HHC 2019 will be in Reno, Nevada, Sept 21-22

[Don Shepherd]

(09-24-2019 03:58 AM)Brian Walsh Wrote:  It was good to see the programming contest problem posted, however, it came way too late. The problem seemed like a good one and not so obscure as some in recent years. If it had been posted on Saturday morning there is a good chance I would have come up with an entry.

Brian, I guess I just don't understand why it matters when the problem statement was posted online. You can always develop and refine your own solution without regard to what others have done. I thought about developing a solution for a specific calculator but decided against it, but not because I saw what others had done. To me, the joy in this activity is developing my own solution and then optimizing it based on either speed or size or some other criteria. For example, on the 12c I like to optimize by having no wasted space GOTO 00 lines at the end.