From: James Gray <james@...>
Date: 2008-01-30T08:04:33+09:00
Subject: Re: Final Two Quizzes

On Jan 29, 2008, at 4:01 PM, Dominik Honnef wrote:

> I really don't want to be pessimistic nor do I want to put somebody  
> off,
> but I have to mention that, whoever wants to take the job, has to be  
> sure, what he has to do.
> It's not only a taking part (but of course it's a great chance to  
> learn Ruby),
> but also a lot of giving, meaning that it can be alot more work than  
> you may think in the first
> moment.

Oh yeah, it's a lot of work.  I'm sure you can search the archives and  
find me saying that, a lot.  :)

Luckily, it is rewarding work.  Well, at least for those who value the  
same things I do.

> (Why I'm posting this as a reply to James and not to Thomas is that  
> James shouldn't be too
> much like "It's a great job" without mentioning the possible problems.

The time commitment is the biggest problem.  I have it down to about  
four or five hours of my time a week now (depending on how popular the  
quiz was) and I have a hard time imagining someone doing it in less  
time.

Well, unless you want to ditch the summary.  ;)

I've considered that.  It's hard to know how much the summary adds.  I  
don't know if I write about the right stuff or show the right code.   
I'm sure I don't do all of that all the time.

The discussion for the good problems is usually very good.  I bet  
reading the emails is at least as helpful as reading my summaries.   
That's how I decide what to write about anyway.  :)

That might be one option to reduce the time commitment.

> However, I hope you don't see this in any offending way.

No offense taken.

> I'm new to this quiz and I really like it, so I just want the best  
> for it :))

Me too on all accounts except for being new to the quiz.  ;)

James Edward Gray II