From: Martin DeMello <martindemello@...>
Date: 2005-02-18T15:14:48+09:00
Subject: Re: ICFP Contest Dates Are Set

James Edward Gray II <james@grayproductions.net> wrote:
> On Feb 17, 2005, at 5:24 PM, gabriele renzi wrote:
> 
> > James Edward Gray II ha scritto:
> >
> >> Well, mark your calendars and get a team together.  The problems are  
> >> generally fantastic.  Hope to see some familiar names in the entries.
> >
> > if you do, maybe reading the report from Mauricio Fernandez related to  
> > the first (IIRC) ruby team wich played at ICFP may be of interest:
> > http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache: 
> > http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thekode.net%2Ficfp03%2Flessons.html
> 
> Wow, good read.  Thanks for sharing.
> 
> I can't even imagine trying something like that over the Net.  I  
> couldn't do it.  My team works onsite, face to face.  We need that kind  
> of environment to get work done.

Yeah, that was my first thought too. For something as fast-paced and
intense as a programming contest, you're putting yourself at one heck
of a disadvantage if you don't physically assemble the entire team in
one place.

martin