Good at Architecture or Coding? Compete to Prove It!

Architectural Concepts Podcast

So you think you are good at coding or architecture? Here's your chance to learn how to prove it to the world through coding competitions like Top Coder. And yes, there are competitions oriented toward architecture, too.
Douglas Woolley has competed in these competitions and joins Bett and Russ to share some stories about competitions along with information about how you can get involved.
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References:

•Facebook Hacker Cup: https://www.facebook.com/hackercup

•Google Code Jam:http://code.google.com/codejam

•TopCoder (USA based): http://community.topcoder.com/tc

•CodeForces (Russian based):http://codeforces.com/

•Code Chef (India based):http://www.codechef.com/

•UVa Online Judge: http://uva.onlinejudge.org/

•HackerRank: https://www.hackerrank.com/

•Sphere Online Judge (SPOJ):http://www.spoj.com/problems/classical/