tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677649049588007585.post1669518396258108244..comments2023-06-18T16:15:22.432+01:00Comments on PL/SQL Challenge: Questions regarding 12 October quiz and contents of nested table (1505)Steven Feuersteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16619706770920320550noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677649049588007585.post-52165724883566749602010-10-14T17:06:01.043+01:002010-10-14T17:06:01.043+01:00I misread it, too, it's what I paid for my car...I misread it, too, it's what I paid for my carelessness.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10689126574094744906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677649049588007585.post-33396022309695816952010-10-14T10:10:18.912+01:002010-10-14T10:10:18.912+01:00People need to read ALL the text. If they try to f...People need to read ALL the text. If they try to fast forward it, it's a risk.<br /><br />Keep the great work and thanks for your time!Filipe Silvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07846537897685950997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677649049588007585.post-33247360174302686252010-10-14T07:32:19.357+01:002010-10-14T07:32:19.357+01:00Hi Iudith, the fact that I sometimes have a bad sc...Hi Iudith, the fact that I sometimes have a bad score, does only mean that I just get more addicted to this. And I must do more reading on those pesky arrays/tables. So no quitting. And I want to see my score. If my ranking goes lower, I spend more time in googling to learn fast on the mentioned subject which in general leads to a better score if you know nothing about it.<br /><br />It is also sometimes a challenge to find errors in the quiz. As long as it don't change into bashing it is also a nice action.Wim de Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05505341375827859005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677649049588007585.post-19201841382283244642010-10-13T19:49:30.194+01:002010-10-13T19:49:30.194+01:00Hello Steven & all the players,
I completely ...Hello Steven & all the players,<br /><br />I completely understand the frustration of all those whose ranks suffer as a result of having been mislead by the quiz text being interpretable in slightly different ways ...<br /><br />I should confess that, for me, while at the beginning the PLSQL Challenge was just a "morning cookie", by now I became totally adicted to it and sometimes I feel that I "deserve the rank punishment" for acting too quickly and making beginner mistakes ...<br /><br />Related to this "psychological effect" of<br />the challange as a contest, I have a small suggestion, maybe not too difficult to implement in the website:<br /><br />To add a preference to the player's profile that allows HIDING of the player's summary results as follows:<br /><br />1. on the HOME PAGE (the first page displayed after logon)<br />and<br />2. on the DAILY QUIZ page<br /><br />and have it displayed on the other pages only.<br /><br />Hiding the results (scores) may mean even just replacing them with asterisks ...<br /><br />This is because, once adicted to this "drug",<br />one cannot resist seeing his score and,<br />implicitly, the progress or regress from the previous day, which puts him already in a "specific mood" before even taking the new quiz ...<br /><br />Just a personal testimony ...<br /><br />Otherwise, I would just suggest to all those that seem to be considering quitting the challenege after the last 2 days problems <br />to think it over again ...<br />It's a pity to leave when there are so many<br />things to learn every day or even just to become more conscious of the small details ...<br /><br />To speak only of myself, I think that learning from mistakes is a great way to learn,<br />I am most happy when I can say that for sure I will not make the same mistake twice !<br /><br />Steven, I am really impressed of the huge work that you invest in this quiz, besides so many other activities !<br /><br />I wish I had several such quizes in other fields also, even in parallel !<br />Constantly improving your results in your daily activity fields simply gives a great feeling of contentness, for many people maybe the only moral reward they ever receive from anyone.<br /><br />Keep on with your great work, for the benefit of all of us !<br /><br />Thanks & Best Regards,<br />Iudithiudithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905902445036068357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677649049588007585.post-13301108944976505642010-10-13T18:04:12.904+01:002010-10-13T18:04:12.904+01:00I think that "regardless of the contents of t...I think that "regardless of the contents of the nested table" speaks for itself.<br /><br />MikeMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04855911908563127732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677649049588007585.post-40848908939190823012010-10-13T13:47:37.112+01:002010-10-13T13:47:37.112+01:00Well I think 12 OCT question was clear enough , tr...Well I think 12 OCT question was clear enough , tricky and more intelligent question as far as Intermediate level is concerned.<br />Although I got 2 wrong and 3 right, I don't feel that steven needs to do re scoring.<br /><br /><br />Regards,<br />VandanaAllinAPEXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00517924509868952851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677649049588007585.post-84678291171360422812010-10-13T12:41:18.413+01:002010-10-13T12:41:18.413+01:00I agree with Toine, I think the question was quite...I agree with Toine, I think the question was quite clear and also agree with you, Steven, that there is no need for changing the score (and I'm saying that even if I could benefit from rescoring as I just screwed this one up).<br /><br />Regards<br />LudoUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03813440070210845954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677649049588007585.post-28172060954176575022010-10-13T12:21:16.049+01:002010-10-13T12:21:16.049+01:00For what it is worth, I think this question was pe...For what it is worth, I think this question was perfectly understandable. I only made two mistakes that lowered my score because I did not know something and did not think of what happens when you delete the first entry. I learned a lot from this nice question (I did not know the LIMIT function and TRIM procedure, guess I stick to associative arrays to many times).<br /><br />Keep up the good work, Steven. The majority of us still like it very much, I am sure,<br /><br />ToineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com