Ask HN: What's a young hacker to do?

Re:Ask HN: What's a young hacker to do? by pvarangot on Wednesday July 06, 2011 @05:14PM (#2735921)

I didn't particulary get into any of the two, but if you like algorithmics you should check out Topcoder and http://ioinformatics.org.

Topcoder is full of highschoolers or young undergraduates. IOI is specially targeted towards them, though I think you need sponsorship from your educational institution to participate.

Faring well in any of the two is something cool to add to your CV, and is highly valued by many firms in Silicon Valley.

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Re:Ask HN: What's a young hacker to do? by rhdoenges on Wednesday July 06, 2011 @05:25PM (#2735954)

I did Google Code Jam this year, which was really rewarding. Topcoder looks like it could be even better, especially with the frequency of competitions. As for IOI, my school only has a robotics team (which I am a member of), so I might start a group to compete in that. Thanks!

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