Comments on: Programming Contest Closed! http://www.engineyard.com/blog/2009/programming-contest-closed/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Miguel Regedor http://www.engineyard.com/blog/2009/programming-contest-closed/comment-page-1/#comment-8088 Miguel Regedor Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:58:08 +0000 http://www.engineyard.com/blog/?p=1611#comment-8088 I simply wrote a ruby script direct in irb (1.8), then I try to run the same code with ruby1.9 and the performance improved a little bit. I only got down to 41, but I think for a quick ruby script running in an eeePC is really good... Next time I'll use a more appropriated language, maybe a I'll make circuit hardware is always the quickest! I simply wrote a ruby script direct in irb (1.8), then I try to run the same code with ruby1.9 and the performance improved a little bit. I only got down to 41, but I think for a quick ruby script running in an eeePC is really good… Next time I'll use a more appropriated language, maybe a I'll make circuit hardware is always the quickest!

]]> By: Fryguy9 http://www.engineyard.com/blog/2009/programming-contest-closed/comment-page-1/#comment-7699 Fryguy9 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:56:25 +0000 http://www.engineyard.com/blog/?p=1611#comment-7699 Started out with a genetic algorithm for fun, and found this cool gem called ai4r, but of course the randomness of the hashing algorithm didn't let it narrow down the value properly. So, switched to random guessing, but only got down to 43. Started out with a genetic algorithm for fun, and found this cool gem called ai4r, but of course the randomness of the hashing algorithm didn't let it narrow down the value properly. So, switched to random guessing, but only got down to 43.

]]> By: MarkusQ http://www.engineyard.com/blog/2009/programming-contest-closed/comment-page-1/#comment-7641 MarkusQ Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:12:11 +0000 http://www.engineyard.com/blog/?p=1611#comment-7641 Tried to narrow the task from both ends (fixed 512 bit prefix block and most of tail block fixed, exploiting patterns, etc.) to reduce computation per test etc. then compile with gcc -O3, but realized too late that I shoulda CUDA. -- MarkusQ Tried to narrow the task from both ends (fixed 512 bit prefix block and most of tail block fixed, exploiting patterns, etc.) to reduce computation per test etc. then compile with gcc -O3, but realized too late that I shoulda CUDA.

– MarkusQ

]]> By: CodingCrypto http://www.engineyard.com/blog/2009/programming-contest-closed/comment-page-1/#comment-7634 CodingCrypto Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:20:00 +0000 http://www.engineyard.com/blog/?p=1611#comment-7634 and here are some details on what we did <a href="http://www.win.tue.nl/cccc/sha-1-challenge.html" target="_blank">http://www.win.tue.nl/cccc/sha-1-challenge.html</a> and here are some details on what we did http://www.win.tue.nl/cccc/sha-1-challenge.html

]]> By: CodingCrypto http://www.engineyard.com/blog/2009/programming-contest-closed/comment-page-1/#comment-7633 CodingCrypto Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:18:11 +0000 http://www.engineyard.com/blog/?p=1611#comment-7633 Do you have an official overview page? I liked <a href="http://jazzychad.com/engineyard/" target="_blank">http://jazzychad.com/engineyard/</a> a lot. Do you have an official overview page? I liked http://jazzychad.com/engineyard/ a lot.

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