Thursday, September 18, 2003
The Google Code Jam
For the programmers among you, Google has announced a new contest -- a Code Jam 2003, that pits the best programmers against each other for a bunch a monetary and non-monetary reasons. The use of Java, C++, C# or VB.NET programming languages is allowed.
Google is looking for engineers with the programming skill to rewrite the world’s information infrastructure. The Google Code Jam 2003 is one way we hope to find them. Your participation in this contest gives us a chance to observe how you operate in conditions similar to the all-out environment within the Googleplex. Think of it as a job interview with a large potential cash bonus just for showing up.
Prizes run the gamut from Google t-shirts to $10,000 in cash, but I suspect programmers are going to be involved for different reasons -- part pleasure, part ego trip. Registration opens on October 1st and ends on October 15th, 2003. Though registration is unlimited, only the top 500 from the Qualification Round will advance to Round 1 of the Code Jam.
Google is looking for engineers with the programming skill to rewrite the world’s information infrastructure. The Google Code Jam 2003 is one way we hope to find them. Your participation in this contest gives us a chance to observe how you operate in conditions similar to the all-out environment within the Googleplex. Think of it as a job interview with a large potential cash bonus just for showing up.
Prizes run the gamut from Google t-shirts to $10,000 in cash, but I suspect programmers are going to be involved for different reasons -- part pleasure, part ego trip. Registration opens on October 1st and ends on October 15th, 2003. Though registration is unlimited, only the top 500 from the Qualification Round will advance to Round 1 of the Code Jam.
