No US College In Top 10 For ACM International Programming Contest 2013 199
michaelmalak writes "The annual ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest finished up last week for 2013, but for the first time since its inception in the 1970s, no U.S. college placed in the top 10. Through 1989, a U.S. college won first place every year, but there hasn't been one in first place since 1997. The U.S. college that has won most frequently throughout the contest's history, Stanford, hasn't won since 1991. The 2013 top 10 consists entirely of colleges from Eastern Europe, East Asia, and India."
Re:Could be a good sign... (Score:4, Funny)
This programming contests have nothing to do with real world programming or the skills need for most CS fields.
Phew, glad you cleared that up. For a second there I thought that the education system in the US had been flushed down the toilet!
Re: Yes, but . . . (Score:4, Funny)
Actually, Mexico just took over the top spot for obesity.
If you wanna be the best, you've GOT to be hungry.