Lucas Garron
Administrator
In the discussion of TNoodle as the new official WCA scrambler, there has been a lot of debate about FMC scramble forms. I'd like to separate the discussion into this thread.
Since I was the one who created the official form, let me say a few words:
FMC grading has always been annoying, because it is slow and error-prone. I created the first FCF in 2008, in the hope of providing a uniform way for competitors to write solutions. The main idea was to allow easy checking by taking a photo/scanning and typing upp a solution, but it ended up being more useful for receiving solutions in a consistent format.
Berkeley and Nationals organizers asked me to keep creating the forms, and they're been used in practice for over 3 years. We've never made it mandatory to submit the final solution on the form, but most competitors have done so, and I haven't heard any big complaints.
Since we've been using them for a while, Jeremy went ahead and implemented FMC scramble sheets in TNoodle, which I think is a good idea.
Let's try to find the best way to create them.
EDIT (July 13, 2012): Please use this thread to discuss FMC sheets.
Since I was the one who created the official form, let me say a few words:
FMC grading has always been annoying, because it is slow and error-prone. I created the first FCF in 2008, in the hope of providing a uniform way for competitors to write solutions. The main idea was to allow easy checking by taking a photo/scanning and typing upp a solution, but it ended up being more useful for receiving solutions in a consistent format.
Berkeley and Nationals organizers asked me to keep creating the forms, and they're been used in practice for over 3 years. We've never made it mandatory to submit the final solution on the form, but most competitors have done so, and I haven't heard any big complaints.
Since we've been using them for a while, Jeremy went ahead and implemented FMC scramble sheets in TNoodle, which I think is a good idea.
Let's try to find the best way to create them.
EDIT (July 13, 2012): Please use this thread to discuss FMC sheets.
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