Programming Contest

Today Blacksheep (Jay - my lab partner), Dan (from Second Berg), and I participated in Taylor's Programming Contest as novice participants. Our ulterior motive was the bonus points for COS 250 - each problem that we solved during the contest scored us one bonus point added directly to our final grades. In the four hours the contest ran, we managed to solve 3 of the 8 problems and were just minutes from solving a fourth. No one was able to solve the last two problems in the allotted time. I was really happy that we got 3 problems, because on average both the novice and advanced teams solved 3 to 5 problems. I was amazed at how much I was able to pick up even during the stress of the contest. I will definitely participate in another contest given the opportunity!