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Line 1: '''TopCoder''' is a company which hosts regular online [[programming]] contests, as well as a larger and more structured yearly contest, the ''TopCoder Open''. The term "topcoder" may also refer to a person who competes in these contests. A '''topcoder''' is a high-quality [[programmer]] or (especially if spelled "TopCoder") one who competes in online programming contests at [http://www.topcoder.com topcoder.com]. Alternatively, ''TopCoder'' is used to refer to the company of that name, which hosts the contest. TopCoder has been hosting algorithm competitions since [[2001]]. Each contest consists of four phases: * '''Coding phase''' (75 minutes) - Coders write programs to solve three short problems using [[C_plus_plus\|C++]], [[Java_programming_language\|Java]], [[C_Sharp\|C#]], or [[Visual Basic]]. Each problem set consists of an easy, medium, and hard question, the difficulty of which is reflected in each problem's point value. A common point value distribution is 250-500-1000, though this varies; the values of the problems vary from match to match, dependent on the difficulties of each problem. Also, the quicker a coder writes a given problem, the more points that coder gets. Line 23: ==External links== [http://www.topcoder.com/ Official TopCoder website] [http://www.topcoder.com/tc/ TopCoder competition website] [[Category:Programming contests]]

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