OT: C++ "TopCoder"

[Transpower]

"And that's in processing, not C--the latter being far more complex
and demanding."--Fairlight

Did any of you guys see the article on p. B1 of the Wall Stree Journal, 
Wednesday?  It's about a programming contest in C++.  I've got a C++ 
compiler and several books on C++, but--honestly--the language is just 
too low-level for my taste.  I wonder if Ken or any other C++ coder here 
has entered this contest and what it was like.

Regards,
Ron Satz
Transpower Corporation, transpower at aol.com, www.transpowercorp.com