China dominates NSA-backed coding contest

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: "Eugene H. Spafford" <spaf () mac com>
Date: June 10, 2009 10:49:30 AM EDT
To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>, ip <ip () v2 listbox com>
Subject: China dominates NSA-backed coding contest

Programmers from China and Russia have dominated an international  
competition on everything from writing algorithms to designing  
components.

Whether the outcome of this competition is another sign that math and  
science education in the U.S. needs improvement may spur debate. But  
the fact remains: Of 70 finalists, 20 were from China, 10 from Russia  
and two from the U.S....

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=development&articleId=9134122





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