Join Kotlin Heroes: Episode 11 – Your Chance to Win Great Prizes and More

Ksenia Shneyveys

Competitive programming is a fantastic way to sharpen your problem-solving skills in a programming language that you already know, or to explore new programming languages. The Kotlin Heroes contest is the perfect platform for that! Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced coder, Kotlin Heroes gives you the opportunity to challenge yourself, master or learn new Kotlin concepts, and compete with programmers from around the world.

Kotlin Heroes: Episode 11 is coming up on September 30, 2024, presenting a perfect chance for you to dive into algorithmic problem-solving using Kotlin. This competition is open to coders of all levels.

I like a challenge, sign me up!

Why participate?

Kotlin Heroes is a unique opportunity to:

• Learn Kotlin by doing. You’ll get hands-on experience using various language features to solve fun and challenging problems.
• Practice your problem-solving skills. Algorithmic thinking and algorithm efficiency are not only key in competitive programming but are also invaluable skills for real-world development.
• Compete for awesome prizes. Along with learning, you can win cash prizes and exclusive Kotlin swag!

Event details

Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes.

Challenges: Up to ten problems, ranging from simple to tricky.

Prizes

• The top three winners will receive cash prizes of $512, $256, and $128, respectively.
• The top 50 participants will earn exclusive Kotlin Heroes t-shirts and stickers.
• Every competitor who solves at least one problem will be entered into a raffle for a chance to win one of 50 additional t-shirts.

How to prepare

Watch two of the world’s top competitive programmers, ‘tourist’ and ‘ecnerwala’, tackle the Kotlin Heroes practice round challenges at the ICPC World Finals in Astana.

We also have a wealth of resources to help you brush up on your Kotlin and competitive programming skills:

• Kotlin in Competitive Programming YouTube playlist – watch tutorials and practice.
• Competitive programming tutorial – learn the basics.
• Advent of Code puzzles – check out our Kotlin solutions to these algorithmic puzzles.
• Previous Kotlin Heroes contests – review problems and solutions from earlier contests.

Challenges from all ten previous rounds are available for practice here: Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3, Episode 4, Episode 5: ICPC Round, Episode 6, Episode 7, Episode 8, Episode 9, and Episode 10.

Sign up now!

Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to test your skills, compete with programmers around the globe, and win great prizes. Whether you’re aiming for the top or just want to improve your coding abilities, Kotlin Heroes is an opportunity you don’t want to miss!

REGISTER HERE

Good luck!

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