From: Robert Dober <robert.dober@...>
Date: 2006-04-06T23:25:29+09:00
Subject: Re: String generalization

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On 4/6/06, James Edward Gray II <james@grayproductions.net> wrote:
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> On Apr 6, 2006, at 8:08 AM, Peter Szinek wrote:
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> However, I should warn that I'm getting stricter and stricter about
> making most submitters solve the problem before we run it.  Have to
> make sure it's a reasonable problem.


And you do well, doing so.
But I think, coming up with a reasonably understandable specification of th=
e
problem and submitting it to Ruby Quiz has its own rewards.
 (a) By understanding the problem, one might be very close to the solution.
      Actually it is a Conditio Sine Qua Non, but sometimes we are not awar=
e
of it.
 (b) Discussing the thing on-list before submission will get some useful
feadback.
 (c) If you are out of ruby-quizzes (and that it may never happen) it might
be good to have some ideas on the shelf.
One shall not be disappointed if you reject it, but as I stated above it
would be for a good, well explained reason, so it should not be taken
personally.

Robert

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