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| '''[[Chief executive officer|CEO]] and Founder''': [[Bhavin Turakhia]] |
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| '''[[Chief executive officer|CEO]] [[Unacademy]]''': Gaurav Munjal |
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| '''Business Unit Head''': Anup Kalbalia |
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'''CodeChef''' is |
'''CodeChef''' is an online educational and Programming Education platform. It began as an educational initiative in 2009 by [[Directi]], an Indian software company. In 2020, it was purchased by Unacademy. |
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After failing to reach profitability, Unacademy announced it would retain a 30% stake in CodeChef while returning the remaining equity to the company's founding team to support further growth.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shah |first=Sneha |date=2023-03-31 |title=After hiving off CodeChef, Unacademy cuts 12% staff |url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/after-hiving-off-codechef-unacademy-cuts-12-staff-11680202273920.html |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref> |
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Apart from its monthly coding contests for the community, CodeChef has many initiatives for Schools, Colleges and Women in competitive programming.<ref>https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/directi-launches-codechef-for-indian-school-kids-113073000323_1.html</ref> CodeChef is credited with hosting the India regionals of the prestigious ICPC for college students, as well as for IOI for school students in India. In 2020, CodeChef’s custodianship was changed from Directi (founded by Bhavin Turakhia) to [[Unacademy]] (Gaurav Munjal, CEO).<ref>https://entrackr.com/2020/06/unacademy-acquires-codechef/#:~:text=Unacademy%20has%20announced%20the%20acquisition,skills%20vertical%20for%20school%20kids.</ref> CodeChef and its various initiatives have been managed and run by its Business Unit Head Anup Kalbalia. |
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In addition to monthly coding contests, CodeChef has initiatives for schools, colleges and women in competitive programming.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Saraswathy|first=M.|date=2013-07-30|title=Directi launches CodeChef for Indian school kids|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/directi-launches-codechef-for-indian-school-kids-113073000323_1.html|access-date=2021-05-26}}</ref> It has hosted the India regionals of the ICPC for college students, as well as for the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) for school students in India. |
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Most parts of CodeChef are available without charge, but the more advanced features require a monthly subscription.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=PC magazine| title=CodeAcademy review|date=August 5, 2021 |
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|url=https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/codecademy| access-date=Jan 15, 2021}}</ref> CodeChef competes with similar Ed-Tech companies such as [[Leetcode|LeetCode]], [[HackerRank]], [[SPOJ]], PrepInsta Prime, [[Topcoder]], and GeeksforGeeks. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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In 2010, Directi launched Code-Chef to help programmers improve their problem-solving skills through active participation in programming contests. The goal was to strengthen problem-solving skills by fostering friendly competition and community engagement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/business/biztech/directi-enhances-software-collaboration-through-codechef-1874153.html|title = Directi Enhances Software Collaboration Through CodeChef|date = 9 September 2009}}</ref> In July of that year, the organization introduced the "Go for Gold" initiative, enabling Indian teams to excel at the world finals of the [[International Collegiate Programming Contest]] (formerly known as ACM-ICPC).<ref name="2-day ICP contest to begin at CSJM University today">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/2-day-icp-contest-to-begin-at-csjm-university-today/articleshow/73022892.cms |title=2-day ICP contest to begin at CSJM University today |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=30 December 2019}}</ref> |
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In July 2010, CodeChef launched the "Go for Gold" initiative to enable Indian teams to excel at the world finals of the [[International Collegiate Programming Contest]] (formerly known as ACM-ICPC).<ref name="2-day ICP contest to begin at CSJM University today>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/2-day-icp-contest-to-begin-at-csjm-university-today/articleshow/73022892.cms</ref> |
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In the year 2020, the custodianship of CodeChef was handed over to Unacademy from Directi. After the transition, CodeChef is led by [[Bhavin Turakhia]], Gaurav Munjal, and Anup Kalbalia. |
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==Initiatives== |
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'''Monthly Programming Contests''' |
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CodeChef hosts three programming contests every month, in which users can participate and compete for prizes and standing on the contest leaderboard. |
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*The Long Challenge is a ten-day-long contest featuring questions of varying difficulty. The Long Challenge commences on the first Friday of each month. Every Long Challenge attracts around 30-40 thousand participants from around the world. |
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*The Lunchtime is a contest that was primarily started for school students to hone their programming skills. This 3-hour contest takes place on the last Saturday of every month. |
