From: James Gray <james@...>
Date: 2007-12-15T06:59:56+09:00
Subject: Re: [QUIZ] Programmer Ping-Pong (#150)

On Dec 14, 2007, at 9:14 AM, Paul Irofti wrote:

> On 2007-12-14, Rick DeNatale <rick.denatale@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 12/14/07, Ruby Quiz <james@grayproductions.net> wrote:
>>
>>>        The Game
>>>
>>> Eric Hodel described Programmer Ping-Pong in his RubyConf 2007  
>>> presentation.  I
>>> wasn't familiar with the concept before that and it sounds like  
>>> fun, so let's
>>> all try it out together.
>>>
>>> The rules are:
>>>
>>>        * This quiz does not have a no-spoiler period so you may
>>>          submit at anytime after reading this message
>>>        * I'll make the initial serve, starting the quiz off with
>>>          a single failing test
>>>        * Anyone can return the ball at anytime by doing exactly
>>>          two things, in order:  make all tests pass including the
>>>          recently added failure and then add a new failing test
>>>          of your own
>>
>> We're doing this in the true tdd spirit of making very small steps  
>> right.
>>
>> Okay, first return.
>
> Hmm, when I posted no one answered, but I guess you got there first.
> Does your version count as the next? Or how is this settled? We seem  
> to
> have written similar things anyways.

The official response is that it is settled by anyone who responds.   
Forking is OK.  I vote we don't stress about it too much.

Feel free to invoke the kindness clause of the rules and unify tests  
as well.

James Edward Gray II