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Topcoder has shut down Arena applet and paused SRMs for foreseeable future
By aryanc403, 6 weeks ago, In English

A follow-up on Topcoder and Competitive Programming.
TCO 2023 will be the last TCO?
(Virtual) TopCoder Open 2023 Finals cancelled as well.

I found the following announcement on topcoder discord.

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6 weeks ago, # |
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Few people give a sh*t about it. https://codeforces.net/blog/entry/109177

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    Don't believe it?

    Take a look at this comment I posted two weeks ago before the thread and see how many people really gave a sh*t about it.

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That's sad. While I haven't participated on the platform recently, I really hope they make a comeback, possibly with a better UX that allows for a regain in their popularity. As much respect as I hold for the platform, it has been quite some time since they lost their flair and personally, I feel bad for the authors setting high quality problems only for a few dozen contestants to participate.

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I would say it is progress for top coder. No shit is better than shit.

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6 weeks ago, # |
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There were many interesting problems to solve from past contests (especially TCO), so it's a big loss that the judge has become unavailable.

I wish it would be ported like GCJ...

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