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General => Tech Chat => Topic started by: Darren Dirt on November 27, 2013, 09:23:59 AM

Title: Are you a top coder?
Post by: Darren Dirt on November 27, 2013, 09:23:59 AM

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/TopCoder

Sounds like a bunch of fun activities to challenge yourself, if you're a true code monkey and/or if you want a way to steadily increase your mad coding skillz (http://www.quora.com/Competitive-Programming/What-are-some-reasons-a-programmer-should-participate-in-a-programming-competition-such-as-TopCoder)!

This site has been around since 2001 but somehow I never heard of it! Found out today via a comment* at http://www.quora.com/Algorithms/If-advanced-algorithms-and-data-structures-are-never-used-in-industry-then-why-learn-them

* "I believe that these 10 years of programming competitions was what made a difference between being a programmer and being an architect..."


Title: Re: Are you a top coder?
Post by: Mr. Analog on November 27, 2013, 09:25:42 AM
Nah, The Stig beats me every time
Title: Re: Are you a top coder?
Post by: Tom on November 27, 2013, 10:07:07 AM
Or The Stig's nerdy brother.
Title: Re: Are you a top coder?
Post by: Darren Dirt on November 27, 2013, 10:08:32 AM
Quote from: Mr. Analog on November 27, 2013, 09:25:42 AM
Nah, The Stig beats me every time

'splain plz.
Title: Re: Are you a top coder?
Post by: Mr. Analog on November 27, 2013, 10:22:16 AM
Quote from: Darren Dirt on November 27, 2013, 10:08:32 AM
Quote from: Mr. Analog on November 27, 2013, 09:25:42 AM
Nah, The Stig beats me every time

'splain plz.

Top Coder = Top Gear

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stig
Title: Re: Are you a top coder?
Post by: Darren Dirt on November 27, 2013, 10:46:47 AM
Quote from: Mr. Analog on November 27, 2013, 10:22:16 AM
Quote from: Darren Dirt on November 27, 2013, 10:08:32 AM
Quote from: Mr. Analog on November 27, 2013, 09:25:42 AM
Nah, The Stig beats me every time

'splain plz.

Top Coder = Top Gear

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stig


Quote from: Darren Dirt on November 27, 2013, 09:23:59 AM

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/TopCoder

Clean your glasses, son ;)
Title: Re: Are you a top coder?
Post by: Mr. Analog on November 27, 2013, 12:16:48 PM
Quote from: Darren Dirt on November 27, 2013, 10:46:47 AM
Quote from: Mr. Analog on November 27, 2013, 10:22:16 AM
Quote from: Darren Dirt on November 27, 2013, 10:08:32 AM
Quote from: Mr. Analog on November 27, 2013, 09:25:42 AM
Nah, The Stig beats me every time

'splain plz.

Top Coder = Top Gear

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stig


Quote from: Darren Dirt on November 27, 2013, 09:23:59 AM

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/TopCoder

Clean your glasses, son ;)

The font is even the same in the logo, clearly they had inspriation
Title: Re: Are you a top coder?
Post by: Darren Dirt on November 27, 2013, 12:49:42 PM
Quote from: Mr. Analog on November 27, 2013, 12:16:48 PM
The font is even the same in the logo, clearly they had inspriation

Oh.

(http://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/3297937152/hF045C92B/)

...

(http://www.troll.me/images/business-cat-needs/wait-what-thumb.jpg)
(see attached -- not really the "same" at all...)

Title: Re: Are you a top coder?
Post by: Mr. Analog on November 27, 2013, 01:04:23 PM
I could have sworn they were closer
Title: Re: Are you a top coder?
Post by: Thorin on November 27, 2013, 02:58:44 PM
Hey, they're using the exact same font in your address bar!
Title: Re: Are you a top coder?
Post by: Mr. Analog on November 27, 2013, 03:28:38 PM
I KNOW!!

Comic Sans!