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The [[ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest]] ('''ACM-ICPC''') is a set of [[programming competition]]s sponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). It consists of the ''World Finals'' and various ''Regional Contests'' used to select teams to advance to the World Finals. | The [[ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest]] ('''ACM-ICPC''') is a set of [[programming competition]]s sponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). It consists of the ''World Finals'' and various ''Regional Contests'' used to select teams to advance to the World Finals. | ||
− | The ACM contests are team competitions. Teams may consist of up to three contestants, all from the same post-secondary institution. They are similar in style to the individual [[informatics | + | The ACM contests are team competitions. Teams may consist of up to three contestants, all from the same post-secondary institution. They are similar in style to the individual [[informatics olympiads]], with a few exceptions. |
An ACM contest takes place on a single day, within the span of around five hours. The number of problems is variable, but is usually approximately 10. Solutions may be submitted in C, C++, and Java. A solution must be a single source file which uses only built-in libraries. | An ACM contest takes place on a single day, within the span of around five hours. The number of problems is variable, but is usually approximately 10. Solutions may be submitted in C, C++, and Java. A solution must be a single source file which uses only built-in libraries. |