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China dominates NSA-backed coding contest
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:18:48 -0400
Begin forwarded message: 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 contestProgrammers 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....
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