Google Code Jam 2009 is coming up!

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Google Code Jam is a coding competition in which professional and student programmers are asked to solve complex algorithmic challenges in a limited amount of time. The contest is all-inclusive: Google Code Jam lets you program in the coding language and development environment of your choice.

This year's contest will consist of a qualification round followed by 3 full online rounds, culminating in a 25-person final in our Mountain View, California headquarters. Here's the tentative schedule:

Early-Mid August: Registration will open.
+4 Weeks: Qualification round
+1 Week: Rounds 1A, 1B, 1C
+1 Week: Round 2
+1 Week: Round 3
November: World Finals in Mountain View

Go to the Google Code Jam webste