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:: The idea is to aid language comparison rather than be yet another generic programmer challenge site. --[[User:Paddy3118|Paddy3118]] 16:09, 2 July 2011 (UTC)
:: The idea is to aid language comparison rather than be yet another generic programmer challenge site. --[[User:Paddy3118|Paddy3118]] 16:09, 2 July 2011 (UTC)
::I agree. I don't think this is really the place for challenges. We don't have much of a framework for it anyway since the solutions are all on the task page. I think it's best to just name or describe an algorithm right from the start. A "better" algorithm could be used as extra credit (e.g. one that greatly reduces error or handles corner cases well). --[[User:Mwn3d|Mwn3d]] 16:27, 2 July 2011 (UTC)

How about stating the possible patterns in the standard deviation you might find and
How about stating the possible patterns in the standard deviation you might find and
adjusting the task to give languages a chance to show them? --[[User:Paddy3118|Paddy3118]] 16:10, 2 July 2011 (UTC)
adjusting the task to give languages a chance to show them? --[[User:Paddy3118|Paddy3118]] 16:10, 2 July 2011 (UTC)