Hardcore programming

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Create a program in one of the allowed programming languages. The program must solve a given problem, and will be measured on criteria given in the task assignment. The problem will be a believed-to-be unsolvable problem in polynomial time (NP-complete), which means that your best bet will be to apply some form of heuristic that hopefully performs better than your opponents.

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Rules

  1. Hand-in

    Entries in the hardcore programming competition must be delivered through the web-based compo system.

    If you really want to make us happy, please hand in a ZIP or RAR file containing the entry itself, and a short text file (file_id.diz/.nfo/.txt) with information about the entry as well as contact info.

    What to deliver?

    Source code of your solution to the compo assignment, supplied as a plain text file with the correct extension for the language you have used.

  2. Deciding a winner

    The winner will be the entry that performs best with regard to the criteria stated in the task assignment.

  3. Allowed languages

    • C/C++
    • Java
    • PHP
    • JavaScript

    Entries in other languages will be disqualified.

    Use of external libraries

    You are not allowed to depend on any external library except the standard libraries of your language.

  4. Accessing system resources

    Your program is not allowed to access disk, the network, external devices or the likes. This is not a competition in cheating the compo system or wreaking havoc.

  5. Time limit for execution

    There will be a time limit given in the assignment. Your program must not exceed this time limit.

    Other criteria for disqualification

    If your program crashes or fails to solve the task, your entry will be disqualified.

  6. No-go limit

    The compo will be held if we receive 3 or more entries. If not, this compo may be cancelled.

  7. General rules

    The general rules for the Gathering 2009 creative competitions apply to this compo.

Announcement and deadline

Compo case

Deadline

Friday 10/04/2009 18:00

Prizes

Place Prize
1st 4096 NOK
2nd 2048 NOK
3rd 1337 NOK

See the Prizes page for an overview of the prizes and awards for all compos.

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