[Inpycon] [PyCon 2013] Programming Challenges, Hackathons & Sprints, in Python at PyCon

[pranjal mittal]

(1) No idea on associative branding. But one thing I am sure of is that
such an event will only help make PyCon better. If you want to see the
response- The PyCon facebook page admins could create a poll asking whether
such an event should be organized and see how it turns out :-)

Individuals not only look for great prizes but an opportunity to see their
standing and have fun programming. Additional prizes act as a further
motivation.
If you have a look at PyCon US. They too have side events like Codesprints,
conducted before or after the actual conference duration that indirectly
helps in bolstering the stand of PyCon as an international conference and
helps get many sponsors.
http://us.pycon.org/2014/


(2) About HackerEarth

As far as I know, HackerEarth is a generic platform  for programmers to
challenge, practice & compete and not just a talent acquisition platform.

The key aspect of it is an *Online Judge tool *and a cluster, which helps
in automated evaluation of code submissions allowing them to host online
coding challenges and test individuals.

The have hosted many successful contests  (links added below) with a
huge-turnout. *IndiaHacks* was one of them organized in collaboration with
yourstory.in, which included participation from top Indian student
programmers including ACM-ICPC finalists.


[1] http://www.hackerearth.com/
[2] http://www.hackerearth.com/inmobi-hiring-challenge/
[3]
http://www.hackerearth.com/india-hacks-2013/analytics/#/language-analytics
[4]
http://www.hackerearth.com/inmobi-hiring-challenge/analytics/#/language-analytics
[5] http://qr.ae/pTKek
[6] http://engineering.hackerearth.com/




On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 2:14 PM, sankarshan <foss.mailinglists at gmail.com>wrote:

> Pranjal, thank you for clearly and concisely writing out the thoughts
> and the motivations behind your initial proposal. I wish we had
> similar emails when proposals of similar nature are put forth!
>
> On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 12:49 PM, pranjal mittal
> <mittal.pranjal at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Salient points of the competition-
> >
> > A Completely Online Competition.
> > Held during a span of 1-3 days before the PyCon conference. (No clash of
> > events)
> > Programming Language to be used - Only Python
> > Interested Audience - School / College Students
> > Minimal / No cost in organizing the event [1]
> > Prizes- PyCon Certificates, T-Shirts (Thats the only cost to PyCon)
>
> There are a set of additional items that I would like
> you/HackerEarth/IPSS to think over. In your proposed flow (as above)
> the event is to be organized a couple of days *before* PyCon India.
> And, it is going to be online. The former ie. the premise of a
> separate set of days makes it difficult to have associative branding.
> Or, in other words, the online competition and the main event ie.
> PyCon India would have Python as a programming language in common, but
> not much beyond in terms of thematic resonance.
>
> Secondly, let us assume that there is indeed an online competition
> organized. A competition indicates winners. So, what do the winners
> receive for their toils in terms of visibility (aside from the
> swag+certificate)? And, how would the prizes in the competition be
> linked to the main event? Having an in-event competition provides some
> more degree of brand coupling than having one external/separate.
>
> Third, <http://www.hackerearth.com/> is focused on helping companies
> identify "great programmers, the smart way". It is a talent
> acquisition workflow tool. Is that really the best platform at the
> moment for an online coding competition?
>
> > [1] Company organizing the event has the privilege of being associated
> with
> > PyCon, which immensely helps in its brand-building; The company should
> not
> > charge a fee for organizing such an event; but associate with PyCon as a
> > partner.
> > In return PyCon can pass on the complete responsibility of the event to
> the
> > organizing company.
> >
> > Benefits for the Python Society- There will be many students /
> individuals
> > who participate in this contest that makes PyCon & Python more popular.
>
> I am not too sure that the above is a very linear benefit to PyCon
> India in specific and, the software society in general.
>
> /sankarshan
>
>
>
> --
> sankarshan mukhopadhyay
> <https://twitter.com/#!/sankarshan>
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Pranjal Mittal
B.Tech.  2014
Indian Institute of Technology,BHU
Varanasi, U.P,
India

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