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{{short description|Programming competition hosted by Google LLC}}

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{{third-party|date=June 2014}}{{Infobox recurring event|image=Google Code-in logo 2016.jpg|imagesize=frameless|caption=Google Code-in logo for 2016|begins=|ends=|date=|frequency=|___location=|first={{start date|2010}}|last={{End date|2019}}|participants=~3000|attendance=|website={{URL|https://codein.withgoogle.com/}}|footnotes=|organised=[[Google|Google LLC]]}}'''Google Code-in''' ('''GCI''') iswas an international annual programming competition hosted by [[Google|Google Inc.LLC]] that allowsallowed pre-university students to complete tasks specified by various, partnering open source organizations. The contest was originally the [[Google Highly Open Participation Contest]], but in 2010, the format was modified into its current state. Students that completecompleted tasks winwon certificates and [[T-shirtsshirt]]s. Each organization also selectsselected two grand prize award winners who willwould earn a free trip to [[Googleplex|Google's Headquarters]] located in Mountain View, California.<ref>{{cite web|title=Frequently Asked Questions about Google Code-in|url=http://www.google-melange.com/gci/document/show/gci_program/google/gci2013/help_page|publisher=Google|accessdateaccess-date=31 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://opensource.com/education/14/12/google-code-teen-initiative|title = Google Code-in tasks and rewards for teens|date = |accessdate = |website = Opensource.com|publisher = Red Hat}}</ref> In 2020, Google announced cancellation of the contest.<ref>{{Cite mailing list|lasturl = https://groups.google.com/d/msg/gci-announce/pmo3bvqYBew/vVT0-LK5AAAJ|first title=Thank you all for 10 incredible years of Google Code-in|mailing-list=gci-announce}}</ref>

[[File:Google Code-in logo 2016.jpg|alt=Google Code-in logo for 2016|thumb|Google Code-in logo for 2016]]

'''Google Code-in''' ('''GCI''') is an annual programming competition hosted by [[Google|Google Inc.]] that allows pre-university students to complete tasks specified by various, partnering open source organizations. The contest was originally the [[Google Highly Open Participation Contest]], but in 2010, the format was modified into its current state. Students that complete tasks win certificates and T-shirts. Each organization also selects two grand prize award winners who will earn a trip to [[Googleplex|Google's Headquarters]] located in Mountain View, California.<ref>{{cite web|title=Frequently Asked Questions about Google Code-in|url=http://www.google-melange.com/gci/document/show/gci_program/google/gci2013/help_page|publisher=Google|accessdate=31 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://opensource.com/education/14/12/google-code-teen-initiative|title = Google Code-in tasks and rewards for teens|date = |accessdate = |website = Opensource.com|publisher = Red Hat|last = |first = }}</ref>

== History ==

The program began as [[Google Highly Open Participation Contest during 2007–2008 aimed at high school students. The contest was designed to encourage high school students to participate in [[Open source software|open source]] projects.<ref>[https://code.google.com/opensource/ghop/2007-8/ The Google Highly Open Participation Contest – Google Code<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In 2010, the program was modified into Google Code-in. After the 2014 edition, the Google Melange was replaced by a separate website for Google Code-in.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/google-summer-of-code-discuss/xgKLwl6Dr0Y|title=Google Groups|website=groups.google.com|access-date=2017-02-07}}</ref> [[Mauritius]], an [[AfricanAfrica]]n country, participated for the first time in 2016, and was noticed for its strong debut<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://opensource.googleblog.com/2016/12/taking-pulse-of-google-code-in-2016.html|title=Taking the pulse of Google Code-in 2016|work=Google Open Source Blog|access-date=2017-10-24|language=en-US}}</ref> and in 2017, produced its first Grand Prize winner.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://opensource.googleblog.com/2018/01/google-code-in-2017-winners.html|title=Announcing the Winners of Google Code-in 2017|work=Google Open Source Blog|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-US}}</ref>

The contest was open to students thirteen years of age or older who were then enrolled in high school (or equivalent pre-university or secondary school program). Prizes offered by Google included a contest T-shirt and a participation certificate for completing at least one task and US$100 for every three tasks completed to a maximum of US$500. There was a grand prize of a trip to the Google headquarters for an award ceremony. Each participating open source project selected one contestant to receive the grand prize, for a total of 10 grand prize winners.<ref>https://code.google.com/intl/pl-PL/opensource/ghop/2007-08/grandprize.html {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>

== Statistics ==

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|2011<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google-melange.com/archive/gci/2011|title=Google Code-in 2011|website=www.google-melange.com|access-date=2017-02-07}}</ref>

