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ICFP Programming Contest 2007

Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 8:39 pm
by Killswitch
Saw this on my travels through the interweb, I'm going for it!
Want to show off your programming skills? Your favorite programming
language?
Your best programming tools?

Join the ICFP Programming Contest 2007! The 10th ICFP Programming
Contest
celebrates a decade of contests. This is one of the world's most
advanced and prestiguous programming contest you can enter. For free!

Book July 20 - 23, 2007. Check out http://www.icfpcontest.org/.

Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 9:32 pm
by Hydrate
Sounds fun, im not sure if im experienced enough, but il try.

Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 9:52 pm
by Num3
Maybe we can take this contest up has a forum project...

Put all our minds together...

Do a show off, and put Purebasic in the map with the big boys :D

If we win 1st prize Fred goes to the awards and gives a nice speach for the PureBunch...

Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 11:41 pm
by Killswitch
I'm more than willing to do that - the competition doesn't start untill July.

Edit:

...so we have more than enough time to get a team organised.

Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 12:15 am
by Inf0Byt3
If you're willing to participate, count me in guys...

Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 9:20 am
by Dare
I'm having a "can't see for looking" day.

What sort of the program(s) would qualify as entries?

Thanks!

Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 10:41 am
by Killswitch
Every year they set a different challenge, there's been a real mix of things they've asked for. They won't release details untill July 20th.

Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 11:25 am
by Dare
Okay, thanks! :)

Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 2:38 pm
by Hydrate
I like the idea of doing this as a forum team project, we have a much higher chance of winning. But if we were to do that, everyone would have to know each other no? I think its best we start setting up a team now so we can all get to know each other, you can work in a team and make a decision as to who does what etc if we dont know each others strengths and weaknesses or if we have no idea who each other is can we?

Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 4:04 pm
by Killswitch
You're right... so how're we going to do that?

Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 11:22 pm
by Hydrate
We could all post here with our msn/yahoo/gtalk/skype contacts and once we have decided who will be in the team, we could all meet up and have a conferance to start with, so well all know each other. Then we could use the next few weeks to get to know each other?

Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 11:49 pm
by Demivec
Doesn't participation require traveling to the site of the contest?

Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 5:38 pm
by Num3
Demivec wrote:Doesn't participation require traveling to the site of the contest?
No... AFAIK only the winners (Fred in our case) would have to travel...

Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 5:53 pm
by JCV
count me in.
I'd like to join too. :D

Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 5:54 pm
by milan1612
I'd participate as a mental advisor :D