Call for Code – Developer competition that seeks solutions for natural disasters
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Re: Call for Code – Developer competition that seeks solutions for natural disasters
#2I bet there are already projects in the making that will immediately claim the cash prize.
Re: Call for Code – Developer competition that seeks solutions for natural disasters
#3Stop subsidizing flood insurance for people who live in places that are constantly underwater. Where's my check?
Re: Call for Code – Developer competition that seeks solutions for natural disasters
#4This is very much buzzwords-first and not problems-first.
> Blockchain
Ironic that such a power-hungry technology be used in dealing with natural disasters. If anything, it's just contributing to global warming. Can we please stop pretending that everything on Earth needs a blockchain?
Re: Call for Code – Developer competition that seeks solutions for natural disasters
#5I bet there are already projects in the making that will immediately claim the cash prize.
From their FAQ: "Applications must be new and built for the 2019 competition between February 12 and July 29 2019, but they may use code that was open sourced and available to all other participants as of February 12, 2019. Other than that, almost anything goes, and you can use any coding languages or open-source libraries."
Re: Call for Code – Developer competition that seeks solutions for natural disasters
#6It is just a stunt from IBM to promote their WATSON software. a 200k$ prize is a small price to pay to get dozens of smart people to team up and work/test/enhance your products for free...
Re: Call for Code – Developer competition that seeks solutions for natural disasters
#7It is just a stunt from IBM to promote their WATSON software. a 200k$ prize is a small price to pay to get dozens of smart people to team up and work/test/enhance your products for free...
It's more than that. IBM is trying to win developer mind share, future tech decision makers are strategically important to them in their current situation.
Re: Call for Code – Developer competition that seeks solutions for natural disasters
#8This piece of code has been run for thousands of years and I see no reason why it shouldn't work now:
do
pray();
while (badThing);
Re: Call for Code – Developer competition that seeks solutions for natural disasters
#9It is just a stunt from IBM to promote their WATSON software. a 200k$ prize is a small price to pay to get dozens of smart people to team up and work/test/enhance your products for free...
It's more than that. IBM is trying to win developer mind share, future tech decision makers are strategically important to them in their current situation.
I think they might need to accelerate their efforts, I think a lot of people here look at them in a very negative light.
Re: Call for Code – Developer competition that seeks solutions for natural disasters
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's more than that. IBM is trying to win developer mind share, future tech decision makers are strategically important to them in their current situation.
I think they might need to accelerate their efforts, I think a lot of people here look at them in a very negative light.
I agree with you. IBM is late to the show and far behind in terms of Data Scientists using their tools and technologies. I myself ( statistician and data scientist) used IBM products for a short period of time in the context of a PoC. my experience is that, using python/R is much better in the long run than using proprietary software that costs 100k $/year in licencee fees, without forgetting the training /setup cost that comes with any migration to IBM suite.