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IMO and Putnum are comparing the best of each nation. This article is comparing the median of each nation. I wouldn't expect a strong correlation there. Both
by dspeyer 14y ago
IMO and Putnum are comparing the best of each nation. This article is comparing the median of each nation. I wouldn't expect a strong correlation there. Both matter.
- kenjackson 14y agoPutnam is just a US competition. IMO is international. And while the US does well, we haven't won since the mid-90s. In that same period of time China has won it like 15 times. And the last time the US won the ACM Programming Contest is probably equally as long. And there we typically will only place one or two schools in the top 10 at best (although it's not a collection of our best programmers -- it is by school).
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