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Tomi H�s�
Nov 23, 2009, 4:14:17 AM11/23/09
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And the Google Code Jam 2009 champion is...
November 16, 2009
"Last week, we hosted the the final round of Google Code Jam 2009, the
sixth iteration of our annual global programming competition. From almost
23,000 registrants in the beginning, we winnowed down the contestants to
the fastest and most fervent coders. On Friday, we brought the top 23
competitors to our Mountain View headquarters for four concentrated hours
of thinking, testing and trouble-shooting. The competition platform, built
as a 20% project by a group of Google engineers, was powered by Google App
Engine and allowed the contestants to use the programming language of
their choice. These diverse finalists represented 15 different countries
across Europe, Asia and the Americas."
"The contestants were confronted by six puzzles. In one, they had to take
on the role of a telecommunications company upgrading some of its
equipment. The company wants to upgrade its most profitable cell towers;
however, doing so might force them to upgrade less profitable towers as
well - at a high cost. The contestants were charged with figuring out
which towers to upgrade, to maximize gains and minimize costs. The
competitors used their coding skills to figure out the most efficient
solution as quickly as possible."
"Last year's champion, Lou Tiancheng of China, code-named ACRush, once
again took top honors and the $5,000 grand prize. Qi Zichao of China won
second place, and Iwata Yoichi of Japan came in third."
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/and-google-code-jam-2009-champion-is.html
November 16, 2009
"Last week, we hosted the the final round of Google Code Jam 2009, the
sixth iteration of our annual global programming competition. From almost
23,000 registrants in the beginning, we winnowed down the contestants to
the fastest and most fervent coders. On Friday, we brought the top 23
competitors to our Mountain View headquarters for four concentrated hours
of thinking, testing and trouble-shooting. The competition platform, built
as a 20% project by a group of Google engineers, was powered by Google App
Engine and allowed the contestants to use the programming language of
their choice. These diverse finalists represented 15 different countries
across Europe, Asia and the Americas."
"The contestants were confronted by six puzzles. In one, they had to take
on the role of a telecommunications company upgrading some of its
equipment. The company wants to upgrade its most profitable cell towers;
however, doing so might force them to upgrade less profitable towers as
well - at a high cost. The contestants were charged with figuring out
which towers to upgrade, to maximize gains and minimize costs. The
competitors used their coding skills to figure out the most efficient
solution as quickly as possible."
"Last year's champion, Lou Tiancheng of China, code-named ACRush, once
again took top honors and the $5,000 grand prize. Qi Zichao of China won
second place, and Iwata Yoichi of Japan came in third."
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/and-google-code-jam-2009-champion-is.html
Code Jam 2009 Champion: ACRush
"Google Code Jam is a coding competition in which professional and student
programmers are asked to solve complex algorithmic challenges in a limited
amount of time. The contest is all-inclusive: Google Code Jam lets you
program in the coding language and development environment of your
choice."
"Google Code Jam starts in September, when you will compete in online
rounds against contestants from around the world. From the ranks of those
contestants will be chosen the 25 best, who will travel to Google
headquarters in Mountain View, California. There, on Friday, November 13,
they will compete for ACRush's title of Code Jam Champion, and the grand
prize of $5,000."
http://code.google.com/codejam/
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