Facebook 2013 Hacker Cup Competition preliminary rounds will be held between January 25 and February 16. Facebook will fly the top 25 for the onsite final round that takes place on March 22-23.
Interested applicants are required to sign up for the competition by the end of the first round, on the 27th of January, while those who registered previous year are automatically registered for this year competition, but you still need to check for up-to-date information.
As it has been mentioned earlier any body from any country can participate in the competition only that you must be at least 18 years of age and must not be resident in Quebec (!) or any other country where these kinds of competition is prohibited by law.
Facebook set up Hacker Cup competitions for a couple of reasons. Now that Facebook has over one billion registered members and still counting, the corporation is trying to stay close to its Hacker Way roots and stay with the world community of top, smart programmers.
Here’s the schedule, according to Facebook:
- Jan 7 – Jan 27– Registration
- Jan 25 Jan 27 — Online Qualification Round
- Feb 2 — Online Elimination Round 1
- Feb 9 — Online Elimination Round 2
- Feb 16 — Online Elimination Round 3
- March 22 -23 — Onsite Finals at Facebook
Register for Facebook 2013 Hackers Cup Competition @ https://www.facebook.com/hackercup/register
Are you a hacker or programmer? Register now to horn your programming skills.
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