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CodeChef is a non-profit educational initiative of Directi.[1][2][3] It's a global Competitive programming platform which supports over 35 programming languages, has a large community of programmers that helps students and professionals test and improve their coding skills.[3] Its objective is to provide a platform for practice, competition and improvement for student, professional software developers.[4] Apart from this it also aims to reach out to school students while young and create a culture of programming in the country.[4][5]

Initiatives

To foster programming talent CodeChef has started initiatives such as Go for Gold initiative, CodeChef for Schools program, Monthly long contests.

Go for Gold initiative: Go for Gold is a non-profit program launched in 2010 to enable Indian teams to excel at the world finals of the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest, the most competitive programming challenge in the world.[6] It's an extensive plan designed to make Indian programmers the best in the world. To this end, Directi has pledged a yearly support of 70,000US$ to nurture Indian talent. The ‘Go for Gold’ cup will be awarded to the Indian team that finishes at a higher rank than any other Indian team has reached in the history of ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest World Finals.[7][8][9]

CodeChef for Schools program: CodeChef for Schools is aimed at fostering developers at grass root level to create a self-sustaining community of technology developers. The initiative hopes to enable Indian students to excel at the International Olympiad of Informatics (IOI), one of the five academic Olympiads for high-school students worldwide.[5] CodeChef for Schools program has kick started by tapping school children from class 8 onwards and has pledged a yearly support of US$20,000 for this initiative.[10][11]

Monthly contests: CodeChef hosts a 10 day long contest and a couple of short contests every month [12][13][14] (one International Olympiad in Informatics styled and other ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest styled), and provides a contest hosting platform to educational institutions for free. The top two winners of the long contest win cash prizes while the top 10 global get a tee-shirt. Top notch universities/institutions such as IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur etc host their coding contests on CodeChef.[15][16]

History

It was in the year 2009 -- Directi, the leading internet products company, launched CodeChef with a vision to provide a platform for practice, competition and improvement for student and professional software developers across India.[17]

In July 2010, Directi along with CodeChef started ‘Go for Gold’ intiative to enable an Indian team to excel at the world finals of the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ACM-ICPC).[7][8][9][6]

In July 2013, CodeChef along with Directi has launched CodeChef for Schools program, which is aimed at fostering developers at grass root level to create a self-sustaining community of technology developers. The initiative hopes to enable Indian students to excel at the International Olympiad of Informatics (IOI), one of the five academic Olympiads for high-school students worldwide. The competition requires contestants to show basic IT skills such as as problem analysis, design of algorithms and data structures, programming, and testing.[5] CodeChef for Schools program has kick started by tapping school children from class 8 onwards and has pledged an yearly support of $20,000 for this initiative.[18][19]

References

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  3. ^ a b "CodeChef.com". Mumbai Mirror. 22 May 2009. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  4. ^ a b M Saraswathy (30 July 2013). "Directi launches CodeChef for Indian school kids". Business Standard. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  5. ^ a b c "Directi launches CodeChef for India school kids'". Zdnet. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help) Cite error: The named reference "Directi launches CodeChef for India school kids" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  6. ^ a b Dipal Gala (11 September 2012). "The Olympics of Coding!". Education Times. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Directi announces ‘Go for Gold’". Indian Express. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2015. {{cite news}}: C1 control character in |title= at position 19 (help) Cite error: The named reference "Directi announces ‘Go for Gold’" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  8. ^ a b "Directi's 'Go For Gold' Initiative- Helps Indian Programmers Excel At The World's Largest Programming Contest ’". 14 August 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2015. {{cite news}}: C1 control character in |title= at position 112 (help) Cite error: The named reference "Directi’s ‘Go For Gold’ Initiative- Helps Indian Programmers Excel At The World’s Largest Programming Contest ’" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  9. ^ a b "Directi announces 'Go for Gold'". India Infoline. 21 July 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  10. ^ "beforeitsnews.com". Team Beforeitsnews.
  11. ^ "yourstory.com". Team Your Story.
  12. ^ http://www.developeriq.in/articles/2014/oct/30/interview-with-anupkalbalia-senior-project-lead-at/
  13. ^ "Gaming Challenge". Indian Express. 15 July 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  14. ^ "Are you game for CodeChef". The Hindu. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  15. ^ http://www.dnaindia.com/pune/report-iit-bombay-techfest-launches-three-international-competitions-1895721
  16. ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/42-teams-to-take-part-in-ACM-contest-at-IIT-Kanpur/articleshow/17177047.cms
  17. ^ "Directi". Team Directi.
  18. ^ "beforeitsnews.com". Team Beforeitsnews.
  19. ^ "yourstory.com". Team Your Story.
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