RE: What counts as technically s -- MIDRANGE-L

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> monthly contest that was basically "name that code solution", 
> i.e., "I can name that code solution in... 5 statements"?  
> A lot of technically slick stuff; complete date validation
> routines in 7 statements or something ridiculous like that.  
> But, finally, it was recognized that it was not
> appropriate to be encouraging coders to write completely 
> undecipherable code just to see who could do it with the 
> least number of statements.

http://www.ioccc.org/index.html

Is well worth a visit ;-)

--phil
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