Fwd: [gdg-announce] GDG All Hands: Code Jam 2013 on April 1st at 10am US Pacific Time
Romuald Angbele
Ten years after its inception, Code Jam continues to bring together professional and student programmers from all over the world to solve tough algorithmic puzzles. Last year over 35,000 coders competed, but it was Poland's Jakub Pachocki (meret) who earned the title of Code Jam Champion, and the $10,000 reward.
The competition consists of four online rounds, culminating in the world finals held at Google's office in London, United Kingdom this August. The winner of Code Jam 2013 will walk away with a $15,000 prize, the coveted title of Code Jam Champion, and automatic qualification in the Code Jam 2014 finals to defend his or her title.
Besides the fact that the Code Jam problems are fun to solve, it is also a great way to brush up on your programming skills for future job interviews. Past Code Jam participants have a higher success rate than the average for the Google interview process. Please invite your GDG members to participate in Code Jam 2013 and consider participating yourself. I promise to get an early invite to I/O 2014 for any GDG organizer that makes it to the finals of Code Jam in London later this year.