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By chokudai, 14 months ago, In English

English (translated by GPT-4):

To AWTF2022 Contestants,

Thank you so much for participating in the contest. I apologize for not being able to communicate much due to my inability to speak English. Did you enjoy the contest event? I look forward to seeing you again in Japan.

To Everyone,

With the conclusion of the topcoder open (TCO) and Google Code Jam (GCJ), and the decision to hold Meta Hacker Cup 2023 online, the only on-site contest in 2023 where anyone from around the world can participate and truly determine the world's best is the AtCoder World Tour Finals.

I have participated in the topcoder open finals 5 times (Marathon division) and in the Google Code Jam finals once. Both tournaments were outstanding. From my experience as a competitive programmer, participating in these competitions has been significant, and I believe that this culture must continue.

The AtCoder World Tour Finals is a budding event. Compared to TCO and GCJ, it has a shorter history, and there are many novice aspects in its management. However, I believe that the level of participants and the quality of problems presented are on par with these events. This is thanks to those managing AtCoder problems, like maroonrk and rng_58, and the problem setters who support them. I am confident that we will continue to provide high-quality problems in the future. I hope that someday, AWTF can grow to be valued as much as, if not more than, TCO and GCJ.

Currently, AtCoder Corporation only has revenue from within Japan. The AtCoder Grand Contest and World Tour Finals operate as charitable activities and are running at a loss. We don't see a clear profit path for the future, but we intend to continue these ventures as much as possible. If you have any ideas or suggestions, we might ask for your assistance in the future.

Thank you for your continued support of AtCoder.

PS: We are still recruiting Writers for AGC! For more details, please check the following article: https://codeforces.net/blog/entry/104680

Naohiro Takahashi (chokudai)

AtCoder Inc CEO

Japanese:

本戦参加者の方へ

コンテストに参加していただき、誠にありがとうございます。僕が全く英語を話せないせいで、あまり交流が出来ず申し訳ありません。コンテストイベントは楽しんで頂けましたでしょうか?また日本でお会いできる日を楽しみにしています。

全ての方へ topcoder open(TCO)やGoogle Code Jam(GCJ)の開催終了が決定し、Meta Hacker Cup 2023のオンライン開催も決まり、世界の誰がも参加でき、名実ともに世界一を決める2023年のオンサイトコンテストは、AtCoder World Tour Finalsだけとなってしまいました。

僕は、topcoder openの決勝に5回(Marathon部門)、Google Code Jamの決勝に1回参加していますが、どちらの大会も素晴らしいものでした。選手として競技プログラミングに取り組む上で、これらの大会に出場した経験は大きく、この文化を絶やすわけにはいかないと考えています。

AtCoder World Tour Finalsは、新興イベントです。TCOやGCJと比べ歴史が浅く、イベント運営に関しても稚拙な点が多くあります。ですが、参加者のレベルや、出題している問題については、これらのイベントと遜色ないものを提供出来ているのではないかと考えています。これらはAtCoderの問題を管理している maroonrkrng_58 、それらを支える作問者のお陰であり、今後も継続してクオリティの高い問題を提供し続けられる自信があります。いつかAWTFをTCOやGCJと同等以上の価値を感じられるイベントに成長できたらと思っています。

現在、AtCoder株式会社は、日本国内からしか売上がありません。AtCoder Grand ContestやWorld Tour Finalsは慈善事業となっており、赤字を垂れ流している状態です。今後も収益の目途は立っていないのですが、可能な限りこれらの事業は続けたいと考えています。何かアイデアが浮かびましたら、今後何かのご協力をお願いすることがあるかもしれません。

今後ともAtCoderをよろしくお願いいたします。

PS: AGCのWriterは現在も募集中です!詳細は以下の記事をご確認ください。 https://codeforces.net/blog/entry/104680

AtCoder株式会社 代表取締役社長

高橋 直大

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By chokudai, history, 17 months ago, In English

We will hold KYOCERA Programming Contest 2023(AtCoder Beginner Contest 305).

The point values will be 100-200-300-450-475-525-550-650. We are looking forward to your participation!

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By chokudai, history, 17 months ago, In English

We will hold Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Programming Contest 2023(AtCoder Beginner Contest 304).

The point values will be 100-200-300-400-475-525-625-625. We are looking forward to your participation!

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By chokudai, history, 17 months ago, In English

We will hold NS Solutions Corporation Programming Contest 2023(AtCoder Beginner Contest 303).

The point values will be 100-200-300-400-475-525-550-600. We are looking forward to your participation!

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By chokudai, history, 18 months ago, In English

We will hold TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION Programming Contest 2023#2 (AtCoder Beginner Contest 302).

We are looking forward to your participation!

If you have difficulty accessing the contest, please refer to the problem statement distributed here. https://img.atcoder.jp/abc302/tasks.pdf

For measures to deal with difficult access situations, please click here. https://atcoder.jp/posts/1028

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By chokudai, history, 18 months ago, In English

We will hold パナソニックグループプログラミングコンテスト2023(AtCoder Beginner Contest 301).

