MATLAB Programming Contest Blog

November 4th, 2005

the cyclist Passes the Post

It didn’t take long for the cyclist to blow past the record set during Twilight and win the Past the Post award. Stay tuned for another mid-contest challenge.

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The MATLAB Programming Contest is a semi-annual competition where contestants submit MATLAB code to try to solve a challenge. For more information, see the overview.
  • gopal: This is a try
  • Amtu: Well done Alfonso ! Congratulations ! Thanks MATLAB team, I’m already looking forward to the next time.
  • Alan Chalker: Just wanted to post here as well that I think Alfonso should be declared the grand winner since the top...
  • Alan Chalker: Just noticed something curious on the statistics page. While some of the charts are updating correctly,...
  • Ned: To Oliver: There will not be a late stage twilight in this contest. So it’s full daylight right to the end.
  • Oliver Woodford: Much obliged, Mike. For anyone looking for a speed boost to that approach I recommend “Basic...
  • MikeR: I agree with Oliver that if possible making the final few hours of the contest conceal the entries will be...
  • Oliver Woodford: When does late stage twilight begin, and will it then run on until the end of the contest?
  • Alan Chalker: As I traditionally do about this time in the contest, I’ve submitted a heavily commented version...
  • the cyclist: Looks like there might be a problem with the statistics page. For one thing, Alan Chalker holds all 20...

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