I don't want to upload test files to check, causing my "number of tries" potentially to go up in vain, but do you need to include scripting language delimeters (IE <? ?>) for Code Golf submission?

I don't want to upload test files to check, causing my "number of tries" potentially to go up in vain, but do you need to include scripting language delimeters (IE <? ?>) for Code Golf submission?

Yes, you do. And don't worry too much about the number of submissions you make, we don't use them to calculate your score or placing in the leaderboard.

i would experiment a bit with the <? ?> part ;-) could save you a few characters :)