Tesco HSC, the global service arm of Tesco (world’s third largest retailer) unveils an online coding contest titled Tesco Premier League (TPL). The national level, 10-day contest will be open from June 18 to 28, 2010. The coding contest is designed by Tesco.com team and can be accessed by logging on to www.tescohsc.com/tpl. The contest is designed to challenge technologists who are willing showcase their programming skills.
TPL is split up into two rounds – Online and On-site. The online contest opens on June 18, 2010 at 00:00 hrs and ends on June 28, 2010 at 12:00 hrs. There are exciting prizes to be won including laptops and PSPs. First fifty correct entries also stand a chance to win Tesco branded goodies. Shortlisted top 10 correct entries will be invited for an on-site round that will take place at Tesco HSC campus in Bangalore, India.
Commenting on the contest, Sandeep Dhar, CEO, Tesco HSC said, “Tesco Premier League (TPL) is designed to provide an opportunity for talented developers to compete at a national level. Through the contest, the coders will be challenged to solve complex algorithmic problem sets. The judging and scoring of output files submitted by the contestants will be done based on accuracy of the output and quality of the code submitted.”
