REF: http://www.google.com/codejam/
To write great code, it helps to have serious problems. Anyone can hack together a linked list inverter. A lot of programmers can put out something more elegant, given unlimited time and resources. Some can even solve complex problems under pressure. But only a handful of coders crank out brilliant code when faced with a mind-bending challenge and a looming deadline. For them, impossible demands are the ones that begin to get just a bit interesting. We have some serious problems and we'd like to share them with people who are motivated by that kind of challenge. So, you're invited to take part in the Google Code Jam 2003, a programming competition that will be worthy of your time, your skills and your interest. To take part, visit: http://www.topcoder.com/googlecodejam The Google Code Jam 2003 When: Registration will begin October 1, 2003 Where: http://www.topcoder.com/googlecodejam What: Solve increasingly difficult coding problems within a set time period Who: Sponsored by Google, powered by TopCoder Isn't great code its own reward? Sure, but it never hurts to have a little spare change for a new mousepad. 1st Place $10,000 2nd Place $5,000 3rd Place $3,500 4th Place $1,250 Top 25 finalists will have an all expense paid trip to Google headquarters in Mt. View, CA - where the finals will be held on November 14, 2003. See website for official contest rules and registration. About Google: We've got serious problems. Like developing efficient implementations for large-scale mathematical problems, such as running Google's Pagerank™ algorithm on a graph of 3 billion nodes and 20 billion edges. Or harnessing the computational resources of more than 10,000 computers to solve large-scale problems. We'd like your help solving them. If you'd like to learn more about careers at Google, visit: http://labs.google.com/why-google.html. REF: http://www.google.com/codejam/
