Posted by Nick Halstead on 06/14/07 20:47

Want to test your PHP programming skills? I have just launched a PHP
programming contest on my blog.

The problem

Many years ago there used to be a UK television quiz show (I am sure
there has probably been many versions in other countries) that
required the contestants to transform one word into another one letter
at a time. The only rule was that each letter change must also result
in a real word. Here is an example.

* Hand
* Band Changed 'H' to 'B'
* Bond Changed 'A' to 'O'
* Fond Changed 'B' to 'F'
* Food Changed 'N' to 'O'
* Foot Changed 'D' to 'T'

The challenge is to create a website that the user may supply an
arbitrary list of words which makes up a limited dictionary plus a
start and an end word. The website must then attempt to create the
shortest path between the two words following the rule that each
single letter change results in a word within the dictionary.

If you wish to take part go here -
http://blog.assembleron.com/2007/06/14/php-programming-contest-win-zend-studio/

There is a copy of Zend Studio Professional up for grabs for the
winner!

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