Since 2010, Google always has introduced tons of events, hackathons, and other competitive challenges for students, professionals, and industrial experts. This year, like many years, Google comes up with the Programming Challenge, Google Hash Code, for computer science and engineer students and professionals worldwide. Google allowed you to earn a Google Certificate and lots of goodies by participating in the team.
Let's start this article by knowing what it is and the benefits you'll get from it.
What is a Google Hash Code?
Google's Google Hash Code is a programming team-based competition, where you can work in a team with other coders and programmers across the world and able to share your skills and explore your network. Before the competition, you have to pick your team and preferred programming language. According to the leading site of Google, the problem definition will be based on standard engineering problems.
How it works usually
Whenever you've enlisted for the challenge, you'll access our Judge System. The Judge System is our online stage where you'll frame your group, join a Hub, practice, and contend during the rounds. During the Online Qualification, you'll watch our YouTube Livestream to be acquainted with the problem-definition, and your group will have four hours to take care of an enhancement issue utilizing your preferred programming language and instruments. Groups can likewise contend close by different groups in your area by joining a virtual Hub.
Top teams will then be invited to the Google office to compete for Prize money. Google provides the entire journey cost.
How it work this time
Unfortunately, it works differently in this pandemic. Rather than conducting a physical round at Google office, they'll take both rounds online/virtual for Finals this year.
Prizes and Fundings
Winning Prize: Google has listed cash prize money for the TOP 3 positions. If you or your team are creative, efficient, and advance in programming and completed all rounds in the World Finals, then you may be eligible to receive Grand Prize.
- 1st Place $4,000 USD
- 2nd Place $2,000 USD
- 3rd Place $1,000 USD
Other Prizes: If you're not a winning team, then don't worry. Google has also mentioned that they have many other prizes for excellent and creative teams. They will notify each team member about whether they are eligible and qualified for any prize. These decisions will be made by the Jury or penal.
Basic Requirements
Team Requirements
- Team size should be only two, three, or four.
- All participants have to register individually and then form
their team in the Judge System.
- After the deadline specified by Judge System, the team
cannot be changed or updated.
- If your team size is more than two, then at least two of
your team members must be present throughout the HC contest duration.
- Teams lower than two members will not be eligible to
participate.
- A team member cannot participate in other teams.
Team member's Age
- Must read the age requirements specified in the Terms before
participants.
- A member must have at least 18 years or the age of majority
in their country of residence.
- If your team size is more than two, then to compete in Finale, at least two members must meet age requirements.
Problem Statement
- Editor - You can use any IDE or editor to execute your code.
You may also use available online IDEs.
- Programming Language - As per your expertise and comfort,
you can use any programming language you want.
- Problems statements - Each team must log in to the system
("Judge System") to view their problem definition. It will include
all necessary details like- Definition, example input and output, and scoring
rules for submissions.
- Request for Classification - Each member can also ask the Jury or penal to clarify and elaborate points from the problem statements by sending an email to HC contest mail id hashcode@google.com. Clarification by Jury will be posted on the Judge System and will available for all the teams.
For Source code, Submission, and Time limit, you can visit this page to know in detail.
Registration for HC Contest
The registration is already started (17th January '2021) and will end on approximately 22nd February '2021 at 23.59 UTC.
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