Facebook as the most popular Social media arround the world has announce global "Hacker Cup". I get this information from PC Mag site. This event would be held on earlier 2011. " We're starting the Hacker Cup to bring engineers from around the world together to compete in a multi-round programming competition. Contestants will have to successfully solve algorithmic-based problem statements to advance and are ranked by accuracy and speed." Said Tim Stanke, the facebook software enginer on his blog.
This event give the chalenge to contestant to solve algorithmic-based problem statements to advance and are ranked by accuracy and speed.
There are three rounds in the contest, two of which will take place online The registrations will be open on December 20. All registered competitors will be presented with three problems. Only competitors who correctly solve at least 1 problem will advance to Online Round 1
The winner of this contest will receive the Hacker Cup trophy $5,000. The 2nd Winner will get receive $2000, and the 3rd winner will receive $1000. Facebook also gives awards for those that finish from 4th to 25th by $100
