Where Can I Find Information About the 2019 Programming Competition?

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A user is seeking information about a programming competition from 2019, specifically the Nordic ICPC event. They express interest in whether the competition is team-based or individual and inquire about the required programming languages. The discussion highlights that the 2019 problems appeared manageable, comparing the experience to game shows. Participants mention the International Obfuscated C Code Contest and share a humorous C code snippet that calculates pi. The conversation shifts to the esoteric programming language Brainfuck, noting its Turing completeness and introducing the term "Turing tarpit." It is clarified that the Nordic ICPC competition is exclusively for teams from universities in Nordic countries, and there is a suggestion to form a team from the forum community.
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I seem to have found a programming competition øen (for 2019),but I cannot find it again. Anyone have a clue where this went?
 
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Thank you. What I really was looking for though was this:

https://nordic.icpc.io/
 
Cool! Is this a team event or one on one?

is there a required programming language?
 
I don't know but I'm intrigued. The problems from 2019 didn't look impossibly difficult.
 
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That’s the way people feel when they watch game shows until they get on one and with just one question unanswered and you lose.
 
Another fun contest is the International Obfuscated C Code Contest.

A 1988 entry by Brian Westley calculates pi by examining itself.

C:
#define _ -F<00||--F-OO--;
int F=00,OO=00;main(){F_OO();printf("%1.3f\n",4.*-F/OO/OO);}F_OO()
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Heh yeh. That reminds me of the language "brainf*ck". I seem to remember it being Turing complete, but I could be wrong...
 
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jedishrfu said:
Cool! Is this a team event or one on one?
From the link in post #3
sbrothy said:
About half way down the page under:
How do I participate?
If you want to participate but don't have a complete team of three please contact your local contest director so they can try to help you connect with other people without teams.
 
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sbrothy said:
Heh yeh. That reminds me of the language "brainf*ck". I seem to remember it being Turing complete, but I could be wrong...

Hah! Reading more about brainfsck I came across this expression:

"Turing tarpit".
- - - - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_tarpit

That was a new one to me. The word, not the concept, mind. :)
 
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Tom.G said:
From the link in post #3

About half way down the page under:
How do I participate?
If you want to participate but don't have a complete team of three please contact your local contest director so they can try to help you connect with other people without teams.

But seriously, we could make a "Physics Forum" team. Couldn't we?
 
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sbrothy said:
But seriously, we could make a "Physics Forum" team. Couldn't we?
Although the website could be clearer, this is a competition only for teams from universities based in Nordic countries.
 
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Ah. Didn't read it thoroughly enough it would seem then. Shame that.
 
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