Google CodeJam

jernst · **Posted:** Tue Jun 24, 2008 2:28 pm

Was browsing around today and came across this coding contest put on by google. It has some prize money and such if you really do well so I thought some people here might be interested.

http://code.google.com/codejam/

apomb · **Posted:** Tue Jun 24, 2008 2:35 pm

wow... anyone who places within the top 100 wins money... not bad.

jernst · **Posted:** Tue Jun 24, 2008 2:39 pm

yeah pretty cool, also seems like they are sorta using it for recruitment as well, because in the sign-up process it asks if they can contact you for employment...so thats kinda more motivation if your interested in working for them

apomb · **Posted:** Tue Jun 24, 2008 2:41 pm

Thats a pretty bold statement. Personally, though, I will not be entering. good opportunity for some of the better programmers here though.

jernst · **Posted:** Tue Jun 24, 2008 2:54 pm

yeah im not expecting to do well, but should be fun anyway haha Razz

havent done a contest since high school

Aziz · **Posted:** Tue Jun 24, 2008 3:00 pm

We should sponsor someone to do it Very Happy

and then donate the prize money to me/compsci.ca.....

Zeroth · **Posted:** Tue Jun 24, 2008 6:53 pm

I finished the first practice problem in... 3 hours. but I got it right! Working on the second one... they are solvable, and great practice for all.

zylum · **Posted:** Tue Jun 24, 2008 7:30 pm

If you don't do algorithm contests frequently, it will be rather difficult to finish in the top 100.. Here at compsci.ca you might expect members such as klopyrev and bugzpodder and maybe one or two more. I personally haven't done programming contests for a few years but might do this one for fun and to see if I can perform as well as I did in the past (which was not so well mind you).

StealthArcher · **Posted:** Tue Jun 24, 2008 7:32 pm

Tony might do okay. Maybe. Possibly, prolly, could be.

SJ · **Posted:** Wed Jul 16, 2008 4:01 pm

I was just reading the rules and the 4th point said

"You are eligible if you meet the following requirements at the time of registration...
You are not a national or resident of any of the following countries or provinces: Burma (Myanmar), Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Quebec, Sudan and Syria, or anywhere where the contest is prohibited by law."

Quebec? French Canadians can't participate in code jam. haha

Zeroth · **Posted:** Wed Jul 16, 2008 5:11 pm

Labor laws.

gitoxa · **Posted:** Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:38 pm

If you ever look at the rules of any North American contest, Quebecois aren't eligible to win prizes either.

I'll be picky here and say french Canadians are allowed, just as long as they don't live in Quebec. Razz

Zeroth · **Posted:** Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:25 pm

I think its because of the language laws. The contests are not available in French, and entries are not accepted in french, so they are not eligible to win prizes.

aramadia · **Posted:** Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:35 pm

Awesome, I just heard about it in one of those google ads. I managed to get a perfect score but I took too long so I was ranked 69. Very Happy

I think Klopyrev came 20th. The first two problems were greedy, but did anyone solve the third problem without using calculus?

SJ · **Posted:** Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:58 pm

i got the first 2.. died on the third one.. had no idea how to do it (im taking gr12 calculus next year =[ )

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