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*The third contest is the Cook-Off which takes place on the second-last Sunday of every month and consists of problems to be solved over a 2.5-hour duration. Shorter contests on the platform have around 10-20 thousand participants. |
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Winners in these contests are rewarded with CodeChef Laddus (goodie points) that can be redeemed for goodies and CodeChef merchandise. The ratings that coders get to have after the contests make sure that every participant gets to have something. Winners of these contests include several big names in the world of programming like [[Gennady Korotkevich]], Tiacheng Lou, among others. |
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'''SnackDown''' |
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SnackDown is a global programming event that invites teams from all over the world to take part in India’s most prestigious multi-round programming competition. Hosted by CodeChef, SnackDown is open to anyone with a knack for programming. |
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The first SnackDown was first held in 2010. The competition was based on the ICPC style team contest. After a gap of five years, SnackDown made its comeback in 2015, followed by SnackDown 2016 and SnackDown 2017.<ref>https://www.digit.in/news/general/directi-codechef-snackdown-2016-finals-30984.html</ref><ref>https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-international-programming-contest-in-mumbai-gets-a-winner-2235246</ref> |
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SnackDown 2017 concluded with Oleg Merkurev of Ural Federal University and Aleksei Daniliuk of NRU Higher School of Economics from Russia claiming the title and winning a cash award of $10,000. The first runners up title were grabbed by Ryuta Kawai and Kohji Liu from University of Tokyo, Japan.<ref>https://www.news18.com/news/tech/codechef-announces-snackdown-2017-4th-edition-of-its-global-onsite-programming-competition-1372753.html</ref><ref>https://www.prnewswire.com/in/news-releases/codechef-snackdown-2017-the-final-showdown-of-programming-finds-its-winner-635094773.html</ref> |
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The most recent SnackDown happened in the year 2019. The team of Gennady Korotkevich and Borys Minaiev from Saint Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics claimed the first price. The first runners up were Ji Ruyi and Apia Du from China.<ref>https://newsable.asianetnews.com/news/snackdown-2019-ukraine-belarus-programmers-win-10000-dollars-indias-biggest-coding-competition-pn5yz4</ref> |
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'''DSA Learning Series''' |
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DSA Learning Series is an educational series put together by CodeChef Volunteers. Under this, CodeChef will be hosting a practice contest which will cover curated problems from a certain topic(s). It will also have a list of curated resources to learn from, along with the hints to the problems, and Learning sessions. |
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'''Go For Gold''' |
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Directi and CodeChef launched the Go For Gold initiative to help an Indian team win gold at the ICPC World Finals. As part of this initiative, any Indian team at the ICPC World Finals securing a higher rank than the current highest secured by an Indian team will be awarded the Go For Gold Cup and a cash prize calculated using their 'golden formula'. The current rank to beat is 18 set in the ICPC World Finals in 2012 by Team Proof and Team Turing Machine from IIT Delhi and IIIT Hyderabad respectively.<ref>https://www.indiainfoline.com/article/news/directis-go-for-gold-initiative-helps-indian-programmers-excel-5482217279_1.html</ref><ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/directi-announces-go-for-gold/</ref><ref>https://www.deccanchronicle.com/technology/in-other-news/280616/codechef-an-inititative-to-empower-programmers-in-india.html</ref> |
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'''CodeChef Chapter''' |
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CodeChef Chapters are the programming clubs that are run and maintained by the official Chapter Leaders and are mentored by CodeChef. CodeChef Chapters aim at promoting competitive programming in various colleges and schools around the world and help students become better problem solvers which go a long way in learning as well as in their career development.<ref>https://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/features/how-this-non-iitian-cracked-google-flipkart-directi-interviews-1478220</ref> |
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'''YouTube Channel For Open Educational Content Around DSA''' |
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CodeChef has a dedicated YouTube channel called “Learn Competitive Programming with CodeChef” where it regularly publishes video editorials of the popular CodeChef problems along with detailed explanatory videos of different competitive programming concepts. CodeChef recruits budding competitive programmers from all across the globe to teach on the YouTube channel and create a repository of learning-based content.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh-5M0r0SBgb5xNCFXG7aXQ</ref> |
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'''Host Your Contest''' |
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CodeChef allows schools, universities, and corporate institutions to host their programming contest on the CodeChef platform. Corporates can use the CodeChef platform for various purposes like campus/lateral hiring, online hackathons, internal employee engagement, branding, employee re-skill programs. Around 3990 contests have been hosted for educational institutions till now on the platform. |
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'''CodeChef for Business''' |
