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Use google :-)
by informatimago 13y ago
Use google :-)
- tomrod 13y agoSo I signed up for an account, yet I was still unable to decipher what exactly it is. It says its a network 100K strong of coders and has the occasional competition. But I'm not sure what content is there to occupy time spending a year "playing top coder".
- jaredsohn 13y agoI think the main page seems confusing because much it is targeted toward businesses looking to have the site's users develop projects via contests. If you click on Community->Developer it gets a little less confusing and shows a variety of contests. You can find some algorithm contests at Competitions->Algorithm->Single Round Matches->Launch Arena. When I try this, I get an error message related to Java. When I last used the site, I ended up installing Java WebStart, downloading a JAR file for the arena, and running the JAR file from the commandline. Overall TopCoder seems like more of a hassle to get started with than it should; fortunately, other sites like YC-funded HackerRank exist, although I'm not sure how the actual content and community compare.
- tomrod 13y agoThanks Jared! I enjoyed HackerRank, even though the coding problems weren't too far off the beaten path.