OcUK Xmas Programming Challenge

[Haircut]

So, we had one of these a couple of years back that seemed to go down pretty well (see here) and I was wondering if there was any interest in another one?

I've got a couple of ideas for things that should be reasonably challenging, but still doable for beginners.
I'd even be willing to stump up a bit of my own cash as a prize

The timing should be good for students who might want to do it over the Christmas holidays as well.
Post in here if you'd in interested in taking part and if we get a decent amount of people I'll put up the challenge and some rules.

 

[JHeaton]

I'd be interested.

 

[Harvey616]

I would also be interested.

 

[dfarrall]

I'm in, can we use a combination of different languages? Would like to top up my bash but don't know if I will be able to do it all in it.!

 

[FeFiDoh]

I am a complete noob but depending what it is I may take a look, give me something to do/learn.

 

[Crowze]

I'd be up for it.

 

[simbady]

I'd be interested

 

[Haircut]

Cool, sounds like there are a few takers at least then.
I'll put together something and update the first post with all the details in the next few days.

In terms of languages, as long as I have a reasonable way to compile/run it then I'm happy.

I'll contribute a £20 OcUK gift voucher for the winner as well, hopefully that will be reasonable motivation to get a few entries

 

[Lightnix]

Last time this was quite fun. I'm definitely in, prize or not.

 

[jonney_joop]

I might be interested. Lets do a mobile app

 

[D.P.]

So, we had one of these a couple of years back that seemed to go down pretty well (see here) and I was wondering if there was any interest in another one?

I've got a couple of ideas for things that should be reasonably challenging, but still doable for beginners.
I'd even be willing to stump up a bit of my own cash as a prize

The timing should be good for students who might want to do it over the Christmas holidays as well.
Post in here if you'd in interested in taking part and if we get a decent amount of people I'll put up the challenge and some rules.

I love these kind of problems, so i would be interested as long as it is within a coputer science theme and not some GUI/web/smartphone application, but an algorithmic problem solving challenge.

I have a good idea for a problem, it is the programming problem I had to solve as part of a job interview. A ce being hired I have looked at lots of people's applications and it is interesting to see the approaches they take. It invokes search, data structures, optimization, recursion, is easy tougher standout best result come from a desperate analysis and understanding of computational complexity.

 

[craptakular]

Can we have tiers of difficulty?

Some of us are not nerds but humble geeks!

 

[FeFiDoh]

Aye that would be cool if there was different levels of difficulty, I doubt I can manage any but still.

 

[Haircut]

I love these kind of problems, so i would be interested as long as it is within a coputer science theme and not some GUI/web/smartphone application, but an algorithmic problem solving challenge.

I have a good idea for a problem, it is the programming problem I had to solve as part of a job interview. A ce being hired I have looked at lots of people's applications and it is interesting to see the approaches they take. It invokes search, data structures, optimization, recursion, is easy tougher standout best result come from a desperate analysis and understanding of computational complexity.

It will be something in a similar vein to the previous one I linked to: provide inputs, get outputs rather than building an app or something.

The plan is to do a few different things, some easier, some harder but I don't to scare beginners off, so it's not going to massively complex.
Plus I have to get the answers right

 

[AnDyR0o]

I'd be interested.

 

[Tilluss]

I participated in the previous one and really enjoyed it, so I'll be up for another one.

Since the last one I went from a hobby programmer to it being my day job so hopefully I'll be able to do a bit better this time!

 

[kierenharrold]

Im interested, i did that last one but after it finished and enjoyed it.

Yea i think it should be split into different small challenges with various difficulties like the last one, allowing beginners and hobbyists to get involved as well.

 

[Blackvault]

Yes I'd be up for it.

Could we have say 3 different tiers of difficulty and therefore 3 separate set of problems? I found in the last one that if you didn't get the right answer for part C it affected part D. Or if you couldn't even get part C then you couldn't attempt to complete the rest of the challenges.

Blackvault

 

[UncleRuckus]

I'm in!

 

[Judgeneo]

Sure, why not