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|542

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|2012<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google-melange.com/archive/gci/2012|title=Google Code-in 2012|website=www.google-melange.com|access-date=2017-02-07}}</ref>

|10

|334555

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|2013<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google-melange.com/archive/gci/2013|title=Google Code-in 2013|website=www.google-melange.com|access-date=2017-02-07}}</ref>

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|2014<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google-melange.com/archive/gci/2014|title=Google Code-in 2014|website=www.google-melange.com|access-date=2017-02-07}}</ref>

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|2015<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://codein.withgoogle.com/archive/2015/|title=Winners - 2015 - Google Code-in Archive|website=codein.withgoogle.com|language=en|access-date=2017-02-07}}</ref>

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|2016<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://opensource.googleblog.com/2017/01/announcing-google-code-in-2016-winners.html|title=Announcing the Google Code-in 2016 Winners!|newspaper=Google Open Source Blog|access-date=2017-02-07|language=en-US}}</ref>

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|2017<ref>{{Cite web|title=Google Code-in 2017: more is merrier!|url=https://opensource.googleblog.com/2018/02/google-code-in-2017-more-is-merrier.html|access-date=2020-09-01|website=Google Open Source Blog}}</ref>

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|2018<ref>{{Cite web|title=Reflecting on Google Code-in 2018|url=https://opensource.googleblog.com/2019/03/reflecting-on-google-code-in-2018.html|access-date=2020-09-01|website=Google Open Source Blog}}</ref>

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|2019<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://opensource.googleblog.com/2020/02/announcing-our-google-code-in-2019.html|title=Announcing the Google Code-in 2019 Winners!|newspaper=Google Open Source Blog|access-date=2020-02-10|language=en-US}}</ref>

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== Eligibility ==

Students must be between 13 and 17 years old (inclusive) to participate. In addition, students must upload parental consent forms as well as some documentation proving enrollment in a pre-university program.<ref>{{cite web|title=Frequently Asked Questions about Google Code-in|url=http://www.google-melange.com/gci/document/show/gci_program/google/gci2013/help_page#eligibility|publisher=Google|accessdateaccess-date=31 December 2013}}</ref>

== Program ==

[[File:Google Code-in grand prize winners ceremony 12.jpg|alt=Google Code-in 2015 Grand Prize Winners Trip|thumb|Google Code-in 2015 Grand Prize winners' trip ]]

Google partners with certain open source organizations, all of which have had previous experience working with Google open source programs like [[Google Summer of Code]]. These organizations come up with "bite-sized" tasks that are self-contained, designed for pre-university students to complete. When the contest begins, students can register and claim tasks. Once claimed, students will have a set period of time to complete the task and can receive help from the mentor and the organization's community. Students may ask for deadline extensions if needed.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Contest Rules for Google Code-in 2013 |url=https://www.google-melange.com/gci/document/show/gci_program/google/gci2013/contest_rules |publisher=Google |accessdateaccess-date=31 December 2013 |deadurlurl-status=yesdead |archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101064828/https://www.google-melange.com/gci/document/show/gci_program/google/gci2013/contest_rules |archivedatearchive-date=1 January 2014 |df= }}</ref>

[[File:Gci-hoodie.jpg|thumb|Finalist's prize - a hoodie]]

[[File:Gci-shirt.jpg|thumb|Google Code-in T-shirt 2017]]

== Prizes ==

Students who complete one task earn a certificate. Students who complete three tasks earn a T-shirt in addition to the certificate. There is a maximum of one T-shirt and one certificate per student.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Contest Rules for Google Code-in 2013 |url=https://www.google-melange.com/gci/document/show/gci_program/google/gci2013/contest_rules |publisher=Google |accessdateaccess-date=31 December 2013 |deadurlurl-status=yesdead |archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101064828/https://www.google-melange.com/gci/document/show/gci_program/google/gci2013/contest_rules |archivedatearchive-date=1 January 2014 |df= }}</ref> At the end of the competition, each organization will choose two students as the grand prize award winners and they will visit Google's Mountain View, California, USA headquarters for a four-day trip with an awards ceremony, an opportunity to meet with Google engineers, and a day of sightseeing in San Francisco.<ref>{{cite web|title=Google Code-in Grand Prize Winners visit Google|url=http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2013/06/google-code-in-grand-prize-winners.html|work=Google Open Source Blog|accessdateaccess-date=30 October 2013}}</ref>

==See also==

* [[List of computer-related awards]]

== References ==

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== External links ==

* [https://developerscodein.googlewithgoogle.com/open-source https:/gci/codein.withgoogle.com]

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