HAC

Haskell Algorithm Challenge (HAC!)

Required framework:

• possibility to register for darcs repo, see http://www.equational.org/darcs-server/
• mailing-list for idea suggestions

Format:

• 1 week for submission, 24 hours lightning round
• Each contest should focus (e.g. graph-related logic) on one topic, but wrap it in some sort of fun game/competition
  • By focussing on one topic it will most likely be more informative to people studying those topics
  • It might be possible to promote the use of new libraries through a common darcs repo people can use for contests (for instance NewBinary, PackedString)
• Need for wrapup after each contest such that interesting code can be refactored into the common darcs repo
• Problems should be open, such that newbies can make naive solutions but advanced coders can still have room to explore in
• Extra points for readability and documentation so it can be reused more easily in the generic darcs repo

Additional:

• Through the generation of problems, organizers will become more experienced in collaborative programming while making the framework of the game, or testing a solution for the game
• Try to reuse problem-frameworks... Maybe start with smaller problems and slowly build up as experience is gained

Contributors:

• dons
• shapr
• vincenz

Channel:

#hac on freenode

See also

• Haskell Hackathon