Yostivanich

Google has a pro­gram­ming con­test called Code Jam. The reg­is­tra­tion for which opened up today. I signed up for it just a few moments ago.

Although I prob­a­bly won’t be able to com­pete as much as I would like to, due to both hav­ing classes and work that day, this sort of thing is impor­tant for pro­gram­mers to do. First off com­petion is good for our ego and to force us to work on issues that we may have, either algo­rithms that elude us or data struc­tures that never make sense or just plain crit­i­cal thinking.

I had a Pro­fes­sor who one time said that cod­ing is a men­tal exer­cise and if you don’t work that part of your brain it gets tired and weak. I truly believe that so if you are pro­gram­mer of any form go and sign up. No you may not win, but that isn’t the point. The point is to have some fun, strech your brain some and hope­fully com­pete against some friends.