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| ⚫ | In July 2013, Directi launched the "Code-Chef for Schools" program to encourage school students to participate in programming. The initiative hopes to enable Indian students to excel at the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI). The competition requires contestants to show necessary IT skills such as problem analysis, algorithm and data structure design, programming, and testing.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Saraswathy|first=M.|date=2013-07-30|title=Directi launches CodeChef for Indian school =Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/directi-launches-codechef-for-indian-school-kids-113073000323_1.html|access-date=2021-05-26}}</ref> |
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CodeChef caters to the technical hiring, employer branding, and innovation management needs of technology enterprises. Being one of the frontrunners in the global competitive programming ecosystem, CodeChef positions its community of programmers proficient in problem-solving as its core strength. |
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==CodeChef Certification== |
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In 2020, its ownership was changed from Directi to Unacademy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://entrackr.com/2020/06/unacademy-acquires-codechef/#:~:text=Unacademy%20has%20announced%20the%20acquisition,skills%20vertical%20for%20school%20kids.|title = Unacademy acquires non-profit coding platform CodeChef|date = 18 June 2020}}</ref> |
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CodeChef Certification in Data Structures and Algorithms is a certification programme by CodeChef, which tests candidates' proficiency in data structures and algorithms. The Certification is currently available at two successive levels - Foundation and Advanced. |
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Starting 2023, CodeChef operates as an independent company owned and run by its independent management team and employees.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kashyap |first=Hemant |date=2023-03-29 |title=Bhavin Turakhia's CodeChef Splits From Unacademy |url=https://inc42.com/buzz/bhavin-tarukhias-codechef-splits-from-unacademy/ |access-date=2023-11-06 |website=Inc42 Media |language=en}}</ref> |
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This certification is an assessment of programming proficiency in Data Structures and Algorithms under a proctored environment. It’s a lifetime certification as it tests programmers' grasp on subjects that are very fundamental to the field of computer science, and therefore, they do not change with technological advancements. |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 06:39, 26 September 2024
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CodeChef is an online educational and Programming Education platform. It began as an educational initiative in 2009 by Directi, an Indian software company. In 2020, it was purchased by Unacademy.
After failing to reach profitability, Unacademy announced it would retain a 30% stake in CodeChef while returning the remaining equity to the company's founding team to support further growth.[1]
In addition to monthly coding contests, CodeChef has initiatives for schools, colleges and women in competitive programming.[2] It has hosted the India regionals of the ICPC for college students, as well as for the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) for school students in India.
Most parts of CodeChef are available without charge, but the more advanced features require a monthly subscription.[3] CodeChef competes with similar Ed-Tech companies such as LeetCode, HackerRank, SPOJ, PrepInsta Prime, Topcoder, and GeeksforGeeks.
History
[edit]In 2010, Directi launched Code-Chef to help programmers improve their problem-solving skills through active participation in programming contests. The goal was to strengthen problem-solving skills by fostering friendly competition and community engagement.[4] In July of that year, the organization introduced the "Go for Gold" initiative, enabling Indian teams to excel at the world finals of the International Collegiate Programming Contest (formerly known as ACM-ICPC).[5]
In July 2013, Directi launched the "Code-Chef for Schools" program to encourage school students to participate in programming. The initiative hopes to enable Indian students to excel at the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI). The competition requires contestants to show necessary IT skills such as problem analysis, algorithm and data structure design, programming, and testing.[6]
In November 2017, the first Code-Chef Certification exam was conducted. By 2018, the organization launched CodeChef for Business to target technology enterprises.[citation needed]
In 2020, its ownership was changed from Directi to Unacademy.[7]
Starting 2023, CodeChef operates as an independent company owned and run by its independent management team and employees.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Shah, Sneha (2023-03-31). "After hiving off CodeChef, Unacademy cuts 12% staff". mint. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ Saraswathy, M. (2013-07-30). "Directi launches CodeChef for Indian school kids". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ "CodeAcademy review". PC magazine. August 5, 2021. Retrieved Jan 15, 2021.
- ^ "Directi Enhances Software Collaboration Through CodeChef". 9 September 2009.
- ^ "2-day ICP contest to begin at CSJM University today". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 30 December 2019.
- ^ Saraswathy, M. (2013-07-30). "Directi launches CodeChef for Indian school =Business Standard India". Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ "Unacademy acquires non-profit coding platform CodeChef". 18 June 2020.
- ^ Kashyap, Hemant (2023-03-29). "Bhavin Turakhia's CodeChef Splits From Unacademy". Inc42 Media. Retrieved 2023-11-06.