I'm about to post something I wrote 2 years ago. I like embarrassing myself so here it goes.
Fukusyuu Programmer!! Sekai-ichi wo mezase!
In a world where programming competitions are serious business, 16 year old junior high school student Yamada Hanako is thrust into the strange world of hardcore coding competitions after vowing to avenge her family's tarnished repuation.
Chapter 1 summary:
1996, Tokyo Japan
"Hanako, cheer for daddy okay? After I win this programming competition we can finally afford the five hundred million yen treatment for mommy's Ultracancer, and we'll be together again. I promise"
Hanako's father, Yamada Tarou, enters the 1v1 computer lab and steps onto his mainframe.
Among a crowd of thousands, Hanako frantically tries to cheer for her father hoping to give her father some morale.
It is the finals stage of the prestigious Michaelsoft programming competition. The winner will get five hundred million yen and recognition as the best programmer in Japan.
Tarou's opponent, Matsuda Hiro, is a 16 year old junior high school student who shattered all expectations, quickly rising through the ranks, beating veteran programmers along the way, finally making it to the finals 1v1 stage.
As the match continues into the 5th programming problem, something seems amiss. Tarou's hands are shaking terribly and the audience has noticed this.
"What's this? It looks like Yamada-san cannot type anymore! He has just requested one of the judges for a timeout. This should be grounds for a temporary match suspension!" the match commentator exclaims.
"NANI!? THE JUDGE IS SHAKING HIS HEAD!? It seems that Yamada-san's request was denied! What could be the cause of this? Nevertheless, the match must continue, it seems."
It is the final problem, and from the jumbo screen displaying his monitor, it looks like Yamada was almost close to finishing. But the rules do not consider a solution creditable until it is completely done.
The audience is in shock as Yamada desperately uses his tongue to type the remaining few functions, an utterly shameful display. His daughter Hanako could not believe her eyes.
Unfortunately, Yamada accidentally slams his face onto the keyboard and closes the entire project without saving. It was at this point that it was clear to everyone, including himself, that he would lose. Realizing this, Yamada Tarou could do nothing but rest his head in the table and cry.
The time limit approaches, and Matsuda finishes just in time. Yamada could not submit a solution so Matsuda was crowned the winner of the Michaelsoft programming competition by way of Yamada's forfeit.
Weeks after her father's tragic defeat, Hanako's mother perished painfully as the ultracancer destroyed her brain. Her father was not there to witness this, as he had committed suicide because of the massive shame he suffered on national television.
Determined to avenge her family, Hanako joins her high school programming club in order to learn the ropes and get revenge on Matsuda, the one she suspects poisoned her father in order to win.
CHAPTER 1 END
Fukusyuu Programmer!! Sekai-ichi wo mezase!
In a world where programming competitions are serious business, 16 year old junior high school student Yamada Hanako is thrust into the strange world of hardcore coding competitions after vowing to avenge her family's tarnished repuation.
Chapter 1 summary:
1996, Tokyo Japan
"Hanako, cheer for daddy okay? After I win this programming competition we can finally afford the five hundred million yen treatment for mommy's Ultracancer, and we'll be together again. I promise"
Hanako's father, Yamada Tarou, enters the 1v1 computer lab and steps onto his mainframe.
Among a crowd of thousands, Hanako frantically tries to cheer for her father hoping to give her father some morale.
It is the finals stage of the prestigious Michaelsoft programming competition. The winner will get five hundred million yen and recognition as the best programmer in Japan.
Tarou's opponent, Matsuda Hiro, is a 16 year old junior high school student who shattered all expectations, quickly rising through the ranks, beating veteran programmers along the way, finally making it to the finals 1v1 stage.
As the match continues into the 5th programming problem, something seems amiss. Tarou's hands are shaking terribly and the audience has noticed this.
"What's this? It looks like Yamada-san cannot type anymore! He has just requested one of the judges for a timeout. This should be grounds for a temporary match suspension!" the match commentator exclaims.
"NANI!? THE JUDGE IS SHAKING HIS HEAD!? It seems that Yamada-san's request was denied! What could be the cause of this? Nevertheless, the match must continue, it seems."
It is the final problem, and from the jumbo screen displaying his monitor, it looks like Yamada was almost close to finishing. But the rules do not consider a solution creditable until it is completely done.
The audience is in shock as Yamada desperately uses his tongue to type the remaining few functions, an utterly shameful display. His daughter Hanako could not believe her eyes.
Unfortunately, Yamada accidentally slams his face onto the keyboard and closes the entire project without saving. It was at this point that it was clear to everyone, including himself, that he would lose. Realizing this, Yamada Tarou could do nothing but rest his head in the table and cry.
The time limit approaches, and Matsuda finishes just in time. Yamada could not submit a solution so Matsuda was crowned the winner of the Michaelsoft programming competition by way of Yamada's forfeit.
Weeks after her father's tragic defeat, Hanako's mother perished painfully as the ultracancer destroyed her brain. Her father was not there to witness this, as he had committed suicide because of the massive shame he suffered on national television.
Determined to avenge her family, Hanako joins her high school programming club in order to learn the ropes and get revenge on Matsuda, the one she suspects poisoned her father in order to win.
CHAPTER 1 END
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Tangentially related: as someone who does programming comps, I've always wished that competitions could be more watchable/spectator-friendly, if you know what I mean.
@casualwp I had yakitate japan in mind when I wrote this, I think. That show had a take on how to make baking competitions spectator friendly. The answer was over the top commentating and judge reactions.
