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I might suggest that there's some irony in suggesting that one use Ruby to write an algorithm that's going to basically be 100% compute bound . . . seems like t
by akeefer 17y ago
I might suggest that there's some irony in suggesting that one use Ruby to write an algorithm that's going to basically be 100% compute bound . . . seems like this contest is a classic example of exactly the sort of problem where you do, in fact, care about raw language performance.
- gamache 17y agoI don't see anywhere on the page where they suggest Ruby. As you mention, it is a terrible choice.
- akeefer 17y agoWell, the example they give includes the words Ruby, DHH, active, record, rspec, mongrel, jruby, and rubinius as the potential dictionary, and they close the post with "The Ruby community is nothing if not persistent, creative and intelligent — so show us what you’ve got!" So I'm kind of assuming the contest is aimed at the Ruby community.
- ezmobius 17y agofeel free to write the code in any language or platform you want, we don't care.