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Graphics Creative from Indonesia Is Champion of 2010 TopCoder Open Studio Design Competition
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
TopCoder(R), Inc., the leader in online programming competition, skills
assessment and competitive software development platforms, today announced
that Tri Joko Rubiyanto of Jakarta, Indonesia is Studio Competition Champion
of the 2010 TopCoder Open (TCO), the world's foremost competitive computer
programming and creative design tournament. Rubiyanto, who goes by the
TopCoder Studio handle 'djackmania', earned $20,000 for his first place
submission. He competed with ten semifinalists and then five finalists from
countries including Venezuela, Philippines, India, Hong Kong, Australia,
Denmark as well as three fellow Indonesian competitors.
"Passion for design is what helps to drive me in TopCoder competitions,"
said Rubiyanto. "Paying attention to details over many weeks is a very
important part of the work."
The event took place October 11th -14th at the MGM Mirage in Las Vegas as
82 top performers from around the world competed across multiple tracks for a
share of $150,000 in prizes. More details are available at
The 2010 TopCoder Open was supported in part by sponsors Yandex
Facebook
PayPal
as patron NSA
TopCoder offers a comprehensive array of outcome-based software
competitions 24 x 7 in which real world business solutions are built on time
and on budget. For creative work, TopCoder Studio provides a competitive
arena for creative skills such as graphic arts and digital design.
About TopCoder, Inc.
TopCoder is the world's largest competitive software development
community with more than 265,000 developers representing over 200 countries.
TopCoder hosts the largest and most comprehensive developer ratings and
performance metrics available. The TopCoder community builds software for a
wide-ranging client base through a competitive, rigorous, standards based
methodology. For more information about sponsoring TopCoder events and
utilizing TopCoder's software services and platforms, visit
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Jim McKeown
TopCoder, Inc.
860-633-5540
jmckeown@topcoder.com
SOURCE: TopCoder, Inc.
CONTACT: Jim McKeown, TopCoder, Inc.,
+1-860-633-5540,
jmckeown@topcoder.com
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