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From: Nick Maclaren
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 14:52
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 14:52
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In article <4fu7pp$94q@solutions.solon.com>, jeffno@denali.ccs.neu.edu (Jeffrey Nowakowski) writes: |> Norman Hamer <maven@mavenry.altcit.eskimo.com> writes: |> |> > Gotta say, amusing as the first-year-student-programming-style |> > contest is, I (for one) don't think this is a particularly |> > appropriate place for it. |> |> Where else would you put it? |> |> I think the bad examples are good for pointing out mistakes that |> beginners make. They are clearly labeled as bad, so I don't see the |> problem. I think that this IS a reasonable place, but I should prefer that it were used for announcements of such contests, and the reporting of results (probably with selected code). I.e. I should prefer that the 'entries' were submitted by Email, and not posted. Right, now we have three different opinions in three postings :-) Nick Maclaren, University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory, New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QG, England. Email: nmm1@cam.ac.uk Tel.: +44 1223 334761 Fax: +44 1223 334679
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!solon.com!not-for-mail From: nmm1@cus.cam.ac.uk (Nick Maclaren) Newsgroups: comp.lang.c.moderated Subject: Re: Evil C Contests Date: 15 Feb 1996 08:52:15 -0600 Organization: University of Cambridge, England Sender: clc@solutions.solon.com Approved: clc@solutions.solon.com Message-ID: <4fvhav$e59@solutions.solon.com> References: <4fsqnu$214@solutions.solon.com> <4fu7pp$94q@solutions.solon.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: solutions.solon.com