On Monday 21 May 2012, Martin A. Brown wrote: > Hello, > > : Being new to programming, I've found that my learning is > : accelerated when I've been asked to write scripts and deliver > : them in a specified time frame...Then, have those scripts > : critiqued. > : > : My question: Would the moderators of this list be interested in > : creating a monthly "challenge" of sorts? Then, those who > : participated could receive suggestions on how their code could > : have been written differently. > : > : If not, and you know of something else like this that exists, > : would you kindly share those resources? > > I'm answering a question slightly tangential to what you asked, in > the time-honored tradition of asking a completely different > question... > > Are you familiar with Project Euler? > > http://projecteuler.net/ > http://projecteuler.net/problems > > I don't know whether critique is involved in the Project Euler, > though. I would agree, having a concrete task to approach is a good > way to learn. > > Enjoy, > > -Martin
Project Euler is *very* math heavy (it is named after a famous mathematician, after all). Some of the problems are accessible to the general programmer, but expect to see a lot of stuff you might not have much familiarity with, if you aren't a math nerd. Another choice is The Python Challenge http://www.pythonchallenge.com/. It emphasizes a puzzle/riddle aspect, often the actual programming is pretty straightforward once you figure out what is needed. On the other hand, I haven't used it enough to progress all that far, so I really don't know it that well. Cheers _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
