May-27-2022, 02:14 PM
The goal of the 25 line challenge was to see how much could be squished into a very minimal space. It was amazing to see how low people could go. I was particularly impressed with menator01's managing to cram Rock Paper Scissors into five lines. I am amazed with out much I learned about the workings of Python.
But 25 line is too limiting. The challenge became a practice in obfuscating code, and all but eliminated the possibility of graphics and games. As a teacher I want keep the examples small enough that a student can grasp the ideas contained in the code, while still leaving room to make the code itself comprehensible. Hence the expansion of the challenge to 100 lines.
Genius arises when you have a good idea, not enough resources.
But 25 line is too limiting. The challenge became a practice in obfuscating code, and all but eliminated the possibility of graphics and games. As a teacher I want keep the examples small enough that a student can grasp the ideas contained in the code, while still leaving room to make the code itself comprehensible. Hence the expansion of the challenge to 100 lines.
Genius arises when you have a good idea, not enough resources.