# Ruby quiz idea

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-quiz-idea/95665>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [January 19, 2006, 6:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-quiz-idea/95665 "2006-01-19T06:56:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kev\_J](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/2bfe46/32.png) [@Kev\_J](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Kev_J)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 6:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-quiz-idea/95665/1 "2006-01-19T06:56:24Z")

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[http://www.norvig.com/java-lisp.html](http://www.norvig.com/java-lisp.html)

This is is a bit of a challenge, see links in post for original coding  
challenge. It’d be interesting to see how much time it’d take in Ruby -  
Lisp 2 hours, C++ roughly 5.5 [1]

found on [reddit.com](http://reddit.com)

Is there a defined way to submit ruby quizes? I haven’t looked at the  
site, so feel free to wail and gnash teeth if it’s clearly sign posted  
anywhere

Kev

[1] [http://userpages.umbc.edu/~bcorfm1/C++-vs-Lisp.html](http://userpages.umbc.edu/~bcorfm1/C++-vs-Lisp.html)

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**Author:** ![Kev\_J](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/2bfe46/32.png) [@Kev\_J](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Kev_J)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 7:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-quiz-idea/95665/2 "2006-01-19T07:32:30Z")

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Kev J. schrieb:

> anywhere
> 
> Kev
> 
> [1] [http://userpages.umbc.edu/~bcorfm1/C++-vs-Lisp.html](http://userpages.umbc.edu/~bcorfm1/C++-vs-Lisp.html)

Here is a paragraph from [rubyquiz.com](http://rubyquiz.com):

Can I Submit A Ruby Q. Topic?  
_Please do!_ Ruby Q. depends on community support. The only /goal/  
we try to follow with the quizzes is to keep them pretty short (30  
minutes to an hour to solve for the average coder). This is  
obviously vague, so use your best judgment. We’re interested in fun  
little diversions, not a massive time sink. Send all submissions to  
James Edward G. II  
[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid?subject=Ruby%20Quiz%20Suggestion](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid?subject=Ruby%20Quiz%20Suggestion),  
the Ruby Q. Administrator. Please indicate whether or not you  
would like to do the Summary for your topic in your submission  
message. Feel free to submit as often as you like.

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**Author:** ![Kev\_J](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/2bfe46/32.png) [@Kev\_J](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Kev_J)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 3:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-quiz-idea/95665/3 "2006-01-19T15:23:29Z")

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On Jan 18, 2006, at 11:16 PM, Kev J. wrote:

> [Lisp as an Alternative to Java](http://www.norvig.com/java-lisp.html)
> 
> This is is a bit of a challenge, see links in post for original  
> coding challenge.

This was already a Ruby Q.:

[http://www.rubyquiz.com/quiz20.html](http://www.rubyquiz.com/quiz20.html)

We weren’t as strict with our requirements as them, but the quiz was  
modeled off of that challenge.

James Edward G. II