Branden Tanga enters the race!

Branden Tanga, the guy that gave me the idea for this race, just entered the race AND he will enter a Delphi program watching CPU load and temperatures.

Now, that's bravery for you. In my book he gets extra points just for entering.

So, come on everybody out there. We all (including me) were a bit harsh on him and told him that he should use the tool first, was completely false in some departments and do some real work before criticizing our favorite tool.

He picked up the challenge! How about you??????

Go to http://www.darwinraceoflanguages.com/ and read all about it. To enter, just drop me an email at bart.roozendaal@sevensteps.nl

Bye,
Bart

Three languages are now represented...

But, we need more than one programmer per language :- . So, are there any more programmers that want to join the race? You still have 5 days to register at http://www.darwinraceoflanguages.com/.

Bye,
Bart

The first participants in the race

The first two participants in the race (DarwinRaceOfLanguages.com) have entered: one Delphi guy and one Mac guy. We need (a lot) more to make it a true race. So, go on, go to the website and see how to enter this race.

There's also a suggestion by one of the participants that applications suitable for portableapps.com can get extra points. I think that's a very good suggestion.

If you think I should twist this or that rule, or maybe add another problem to the list to pick from, don't hesitate to let me know. The rules are still open for debate until 8 July when the race starts.

Bye,
Bart

The Darwin Race of Languages is on...

The race is on. A couple of hours later than I promised (sorry, I've got work to do also :-)) I put up the website and you can now officially enter the race.

Please point to http://www.darwinraceoflanguages.com for more information on what to do. If nobody enters the race, I get to keep the prizes! There were over 50 people that said they would enter the race: let's see how many of you will!

Please comment to this posting if you have any remarks about the problems to pick from, the rules, the schedule or otherwise. It's an open competition, but after 8 July the rules cannot change.

Good luck everybody!

Bye,
Bart

The Darwin Race of Languages - Part 4

Another sponsor has volunteered to give away a prize. RemObjects will give away a copy for Data Abstract. The winner gets to pick which version, .NET or Delphi.

Tomorrow will be the launch of the website with the rules of engagement, so keep your eyes on http://www.darwinraceoflanguages.com/

Bye,
Bart