Various organizations and large companies regularly hold programming championships, competitions and olympiads. From the outside, they look like entertainment for students or those who have a lot of free time. And it seems that serious people involved in commercial development have nothing to do at such events.
Indeed, there are purely sports championships where people come to show themselves. And there are others - commercial, where really large sums of money are at stake, offers to well-known IT companies and the possibility of relocation to another country.
We will tell you how to distinguish such commercial championships from sports, who holds such championships and why, and why it is worth participating in them. Even if you don't plan to change your job yet.
Who holds programming championships and why
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