2012 Scripting Games Beginner Event 2: Find Stoppable Running Services

re: 2012 Scripting Games Beginner Event 2: Find Stoppable Running Services

ScriptingWife — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:14:23 GMT

@member2712

Please email to scripter@Microsoft.com and give him the full URL of the exact submission that is wrong... for example this is the URL for my event one. 2012sg.poshcode.org/2005

Ed will then check with Joel about changing the category.

@Everyone. Please double check your category and event this is a manual process for Joel to correct the submission and can only be done if he is not overwhelmed with them.

re: 2012 Scripting Games Beginner Event 2: Find Stoppable Running Services

member2712 — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:38:28 GMT

Just checked the scripts I have submitted. The one I submitted for this one is showing as though I have submitted it for the Advanced section. Can this be changed to Beginner, as this is where it should be?

re: 2012 Scripting Games Beginner Event 2: Find Stoppable Running Services

JamesStallwood — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 03:59:18 GMT

Haha I got a 1 out of 5 in this event. One star is just for entering!

re: 2012 Scripting Games Beginner Event 2: Find Stoppable Running Services

IamMred — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:48:37 GMT

@Joe Keohan Not as long as the object contains the essential information. It can certainly be a custom object instead of a native ServiceController object.

re: 2012 Scripting Games Beginner Event 2: Find Stoppable Running Services

Joe Keohan — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:43:10 GMT

Does it matter the type of object returned as in PSCustomObject vs. ServiceController?

re: 2012 Scripting Games Beginner Event 2: Find Stoppable Running Services

IamMred — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:45:20 GMT

@Mr Killian no. When the event closes, I will post a script written by an expert. These scripts, and their commentary are not THE ANSWER, merely they are an answer. In some cases, the expert script looks an aweful lot like the script I wrote, when I wrote the event.... in some cases, the expert answer is radically different. With Windows PowerShell there is never only one way to do things. This is the fun part about the Scripting Games ... at least for me. I device the scenario, then I craft a solution to the scenario. I use my solution to gage if the event is too hard, too easy, or just about right. I then may make some changes to the scenario to bring it better in line with expectations. If I am still not certain, I will privately send the scenario, and my proposed answer to a peer and ask for their opinion on the matter. Once all is set, then I invite world reknowned experts to submit their solutions to the events. These solutions are their solutions ... not my solutions. In some cases the two are similiar, but as I have said, sometimes they are not. This is part of the value. If you want to SEE a five star example, you should go to posh code, and review the answers that received five stars from the judges. This is also a great place for learning.

re: 2012 Scripting Games Beginner Event 2: Find Stoppable Running Services

IamMred — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:39:17 GMT

@Freak @Michael Moore I am copying my comments from beginner event 1 that relate to the issue of grading: @Erunama Hmmmm ..... if you have 2.5 points, then it means that you have received at least two grades. One better, and one not as good from the judges. The judges all have their own ideas of what is a good script, and what is not. The rules say that aliases are acceptable, not that they are required. Often a judge will mention things (I know that I do) in the comment that is NOT directly related to the actual grade I give. I want to give hints that might make you a better scripter. For me, when I am grading, if the design says an alias is acceptable, that means you will NOT loose points for using them, but you do not gain points for using them either. I have added that very comment, that the command could be shorter by using aliases, but it did not affect my specific grade. The grading is this: the command should be capable of running remoting = 1 point. The command should return an object = 1 point. You should be able to write to a file = 1 point. The script should work and meet the requirement of the scenario = 2 points. So there are your five points. You lose a point or two points if you miss any one of these things. Keep in mind, the judges all have their own ideas, I have given them guidelines, but they are all free to express their own judgement.

re: 2012 Scripting Games Beginner Event 2: Find Stoppable Running Services

Michael Moore — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:29:32 GMT

@Freak I have to agree I am not clear as to how my scripts get the rating that they do. One judge may give 5 stars another may give 3. This is my first year doing this so I'm guessing we will need to take the "wait and see" approach.

re: 2012 Scripting Games Beginner Event 2: Find Stoppable Running Services

Mr Killian — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:08:23 GMT

@Freak

From what I understand once the event closes a full five star solution will be posted with comments from judges. I expect this will clarify why we've scored what we did to some degree.

re: 2012 Scripting Games Beginner Event 2: Find Stoppable Running Services

Freak — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:56:44 GMT

Hi Ed and everyone who is participating in the scripting games,

i'm a little bit confused about the judges decision. I'm pretty sure my "script" does exactly what it should and i ask myself what to improve to get higher ratings and more stars?

Thanks for all your hard work =)