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KevinN

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KevinN 23 Feb 2013, 16:35

I just had an idea about programming contests which would go something like this:

The contest would be: to put together a program/application with a specified function (could be a chess game, tetris game or whatever). The voting system would basically be registered members with 1 vote per member. Voting for a winner entitles the VOTER to some sort of license of the source code of the program. So selection for winner would be decided by what others would want to have a part in.

Example:

Contest for Chess program written in FASM.
All registered board members can select which entry (assuming there are multiple) they would like legal rights to use source code from, but limited to only 1 out of X amount of entries. Whichever project gets the most votes in this way wins some given amount of money designated by sponsor.

23 Feb 2013, 16:35

Spool

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Spool 25 Feb 2013, 05:07

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25 Feb 2013, 05:07

KevinN

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KevinN 25 Feb 2013, 12:17

http://archive.assembly.org/2012

These guys do asm graphics contests

25 Feb 2013, 12:17

typedef

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typedef 25 Feb 2013, 13:44

lol

http://archive.assembly.org/2012/fast-graphics/wtf-moment-by-hoaxi-pyrotech

25 Feb 2013, 13:44

Dex4u

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Dex4u 26 Feb 2013, 01:31

We used to have a fasm compo
http://board.flatassembler.net/topic.php?t=2164

Entrys http://board.flatassembler.net/topic.php?p=98270#98270

Note: i was called Ashley4 then.

26 Feb 2013, 01:31

bitRAKE

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bitRAKE 26 Feb 2013, 05:56

There are contests out there...

http://azspcs.net/Contest/Factorials/Standings
(seems I've slipped to rank 65)

...just apply FASM where needed.

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26 Feb 2013, 05:56

hopcode

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hopcode 26 Feb 2013, 11:47

bitRAKE wrote:

(seems I've slipped to rank 65)

because you start counting at 0 Wink

welcome back, i missed you a lot all this time.
Cheers,
Very Happy

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26 Feb 2013, 11:47

bitRAKE

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bitRAKE 27 Feb 2013, 00:33

Thank you for the kind words hopcode. By the looks of your work, you have been busier than I. Wink

My health required a break - some serious AFK time.

27 Feb 2013, 00:33

bitRAKE

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bitRAKE 04 Mar 2013, 04:23

Here is another contest which would be challenging for assembly programmers - Linux environment competing against HLLs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICFP_Programming_Contest

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04 Mar 2013, 04:23

revolution
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revolution 07 Mar 2013, 07:35

KevinN wrote:

... wins some given amount of money designated by sponsor.

One wonders who this sponsor might be? If it is just supposed to be some rich and generous anonymous person then it ain't gonna happen.

07 Mar 2013, 07:35

nmake

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nmake 12 Mar 2013, 10:08

The winners reserve "bragging rights" to claim that their language is "the programming tool of choice for discriminating hackers"

Reserve the bragging rights among the participants, not on a global scale. Important and relevant distinction. Very Happy

12 Mar 2013, 10:08

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sleepsleep 12 Mar 2013, 18:42

bitRAKE wrote:

There are contests out there...

http://azspcs.net/Contest/Factorials/Standings
(seems I've slipped to rank 65)

...just apply FASM where needed.

i dont understand the question.
wat is that?
1, 2, 3, 6, -5, -30, 150, 120

12 Mar 2013, 18:42

comrade

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comrade 13 Mar 2013, 01:47

From EFnet #asm (back in the day)
http://www.haxor.me.uk/asmcompo/

My best entry was in compo #6 (second place). Funny enough 1st place winner was written in C Smile

13 Mar 2013, 01:47

bitRAKE

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bitRAKE 21 Mar 2013, 02:58

sleepsleep, from the website:

Quote:

The Task

Given a positive integer n, create a sequence of integers with the following characteristics:
The sequence begins with 1.

The sequence ends with n! (that is, with n factorial).

Each element of the sequence, other than the first, is derivable from two earlier elements through addition, subtraction or multiplication. The two earlier elements need not be distinct. Subtraction can be performed in either direction.

Such a sequence is called a straight line program (SLP) for n!. If it has k+1 elements, it is said to have k steps.

For example, the following is a 7-step SLP for 5!:

1, 2, 3, 6, -5, -30, 150, 120

As required, each of its elements (other than the first) can be derived from two earlier elements:
2 = 1 + 1
3 = 1 + 2
6 = 3 + 3
-5 = 1 - 6
-30 = 6 × -5
150 = -5 × -30
120 = -30 + 150

The goal is to find the shortest SLP sequence for 13! through 37!

Algorithm choice is very important. I started out with brute forcing at 13! and then moved to a random sort-of divide-and-conquer approach. It was fast at getting valid SLPs. Noticed some patterns in optimal solutions, and tried to solve a reduced form of the problem. There are just so many approaches that aren't efficient enough...

Here are some additional SLPs:
(Not part of the solution, 1! through 12!)

Code:

1
1, 2
1, 2, 3, 6
1, 2, 4, 6, 24
1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 24, 120
1, 2, 3, 9, 81, 80, 720
1, 2, 3, 6, 36, 72, 70, 5040
1, 2, 3, 6, 36, 35, 32, 1152, 40320
1, 2, 3, 6, 36, 72, 70, 5040, 362880
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 12, 144, 720, 5040, 3628800
1, 2, 3, 9, 81, 80, 77, 6160, 492800, 39916800
1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 144, 152, 23104, 23100, 3326400, 479001600

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21 Mar 2013, 02:58

bitRAKE

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bitRAKE 09 Apr 2016, 18:36

New contest up at:
http://azspcs.com/Contest/Tetrahedra

Solutions are easy - good solutions are harder.
(Currently, I'm ranked 63, or 18th in USA.)

Kind regards, dear friends.

09 Apr 2016, 18:36

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