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Hackers, take your keyboards: Facebook has officially opened registration for its third annual Hacker Cup, set to begin at the end of this month.
The worldwide programming
competition kicks off with an online qualification round from Jan. 25-27, when
hackers compete against each other "for fame, fortune, glory and a shot at
the title of world champion," the Hacker
Cup Facebook page said.
Those who have registered for
previous years' competitions are automatically added to the 2013 round but
Facebook encourages users to make sure all personal information is up-to-date.
Registration is open until Jan. 27, when the third day of
online qualifications is over. Beginning Feb. 2, round one of the online
elimination begins, continuing on Feb. 9 and 16; March 22-23 marks the onsite
finals at Facebook's Menlo Park, Calif. headquarters.
"Hacking is core
to how we build at Facebook. Whether we're building a prototype for a major
product like Timeline at Hackathon, creating a smarter search algorithm, or
tearing down walls at our new headquarters, we're always hacking to find better
ways to solve problems," the Hacker Cup page said.
Those
participating in the Hacker Cup will be judged on accuracy and speed while
racing to solve algorithmic problems to advance through five rounds of
programming challenges.
The event began in January
2011 with almost 12,000
competitors from around the globe. The top 25 finalists included hackers from
Russia, Poland, China, Germany, the Netherlands, Singapore, Switzerland,
Ukraine, and the U.S.
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