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ICFP 2005 Programming Contest Results

Posted by Zonk on from the as-someone-who-has-used-haskell-i-am-not-surprised dept.

Fahrenheit 450 writes "The results of the The Eighth Annual ICFP Programming Contest are in, and it looks like this was the year for Haskell and Dylan, with Haskell programs taking first & third prizes, and Dylan claiming second prize and the coveted Judges' prize. This year's contest was a simulated game of cops and robbers, with a twist to the rules thrown in after the participants had submitted their initial entries. Step through the transcripts of the contests or just download the PDF version of the presentation slides and tell us all how you could have wiped the floor with the winners using your carefully crafted COBOL or awk submission."

12 of 111 comments (clear)

  1. Re:My Java Bubble by sammy+baby · · Score: 4, Funny
    On the other hand, my mind is like a FIFO -- in order to learn another language, I have to forget one.

    If the one you forget is English, you'll know you've hit burn out.
  2. Bobby by DysenteryInTheRanks · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have only one question for developers programming in Dylan: How does it feeeeeeeeel?

    1. Re:Bobby by Soko · · Score: 2, Funny

      To be on your pwn... With no direction $HOME...

      Soko

      --
      "Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm." - Anonymous
    2. Re:Bobby by Profane+MuthaFucka · · Score: 2, Funny

      I'll try bash.
      $ like a rolling stone
      -bash: like: command not found

      Hmmm, that don't work. How about gcc.
      gcc t.c
      t.c:1: error: syntax error before 'a'

      Oh, it must be c++
      g++ t.c
      t.c:1: error: 'like' does not name a type

      Um, python?
      python t.py
          File "t.py", line 1
              like a rolling stone
                        ^
      SyntaxError: invalid syntax

      No good. What else can I try? Wait, PERL!

      perl t.pl
      I love that song, but I can't locate object method "rolling" via package "stone" (perhaps you forgot to load "stone"?) at t.pl line 1.

      At least someone remembers Dylan.

      --
      Fascism trolls keeping me up every night. When I starts a preachin', he HITS ME WITH HIS REICH!
  3. Haskell stack problem revealed by Orrin+Bloquy · · Score: 1, Funny

    It keeps referring to me as "Mrs. Cleaver."

    --
    "Made up/misattributed quote that makes me look smart. I am on /. and I must look smart."
  4. Re:Programming by bulio · · Score: 2, Funny

    oh, I know, Its just that I wish programming in general could be a bit simpler to learn (I've read books, tutorials, the whole thing).

  5. Re:Programming by Radres · · Score: 4, Funny

    Don't bother learning; just send your desired programming task overseas.

  6. Re:Programming by Vengie · · Score: 2, Funny

    Variables! Heathen! Loops? Sloth! Tail recursion? Vanity!

    --
    When in doubt, parenthesize. At the very least it will let some poor schmuck bounce on the % key in vi. (Larry Wall)
  7. Re:Motivation by gb506 · · Score: 3, Funny
    I find it's more about motivation than picking a language or how hard it is.

    By the looks of our IT dept, exercise and laundry must require a lot more motivation than leaning a programming language... Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk.

  8. Re:I can see literally see my house from here. by Radres · · Score: 2, Funny

    "it seems like you're developing AI for an RPG."

    Awe, you sound like Clippy when you talk like that!

  9. Can't help myself by theskipper · · Score: 3, Funny

    Gosh Wally, Haskell gives me the creeps.

  10. Re:No SCHEME? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Ironically, the Dylan Hackers appear to be the only team to have used Dylan.

    Now, it'd be really ironic if the Dylan Hackers were the only term not to use Dylan.