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BAPC2020 - Olympic spirit or serious business?
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What this episode covers
Today we’ll be talking to some participants in the BAPC - The Benelux Algorithm Programming Contest.
Like stated on the website of BAPC, it is a contest in which about 90 teams from leading universities in Luxemburg, Belgium and The Netherlands participate. The teams have to solve a series of algorithmic problems and puzzles. The BAPC 2020 was held on December 12th at the Delft University of Technology and is organized by Mathematics Informatics Study Association ‘Christiaan Huygens’
Topics discussed:
- What is BAPC2020?
- Serious business
- Strict rules
- Two bol.com teams competing, why?
- How is it organized? Virtual, gathering?
- What kind of problems to solve?
- Should you be an experienced SE?
- Our own bol.com spaces championship
- And the main question: will the hosts of the show compete in an upcoming championship?
Guests
- Nena O'Driscoll; Young Professional, joined several bol.com and participated in one uni programming competition before, but never the BAPC
- Bas van Rooij; Young Professional, joined several bol.com programming competition before, but never the BAPC
Notes
Scoreboard of BAPC 2020
BAPC2020 on youtube, get an idea on the live scoreboard
123 episodes
Manage episode 281584326 series 2522423
What this episode covers
Today we’ll be talking to some participants in the BAPC - The Benelux Algorithm Programming Contest.
Like stated on the website of BAPC, it is a contest in which about 90 teams from leading universities in Luxemburg, Belgium and The Netherlands participate. The teams have to solve a series of algorithmic problems and puzzles. The BAPC 2020 was held on December 12th at the Delft University of Technology and is organized by Mathematics Informatics Study Association ‘Christiaan Huygens’
Topics discussed:
- What is BAPC2020?
- Serious business
- Strict rules
- Two bol.com teams competing, why?
- How is it organized? Virtual, gathering?
- What kind of problems to solve?
- Should you be an experienced SE?
- Our own bol.com spaces championship
- And the main question: will the hosts of the show compete in an upcoming championship?
Guests
- Nena O'Driscoll; Young Professional, joined several bol.com and participated in one uni programming competition before, but never the BAPC
- Bas van Rooij; Young Professional, joined several bol.com programming competition before, but never the BAPC
Notes
Scoreboard of BAPC 2020
BAPC2020 on youtube, get an idea on the live scoreboard
123 episodes
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