Jessica Chapel / Railbird » Software Development Challenge http://jessicachapel.com Thoroughbred racing news and notes Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:56:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Handicapped http://jessicachapel.com/2010/06/25/handicapped/ http://jessicachapel.com/2010/06/25/handicapped/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:45:35 +0000 Jessica http://jessicachapel.com/?p=9189 Via HANA:

“I’ve been developing my own handicapping software as a hobby since 2007, but the biggest problem I’ve faced is having enough data to properly calibrate and test the system,” said Ligett. “The data provided as part of the contest is just what I needed to move the idea forward.”

Lock up data, squelch innovation. Give developers data, spur innovation.

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