Contest Website:
http://cseweb.ucsd.edu/~calder/UCSDProgramContest/archive/spring05/
Summary: A timed event where you program a team of four tanks that can communicate to each other to destroy other teams of tanks.
Programming Style: Assume everyone was going to use a linear targeting system and everyone was going to have a movement pattern to counteract the linear targeting system. Most of all, RUSH. I had one hour to program alone where most had a full six hours in pairs and it would seem many were overqualified for this contest.
Things I learned:
1) Time management
2) To set my goals higher
3) A refined way of tackling problems in a limited time frame