Code War at PyCon Au 2011

A huge hit at PyCon-Au last year, Code War is back!

Eight teams, onstage knockout rounds of short programming bouts, loud  =

crowd...mildly impressive prizes. Any language allowed, no holds  =

bared. Think of it like cage fighting for coders.

Originally based on an idea from the book PeopleWare, CodeWar has been  =

run in conjunction with the Sydney WebDU conference since 2008 with  =

great success. To help share the mayhem we're proud to bring CodeWar  =

to PyCon-au 2011, with experienced CodeWar compare Robin Hilliard from  =

RocketBoots on the microphone to keep a wry eye on proceedings.
All comers welcome -- no conference ticket required. Come to compete  =

or just come to watch. RSVP now!

If you want to enter a team read on...


Tourney Rules
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The competition will consist of three rounds:
  * 8 teams of 3-5 people
  * 1 laptop per team connected to projector on stage.
  * Rounds are first-past-the-post simple programming challenges
  * Any programming language you want.

We guarantee this won't be mind twisting problems for algorithm heads.  =

It will help to have a team with a mix of skills, a clever and/or  =

intimidating team name and vocal cheer squad.

For example: "Here is the complete text of pride and prejudice on this  =

usb key. Be the first to print out the 7th and 25th sentances that  =

contain both 'Elizabeth'and 'Darcy'". See a list of questions from  =

recent code war events.

If you're registering a team, the team leader should get 1 team leader  =

ticket and the team members a RSVP ticket. Don't forget to bring your  =

team and single laptop on the day.

If all the team slots are gone register your standby team in case of a  =

no-show.

    http://codewarpyconau.eventbrite.com/



Thanks to Dylan Jay of PretaWeb for organising CodeWar this year.


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