All,
I have an idea for a project that I think will be a lot of fun especially for relatively new Perl programmers. We have all written a piece of code to accomplish a particular problem and came back to it after some time had elapsed and thought "What was I thinking?".

I want to create a "Time Capsule" project where a non-trivial but not overly complex task (circa 50 LOC) is presented. All authors agree not to look at the problem or any of the solutions once they have posted their answer. After an agreed upon amount of time, the time capsule is opened meaning everyone replies to their own post with how they would solve the same problem now.

The trouble I am having is coming up with is a task that is easy enough for a new Perl programmer to solve while still being complex enough to exercise a number of Perl idioms, data structures, functions, etc. Since this will likely be the most fun for relatively new programmers, I figured the more seasoned programmers could have have a bit of fun too in proposing what task it is the time capsule will set out to solve.

Any ideas?

Cheers - L~R

In reply to Solicitation Of Ideas For "Time Capsule" Project by Limbic~Region

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