Competition Overview
The 2012 TopCoder Open (TCO) is a world-wide programming and designing tournament open to all TopCoder members 18 and older who meet the eligibility criteria.
There are six competition tracks: Algorithm, Design, Development, Marathon, Mod Dash, and Studio Design. We offer over $300,000 in cash prizes and all-expense paid trips to the onsite finals at the Caribe Royale in Orlando Florida September 30 - October 4, 2012! Becoming a TopCoder member is easy and free; register here.
Competition Tracks
TCO Blog
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Our Warm-Blooded Studio Blogger
Two of our Studio TCO Finalists, DaraK & FXStudio, prepared a little guest blog post. Although the final goodbye post was here a few days
Sponsors
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