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Subject: On-line programming competitions
Date: Wed, 1 May 2002 11:58:41 -0400
From: "Jill Bielski" <JBielski@topcoder.com>
To: <contact@plug.phoenix.az.us>

Hello,

I am writing to introduce TopCoder software competitions,
http://www.topcoder.com. I found your email address from a list of
Linux User Groups in the US. If you believe that the following will be
helpful to your members, I ask that you pass this along. Feel free to
use this email as is or with any personal touch you'd like.

TopCoder is a high profile set of programming competitions that
culminate in an international competition once a year: The TopCoder
Invitational. We seek to provide value to programmers of all skill
levels through the use of head to head competition.

TopCoder competitions offer the following benefits to programmers:

            *    Fair and objective assessment of
programming skill.
            *    Ability to learn from highly skilled
(professional and college) programmers.
            *    Ability to obtain a rating demonstrating
skill level.
            *    International recognition for highly
skilled developers.
            *    Exposure to employers and major
software/hardware manufacturers.
            *    Win a share of a $10,000 purse twice a
week.
            *    Ability to win up to $100,000 USD once a
year.
            *    No cost or obligation to the member.

How it works:

            *    TopCoder holds online competitions twice
per week.
            *    Developers have the choice to compete in
Java or C++.
            *    Programmers compete in a three-phase
competition consisting of:
                    -Phase I - Coding solutions to
three problems of varying
                      difficulty.
                    -Phase II - Challenging other
programmers code through the
                      use of 'challenges' to their code.
                    -Phase III - System test
performed by TopCoder's servers for
                      accuracy.
            *    Programmers are separated into virtual
rooms of 10 per room, giving each developer a 3 in 10 chance of winning.
            *    Seeding and Divisions are utilized so
programmers only compete against members of a similar skill level.
            *    Cash prizes are awarded based on the
placement in each room, with the top performing developers winning a
larger share of the prize pool.

TopCoder currently has fourteen thousand members, representing all of
the top schools and many of the top companies in the U.S. Roughly 600
of these members compete in each match. Our membership represents over
90 different countries.

This is a great way for coders to assess their skills against some of
the best programmers in the world. It is also a great way to learn as
all of the problems and solutions are available online.

Again, I invite you to send this email to your members should you think
it would benefit them. Please do not hesitate to email me at
jbielski@topcoder.com with any questions.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

Jill Bielski
Membership Relations
TopCoder
www.topcoder.com

P.S. You can also earn some extra cash by referring others to TopCoder.
Please check out www.topcoder.com/referral
<http://www.topcoder.com/referral> for details!

Jill Bielski
TopCoder
Member Relations
www.topcoder.com
203-422-0414

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Jim

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Hello,

  

 I am writing to introduce TopCoder =
software competitions, <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.topcoder.com">http://www.topcoder.com</A>.  I =
found your email address from a list of Linux User Groups in the =
US.  If you believe that the following will be helpful to your =
members, I ask that you pass this along.  Feel free to use this =
email as is or with any personal touch you'd like.

 

 TopCoder is a high profile set of =
programming competitions that culminate in an international competition =
once a year: The TopCoder Invitational.   We seek to provide =
value to programmers of all skill levels through the use of head to head =
competition.

 

 TopCoder competitions offer the =
following benefits to programmers:

  
<UL><UL><UL>
§       Fair and objective assessment of programming =
skill.

 §       Ability to learn from highly skilled =
(professional and college) programmers.

 §       Ability to obtain a rating demonstrating skill =
level.

 §       International recognition for highly skilled =
developers.

 §       Exposure to employers and major =
software/hardware manufacturers.

 §       Win a share of a $10,000 purse twice a week. =


 §       Ability to win up to $100,000 USD once a =
year.

 §       No cost or obligation to the member. 
</UL></UL></UL>
 

 How it works:

  
<UL><UL><UL>
§       TopCoder holds online competitions twice per =
week.

 §       Developers have the choice to compete in Java =
or C++.  

 §       Programmers compete in a three-phase =
competition consisting of:
<UL>
        -Phase I - Coding solutions to three problems of varying

       =
difficulty.

         -Phase II - Challenging other programmers code through the =


       use of =
‘challenges’ to their code.

         -Phase III - System test performed by TopCoder’s servers =
for

       =
accuracy.
</UL>
§       Programmers are separated into virtual rooms of =
10 per room, giving each developer a 3 in 10 chance of winning.

 §       Seeding and Divisions are utilized so =
programmers only compete against members of a similar skill =
level.

 §       Cash prizes are awarded based on the placement =
in each room, with the top performing developers winning a larger share =
of the prize pool.
</UL></UL></UL>
 

 TopCoder currently has fourteen =
thousand members, representing all of the top schools and many of the =
top companies in the U.S.  Roughly 600 of these members compete in =
each match.  Our membership represents over 90 different countries. =


 

 This is a great way for coders to =
assess their skills against some of the best programmers in the =
world.  It is also a great way to learn as all of the problems and =
solutions are available online.  

 

 Again, I invite you to send this =
email to your members should you think it would benefit them.  =
Please do not hesitate to email me at jbielski@topcoder.com with any =
questions.

 

 Thank you for your time.  =


  

 Sincerely,


Jill Bielski

 Membership Relations

 TopCoder

 www.topcoder.com


P.S. You can also earn some extra cash =
by referring others to TopCoder.  Please check out =
www.topcoder.com/referral <<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.topcoder.com/referral">http://www.topcoder.com/referra=
l</A>> for details!  =

 
 
 
 

Jill Bielski

 TopCoder

 Member Relations

 www.topcoder.com

 203-422-0414


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