Can you fight zombies with mathematical precision? Could a hungry fish benefit from dynamic programming? These are the questions that inspire the developers who craft the questions for Facebook’s annual Hacker Cup.
Today is the grand finals for the competition, now in its ninth year. The programming contest is open to the public and attracted over 6,000 participants this year. The final 25 contestants, who passed through four qualifying rounds with the highest scores, will try to solve their way to victory starting at 9:30am PST – 12:30pmEST -5:30pm Dublin time. You can catch the live stream here. …
