Since a few weeks before Omnimaga announced their very popular Axe programming contest, I've been thinking of when the next Cemetech contest should be, and what it should cover. One idea I had had was a Doors CS programming contest, to get people familiar with features of Doors CS. I thought about having a BASIC/Hybrid category, in which people would have to use either the :A autounarchive header or something along those lines, as well as perhaps the XLib/Celtic routines, and an ASM/Axe category, where people would need to use the DCS header (of course) and features like the AP system or the GUI system or something. The inimitable BrandonW has offered to contribute a very very special PRIZE to the contest for the winning entry: a TI-83+ with no ASM execution limit! It's a TI-73, with Cameleon used to convert it to a TI-83+, and placed in a TI-83+ case. Thus, it can execute programs of any size, even larger than 8KB, something impossible for every TI-83+ in existence (outside TI's headquarters, anyway)! I'd probably also like to come up with a nice prize for the second (and third?) place winner(s), and I've for some time owed BrandonW his prize from the Contest 6: Utilities contest. What do you guys think of the subject, the prizes, etc? Any comments or thoughts? Discuss!
Edit: As Brandon correctly observed, I think this would be a great way to gear up for the (planned) September 1st release of Doors CS 7, get people used to coding under Doors CS, and perhaps slightly selfishly, help me get more beta testers for the shell.
Edit: As Brandon correctly observed, I think this would be a great way to gear up for the (planned) September 1st release of Doors CS 7, get people used to coding under Doors CS, and perhaps slightly selfishly, help me get more beta testers for the shell.