The 3rd round coding contest includes a winner: Robledo Pontes from Brazil! Robledo entered our first coding contest in early 2006, and while Luan beat him out for the grand champion prize, the winds of karma have now blown Robledo’s direction and Luan has crowned his successor! Robledo got his bachelor's degree from the Federal University of Ceará, Brazil, in 2002. While at the university, he became passionate about computer science fundamentals, especially algorithms, programming languages and mathematical bases for computer science. Currently, he is working on embedded systems for network devices using C/C++. He is also spending a lot of time on improving his background in programming languages (mainly C++) and algorithms. Robledo found out he was the winner last Tuesday, and I have been moving quickly since then. I have lined up an interview for him, and the first round by phone took place last week. Robledo and I exchanged a few emails to prepare him for the experience, and he is now on his way to being invited to our next spherical of interviews in Brazil! Congratulations, Robledo! -Jenna
PS: I have listened to all of the requests to post the original problem and solution on the website. The topic is still up for discussion, so while I can’t make any promises yet,
Windows 7 Pro, I do want you all to know that I hear you….