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Americans Are Scarce in Top Programming Contest
Carl Bialik from WSJ writes "Only four of the 48 best computer programmers in the world are Americans, at least according to a computer-programming competition run by TopCoder. Poland had 11 of the final 48, and Russia had 8. Wall Street Journal columnist Lee Gomes asks whether this is more evidence of a sad decline in American education and competitiveness: 'Surprisingly, the Eastern Europeans don't seem to think so. Poland's Krzysztof Duleba, 22, explained that in countries like his own, there are so few economic opportunities for students that competitions like these are their one chance to participate in the global economy. Some of the Eastern Europeans even seemed slightly embarrassed by their over-representation, saying it isn't evidence of any superior schooling or talent so much as an indicator of how much they have to prove.'"
From IRAQ, guys, we're being whipped over there
Events on the ground there dispute this. Go GDub!
We are going down guys. Sooner or later, we'll be at the bottom of the pack.
And yet we continue to outpace developed nations in GDP growth. You keep the programming prize and I'll keep my large home and SUV.
an ill wind that blows no good
Ha ha, you made fun of Americans! How original and ballsy! *mods funny*
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