Wednesday, March 20, 2013

[gbyltrof] Computer programming contests with handicaps

It should be relatively easy to set up a rating system for computer programming contests.  The weaker contestant gets a time advantage according to rating difference, kind of like handicap stones in go 囲碁.

Or, pit similarly rated contestants against one another. Perhaps a league system where similarly rated contestants compete in the same league with promotion and relegation between leagues like European soccer.

Somewhat inspired by a hope of making it a spectator sport.  People like nerds.

Intramurals at an engineering school

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