From: KarlNyberg <karl@grebyn.com>
Subject: Re: New ACM challenge is language-discriminatory
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:16:06 -0800 (PST)
Date: 2009-12-18T13:16:06-08:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <ef49a41c-14b6-49ce-a24f-717a2c72f545@g31g2000vbr.googlegroups.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: qtofgh.28u.ln@hunter.axlog.fr
On Dec 18, 6:26 am, Jean-Pierre Rosen <ro...@adalog.fr> wrote:
> ACM has launched a new programming challenge:http://queue.acm.org/icpc/index.cfm?page=faq
>
> However, the only languages allowed are C++, C# and Java.
> I could understand reasons for having everyone compete with the same
> language, but if more than one is allowed, it should be open to all
> (including our favorite language, of course ;-) ).
>
> Is anyone on this list influential enough at ACM to address this issue,
> or should we start a (mail) mass action?
> --
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> J-P. Rosen (ro...@adalog.fr)
> Visit Adalog's web site athttp://www.adalog.fr
There is a feedback page associated with the ACM Queue initiative. As
a longtime ACM member (since 1978), I have used this feature to
request justification for the limitation specified in the competition
and the mechanisms necessary to remove it.
Similar feedback is certainly welcome, I'm sure... :-)
-- Karl --
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Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-12-18 11:26 New ACM challenge is language-discriminatory Jean-Pierre Rosen
2009-12-18 15:06 ` Georg Bauhaus
2009-12-19 2:49 ` Stephen Leake
2009-12-18 16:26 ` Adam Beneschan
2009-12-19 2:52 ` Stephen Leake
2009-12-18 21:16 ` KarlNyberg [this message]
2009-12-19 2:56 ` Stephen Leake
2009-12-19 21:49 ` wwilson
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