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Programming Challenges for Mac Developers

Posted by pudge on from the i-dev-you-dev-we-all-dev dept.

Carlos Camacho writes "iDevGames, a Macintosh Game Developer's Site has started issuing small programming challenges to Mac developers. The first challenge just wrapped up and the result is two nifty apps. The source code for both apps, and all apps entered into the programming challenges, will be released as open source. The next challenge has added an extra day, so developers have 72 hours. The focus is on creating an application to demonstrate 'A* pathfinding.'"

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  1. Programming challenges for Mac Developers... by dagar17 · · Score: 4, Funny

    prefixing every software package name with an i

    1. Re:Programming challenges for Mac Developers... by zbrimhall · · Score: 2, Funny

      prefixing every software package name with an i

      NSTextField myRantTextField = [[NSTextField alloc] init];

      [myRantTextField setStringValue: @"iReally wanted to barf the first time iSaw such a schizophrenic language."];
      [myRantTextField selectText: self];

    2. Re:Programming challenges for Mac Developers... by TonyMillion · · Score: 3, Funny

      One day I'm going to release a piece of software just called 'i'.

      That should confuse the hell out of everyone...

      'oh I use i'
      'uh i what?'
      'just i'.

    3. Re:Programming challenges for Mac Developers... by zbrimhall · · Score: 1, Funny

      With that statically allocated NSTextfield your compiler will barf first. Ack! So should I hang my head in shame for the lame joke or the silly error?

  2. Programming Challenge, presented by Guinness Draft by AvantLegion · · Score: 2, Funny
    ME: I'm behind on my CompSci homework
    FRIEND: Behind on your homework? Brilliant!
    ME: No, not brilliant. Hey, I've got an idea.
    FRIEND: Brilliant!! ME: Hear the idea first! OK, so I've got an assignment due on A* pathfinding. Sooo, I'm gonna hold a programming competition and have everyone submit A* pathfinding programs to ME!
    FRIEND: Get unsuspecting programmers to write your homework for you?? .............. BRILLIANT!!