The popular social networking site Facebook has launched worldwide its call "Hacker Cup 2011" , a competitive multi-round programming aimed at all engineers on the planet.
through of "Hacker Cup 2011," returns to challenge fans of the programming to be part of this event taking place in California, home of the company, in January next year.
The contest is to solve algorithmic programming challenges of accuracy and speed for three rounds online that will allow judges to choose the finalists.
Some more precise specifications are, for example, that the trainees will have 72 hours from January 7 to solve three problems, who can minimally solve one, pass the first round and competition.
This first phase will run between 15 and 16 January, also will try to overcome, this time in three hours.
Subsequently, the first fifteen finishers in each test will be selected to move to the next phase will define the 25 finalists in a single day.
After the world know about the revelations of WikiLeaks, where some programmers from around the world mobilized in favor of the founder of this site, Julian Assange, blocking web Visa and Mastercard, Facebook makes it clear that the contest is for experienced programmers and not for the so-called "pirates", which can be confused with hackers.
Since Dec. 20 opening of online registration for this global challenge that will crown the winner with a prize of $ 5,000 and a trophy of the "Hacker Cup 2011, second place will be liable for $ 2.00 and third, one thousand dollars.
So far the event's official site: www.facebook.com / hackercup has more than 2,500 fans and you can find him, all the necessary information from the competition.
"Many will enter ... only one will emerge as world champion, is the mission of "Hacker Cup 2011", shown in the official contest page referring to only one will be the champion.
Hackers of the world, the invitation is made!
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