From: Jacob Mitchell <jacob.d.mitchell@...>
Date: 2010-06-07T20:35:52+09:00
Subject: Re: Very simple programming exercises

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Search for "code golf".  I personally have enjoyed
http://golf.shinh.org/because the problems tend to be very simple.  It
helps you learn the pros
and cons of various languages.

-Jake

On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 4:40 AM, Lakshmanan Muthukrishnan <
lakshmanan@vinsol.com> wrote:

> Josh Cheek wrote:
> > On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 11:48 PM, Lakshmanan Muthukrishnan <
> > lakshmanan@vinsol.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
> >>
> >>
> > Codingbat.com has lots of simple easy problems, but it's mostly Java and
> > a
> > little bit of Python. Still, you can solve the problem however you like,
> > you
> > just won't be able to use their automatic tester.
> >
> > There are also a bunch at spoj.pl but I found that site frustrating,
> > because
> > it's too dependent on string format of your output (a stray newline will
> > invalidate your solution, but you aren't given enough feedback to figure
> > out
> > what formatting needs to change) And their time constraints are aimed at
> > compiled languages, which frequently prevents Ruby from being a
> > possibility.
> >
> > codechef.com is basically spoj.pl taken to the next level with a
> > community
> > and flashy design. But I have had a lot of trouble getting their Ruby to
> > work right for me, and they don't keep track of which solutions you've
> > previously solved, so you can't really make a goal of solving all the
> > problems they have. I'll probably try it again in 6 months or so, see if
> > they've made that stuff better.
>
>
> ......
>
> Thank you so much
> --
> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
>
>

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