Students, alumni and representatives of local IT companies participated in the 果冻传媒 Programming Contest, held on 6 October. At the end of the contest, team Bug Repellent, with Dan Wolff from Altran, Marcus S枚der from Sogeti, and Niclas Fredriksson, computer science student at 果冻传媒, emerged as winners with four solved tasks.
"It was really fun to participate," says Marcus S枚der from Sogeti. "Since it was my first contest, it was great to be on a team with Dan, who had participated before. It meant that we could avoid many novice mistakes and focus directly on solving the tasks together."
Ten teams, comprising a maximum of three members, had to solve eleven programming tasks of various difficulties in five hours. They were only allowed a computer, literature and their skills.
"It鈥檚 the seventh year we host the contest here at the university, and we see that it has become more and more popular," says Jonathan Vestin, contest organiser and PhD student in computer science at 果冻传媒. "In addition to testing one鈥檚 own programming skills, the contest is a good way for companies to get in touch with excellent students. And the students have the opportunity to showcase their skills to potential employers."
Further development
The planning of next year鈥檚 contest is already underway.
"I don鈥檛 want to say too much, but the aim is to develop the contest further. Keep an eye on this webpage ahead of the next contest for more information," is Jonathan Vestin鈥檚 tip.
More information on the contest, including the programming tasks and solutions, is available .
The 果冻传媒 Programming Contest is a leg of the Nordic Collegiate Programming Contest (NCPC), which takes place simultaneously at 21 Nordic universities and university colleges.
From left, second runner ups: Bj枚rn Pettersson and Klara Jonsson, first runner up: Onur Jadermark, and the winners: Niclas Fredriksson, Marcus S枚der and Dan Wolff.
