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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''' is('''GCI''') was 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 2012.png|thumbnail|Google Code-in Logo 2012]]

== History ==

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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 ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"

!Year

!Number of organizations

!Number of participants

!Total tasks completed

|-

|2010<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google-melange.com/archive/gci/2010|title=Google Code-in 2010|website=www.google-melange.com|access-date=2017-02-07}}</ref>

|20

|326

|2,167

|-

|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>

|18

|542

|3,054

|-

|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

|555

|1,925

|-

|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>

|10

|337

|2,113

|-

|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>

|12

|658

|3,236

|-

|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>

|14

|980

|4,776

|-

|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>

|17

|1,340

|6,418

|-

|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>

|25

|3,555

|16,468

|-

|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>

|27

|3,124

|15,323

|-

|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>

|29

|3,566

|20,840

|}

== 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 also 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 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101064828/https://www.google-melange.com/gci/document/show/gci_program/google/gci2013/contest_rules |archive-date=1 January 2014 }}</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 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101064828/https://www.google-melange.com/gci/document/show/gci_program/google/gci2013/contest_rules |archive-date=1 January 2014 }}</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 ana 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>

[[Image:GCI2013 Group Photo - Android Building 44.jpg|thumb|Google Code-in 2013 grand prize award winners]]

==See also==

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|accessdate=31 December 2013}}</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 an 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|accessdate=30 October 2013}}</ref>

* [[List of computer-related awards]]

== External links ==

* https://code.google.com/opensource/gci/2014/index.html

== References ==

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== External links ==

*[https://codein.withgoogle.com/ https://codein.withgoogle.com]

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