Re: A.P.P.L.E. Announces Apple II Programming Contest

[bill.martens@gmail.com]

Good call, none the less Michael.  We were trying to keep things simple
for this contest as it is the first contest outside of KFest in over 15
years that I know of.

I guess we shall see the results in February when we announce the
winners, of what individuals can do.

--billm--

Michael J. Mahon wrote:
> bill.martens@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > As for the collaboration, we are giving individual prizes which is why
> > it is an indivudal contest.  Who knows, maybe the next go around, we
> > will do a team competition.  Prizes would have to be thought out for
> > that one.
>
> OK, I think I understand.
>
> Actually, the prize thing could be worked out by the "team",
> which could be treated as a virtual individual (come to think
> of it, I suppose no one would really have to know ;-).
>
> But the argument that pitting teams against individuals isn't
> "fair" is a good one, I suppose--though you could argue that
> either one has the advantage.  ;-)
>
> The argument that individuals will produce more programa than
> would be produced if people organized into teams is also highly
> debatable, since many individuals might participate in a team
> who would otherwise sit it out.
>
> I wasn't actually talking about "teams" anyway, but rather work
> that builds on the work of another--you know, "standing on each
> other's shoulders instead of each other's toes" and all...  ;-)
>
> -michael
>
>
> >
> > Michael J. Mahon wrote:
> >
> >>bill.martens@gmail.com wrote:
> >>
> >>>Today is the start of the 2006 Apple II Programming Contest being
> >>>sponsored by Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange.  For those of
> >>>you participating in the costest, be sure to delare your participation
> >>>by sending an email to the contest email address listed on the web
> >>>page.
> >>>
> >>>The URL for the Contest page is http://www.callapple.org/contest.htm.
> >>>Only entries that have been declared will be accepted.  Last day for
> >>>open declaration of participation will be 30 September 2006.
> >>>
> >>>All entries for the contest must be received by 1 January 2007.  Our
> >>>Judges this year will be as follows:
> >>>
> >>>Eric Shepherd (Syndicomm)
> >>>John Woodall (Vintage Micros)
> >>>and one special judge to be announced later.
> >>>
> >>>All entries will be judged for originality, uesfulness, completeness,
> >>>and of course, the overall riding factor of Coolness as specified by
> >>>our judges.
> >>>
> >>>Be sure and check out the website at
> >>>http://www.callapple.org/contest.htm and put those programming skills
> >>>to work!
> >>
> >>Two things, Bill.
> >>
> >>1. I note that the contest page causes my browser to want to load a
> >>    Japanese language extension...  ;-(
> >>
> >>2. Any particular reason why collaborations of multiple programmers
> >>    are not elegible?  Collaboration seems like something you'd want to
> >>    encourage, particularly if you want larger projects to happen.
>
> -michael
>
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