The point values will be 100-200-300-400-475-500-600-625. (Since this ABC, we adjust the point values depending on problems.) We are looking forward to your participation!

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By chokudai, history, 18 months ago, In English

We will hold ユニークビジョンプログラミングコンテスト2023 春 (AtCoder Beginner Contest 300).

The point values will be 100-200-300-400-500-500-600-600.

For more information on ABC300 support, please click here. https://atcoder.jp/posts/1028

A pdf of the problem statement will be distributed here. https://img.atcoder.jp/abc300/tasks.pdf

We are looking forward to your participation!

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By chokudai, history, 19 months ago, In English

We will hold Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Programming Contest 2023(AtCoder Beginner Contest 299).

The point values will be 100-200-300-400-500-500-600-600.

We are looking forward to your participation!

We have implemented a contest mode for our DDoS protection. Please read the following article before starting the contest.

https://atcoder.jp/posts/1022

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By chokudai, history, 19 months ago, In English

We will hold TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION Programming Contest 2023#1 (AtCoder Beginner Contest 298).

The point values will be 100-200-300-400-500-500-600-600. We are looking forward to your participation!

Updated: Due to DDoS, the contest has been Unrated. We apologize for the inconvenience. We will have a meeting on Monday to discuss countermeasures against DDoS. We hope to have the countermeasures completed by next week's contest.

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By chokudai, history, 19 months ago, In English

We will hold AtCoder Beginner Contest 297.

The point values will be 100-200-300-400-500-500-600-600. We are looking forward to your participation!

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By chokudai, history, 19 months ago, In English

We will hold AtCoder Beginner Contest 296.

We are looking forward to your participation!

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By chokudai, history, 19 months ago, In English

We will hold AtCoder Beginner Contest 295.

The point values will be 100-200-300-400-500-500-600-600.

We are looking forward to your participation!

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By chokudai, history, 20 months ago, In English

We will hold AtCoder Beginner Contest 293.

The point values will be 100-200-300-400-500-500-600-600. We are looking forward to your participation!

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By chokudai, history, 20 months ago, In English

We will hold AtCoder Beginner Contest 292.

The point values will be 100-200-300-400-500-500-600-600.

We are looking forward to your participation!

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By chokudai, history, 20 months ago, In English

We will hold AtCoder Beginner Contest 291(Sponsored by TOYOTA SYSTEMS).

The point values will be 100-200-300-400-500-500-600-600. We are looking forward to your participation!

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By chokudai, history, 21 month(s) ago, In English

We will hold Toyota Programming Contest 2023 Spring Qual B(AtCoder Beginner Contest 290).

The point values will be 100-200-300-400-500-500-600-600.

Since this contest is used as a qualification round for a local contest, the problems are adjusted accordingly. For the style / difficulty of problems, please refer to Qual A.

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By chokudai, history, 21 month(s) ago, In English

We will hold Sky Inc, Programming Contest 2023(AtCoder Beginner Contest 289).

The point values will be 100-200-300-400-500-500-600-600. We are looking forward to your participation!

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By chokudai, history, 21 month(s) ago, In English

We will hold Toyota Programming Contest 2023 Spring Qual A(AtCoder Beginner Contest 288).

The point values will be 100-200-300-400-500-500-600-600. Since this contest is used as a qualification round for a local event, the style of problems is modified a bit.

  • Up to task C is usual.
  • (the style of tasks D-Ex in this contest) is between (the style of tasks D-Ex in usual ABC) and (the style of earlier tasks in usual ARC).
  • Tasks in the middle of this contest are slightly harder than usual. Later tasks are not too difficult.

We are looking forward to your participation!

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By chokudai, history, 21 month(s) ago, In English

We will hold UNIQUE VISION Programming Contest 2023 New Year (AtCoder Beginner Contest 287).

The point values will be 100-200-300-400-500-500-600-600. We are looking forward to your participation!

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By chokudai, history, 22 months ago, In English

We will hold UL Systems Programming Contest 2023(AtCoder Beginner Contest 286).

The point values will be 100-200-300-400-500-500-600-600.

We are looking forward to your participation!

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By chokudai, history, 22 months ago, In English

We will hold AtCoder Beginner Contest 285.

The point values will be 100-200-300-400-500-500-600-600.

We are looking forward to your participation!

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By chokudai, history, 22 months ago, In English

We will hold AtCoder Beginner Contest 284.

The point values will be 100-200-300-400-500-500-600-600.

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By chokudai, history, 22 months ago, In English

We will hold UNIQUE VISION Programming Contest 2022 Winter(AtCoder Beginner Contest 283).

The point values will be 100-200-300-400-500-500-600-600. We are looking forward to your participation!

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By chokudai, history, 23 months ago, In English

We will hold HHKB Programming Contest 2022 Winter(AtCoder Beginner Contest 282).

The point values will be 100-200-300-400-500-500-600-600.

We are looking forward to your participation!

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By chokudai, history, 23 months ago, In English

We will hold AtCoder Beginner Contest 281.

The point values will be 100-200-300-400-500-500-600-600.

We are looking forward to your participation!

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