# \#competition

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## [ProconIO.jl -- Easy IO handler for competitive programming in Julia](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/proconio-jl-easy-io-handler-for-competitive-programming-in-julia/85391)

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**Author:** [@lucifer1004](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/lucifer1004)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2022, 1:24am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/proconio-jl-easy-io-handler-for-competitive-programming-in-julia/85391 "2022-08-08T01:24:45Z")

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Inspired by proconio-rs, I wrote ProconIO.jl to handle inputs for competitive programming contests. The usage is similar to proconio-rs. You need to specify the variable name and its structure. @input a = Int Multiple…

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## [Using NLP and Machine Learning to Link Food and Nutrition Databases](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-nlp-and-machine-learning-to-link-food-and-nutrition-databases/69983)

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**Author:** [@Nosferican](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Nosferican)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2021, 3:00pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-nlp-and-machine-learning-to-link-food-and-nutrition-databases/69983 "2021-10-18T15:00:20Z")

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https://coleridgeinitiative.org/food-for-thought In case anyone is interested in this competition.

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## [A playful competition: who can define a method that invalidates the most code?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/a-playful-competition-who-can-define-a-method-that-invalidates-the-most-code/47543)

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**Author:** [@tim.holy](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tim.holy)\
**Replies:** 44\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/a-playful-competition-who-can-define-a-method-that-invalidates-the-most-code/47543 "2020-10-06T18:28:18Z")

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You may know that several of us have been hard at work stamping out invalidations as a way of reducing Julia’s latency. Kristoffer Carlsson and I thought it might be fun to have a contest to do the opposite: see who can …