the other solutions to this problem.
James
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JL -
Yes, very quiet on this topic for a
while... /rockmoose
You must unlearn what You have learnt -
I've made a little progress, but not there yet. Im really sorry about this - I'll think twice before running a contest that is so hands on next time!
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Andy,
Ground to a halt? Perhaps the source could be published somewhere for comments... I'm sure it's not a major factor - but at least the one's which simply don't work would be identified fairly quickly.
Can you say how many entries / lines of code are invloved?
R
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