Google Jam

Google Code Jam

Google Code Jam is an international programming competition hosted and administered by Google. The competition began in 2003 as a means to identify top engineering talent for potential employment at Google. The competition consists of a set of algorithmic problems which must be solved in a fixed amount of time. Competitors may use any programming language and development environment to obtain their solutions.

In 2008, over 11,000 people from more than 128 countries competed for prize money totaling over $80,000, including a top prize of $10,000.

In 2009, total 8605 people competed. The winner was Lou TianCheng from China followed by Qi ZiChao (China) and Iwata Yoichi (Japan). Statistics for 2008, 2009 and 2010 can be found at http://www.go-hero.net/jam/

See also

References

External links

• Google - Code Jam
• Code Jam Statistics

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