Hello the community,

I want to invite you to take part in the Topcoder Open '17 Marathon competition.

The first round is about to start tomorrow, April 12 at 17:00 UTC, and will last for 2 weeks.

There is a short article from our long-time marathoner, wleite, who describes why you definitely should participate.

As one of the bloggers this year, I wrote some introductory articles you may also want to check:

Marathon Challenges: An Introduction

Approaching A Marathon Match Task, Pt. 1

Final Results Of Marathon Match 93

Note that this year the rules have changed quite a bit, I encourage you to read them if you plan to participate.

UPDATE: The contest is postponed to 21:00 EST today (25:00 UTC).

I was in a process of analyzing market state in SW outsourcing field and unexpectedly got an article (http://www.yegor256.com/2015/10/27/outsourcing-doesnt-work.html) on why outsourcing does not work anymore. The main thesis in the article is that outsourcing business' needs contradict with their customer's targets. To be more concrete, outsourcing company wants to get as much money from their client as possible, while customer wants to maximize quality/cost ratio.

Good daytime, dear Codeforcians!

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Please leave your comments here, I am waiting for feedback.

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