International Programming Proggy-Buggy Towel Contest 2024

International Programming Proggy-Buggy Towel Contest 2024
Do you like coding challenges? Do you have a towel? Get ready …
DataArt invites you to participate in the annual informal International Programming Proggy-Buggy Towel Contest on May 25, 2024, at 10:00 (UTC).
The Proggy-Buggy Contest has been running since 2014, attracting over 10,000 participants from 60 countries. The Towel Contest was implemented in 2021 and is open only to solo participants. It allows everyone to practice before the official competition in the Fall of 2024, where both individuals and teams can participate.
The competition consists of 13 algorithmic problems that participants must solve within a 42-minute time limit.
Why a towel?
The concept of a Towel Contest is derived from Douglas Adams's book “The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.” Adams strongly advised, “Never go anywhere without your towel.”
The towel is the most helpful item for an interstellar traveler and helps in any problematic situation. That’s why we organize The Towel Contest, which, on Towel Day, is celebrated worldwide every year on May 25th as a tribute to the author Douglas Adams by his fans. It has become a tradition for participants to come to the May competitions with towels.
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Contest Rules:
— The spring contest is only for solo participants
— All participants will have access to the 13 problems of the Proggy-Buggy Towel Contest 2024 and 42 minutes to complete them.
— The problems will be officially available on May 25th. The contest will begin after the final countdown on the YouTube stream. A link to the stream and the contest page will be emailed to registered participants the day before the launch. Please ensure that you are ready to join us on time!
— You may write code in any programming language listed in the Programming Languages and Compilers section.
— During the contest, all communications must be in English to ensure everyone understands each other.
— Participants are only allowed to use information published before the start of the contest.
— Participants are not allowed to use support from coaches or third-party participants.
The contest has three types of participants:
· Amateurs: Participants aged 16 and above. May have competed in programming competitions other than international ones, such as university, city, regional, or national-level Olympiads (excluding ACM ICPC International Programming Contests or International School Olympiads in programming of any level)
· Professionals: Participants in the National Student (ACM ICPC) or School (IOI) Olympiad in programming and other international programming competitions, but not finalists or winners.
· Superheroes: Participants who have ranked in the top 10 of the National Student Olympiad (ACM ICPC) or School Olympiad (IOI) in programming and past winners of the Proggy-Buggy Contest in all categories.
The Contest is held online, but you can join from one of our DataArt offices worldwide. The list of locations will be published on the registration page about a month before the event.
To participate in the Proggy-Buggy Towel Contest, you must register by following the link. We send you problems from previous years’ contests to practice and all the detailed instructions.
Participants residing in the territory of the Russian Federation, as well as in other sanctioned territories, are not allowed to take part in the Proggy-Buggy Contest.
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