http://www.up.org.nz/heads-up/ http://www.up.org.nz/heads-up/show/241 <p>On July 15th Wellington Perl Mongers are hosting a 'HackOff' event. It will be <br />a fun evening with a competitive edge. Teams of programmers will compete <br />against each other to solve a series of programming problems. The winning <br /> team will be the first team to solve all the problems or, if we run out of <br />time, the team which solves the most problems in the shortest time. Register <br />below. <br />Is this just for Perl programmers? <br /> <br />No this event is definitely not just for Perl people. In fact if you want to <br /> bring a team of hot-shot programmers who can showcase the superiority of <br />another language then we'd be delighted to welcome you. It's just about <br />hacking code for fun. <br />What constitutes a team? <br /> <br />We're envisaging people will group together with colleagues, classmates or <br /> members of other software user groups (download a flyer for your <br />noticeboard). You'll need to come up with a team name so the commentator can <br />keep people abreast of your progress on the night. Each team must have a <br /> minimum of two people and five is probably a practical upper limit. Each team <br />will need to bring a laptop with wireless networking capability. This event <br />is not open to individuals but we may be able to hook the stragglers up into <br /> teams on the night. <br />What sort of problems will we need to solve? <br /> <br />The problems you'll be asked to solve will all be different, but here's a <br />fairly easy one to get you started. Decode the following data to get a secret <br /> 6-letter password. You'll need to use this password on the night to log your <br />team in.</p><br><br>Posted to: HackOff - July 15, 2008 6:00pm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:01:42 +1200 Brenda Wallace http://www.up.org.nz/heads-up/show/241