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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.

* '''Intermission''' (5 minutes) - After the coding phase ends, there is a short break before the challenge phase begins. This time can be used to think of challenge cases.