In lots of comments from around 2010-2012, TopCoder is fairly revered as what sounds like a competitive Project Euler on steroids. I remember going there (or somewhere similar?) a few years ago, and there were programming challenges you could try; you'd code in the browser and they'd score your code with a test harness, and you could build a reputation/rank through your profile.
Looking at TopCoder now, it appears to be a slimy freelancing marketplace. There are a handful of "challenges" and they amount to bottom-of-the-barrel oDesk/Elance-type work, and it appears you're supposed to do it on spec as part of a "competition."
Did something happen? Am I just not looking in the right place? Does anyone recommend something similar?
In lots of comments from around 2010-2012, TopCoder is fairly revered as what sounds like a competitive Project Euler on steroids. I remember going there (or somewhere similar?) a few years ago, and there were programming challenges you could try; you'd code in the browser and they'd score your code with a test harness, and you could build a reputation/rank through your profile.
Looking at TopCoder now, it appears to be a slimy freelancing marketplace. There are a handful of "challenges" and they amount to bottom-of-the-barrel oDesk/Elance-type work, and it appears you're supposed to do it on spec as part of a "competition."
Did something happen? Am I just not looking in the right place? Does anyone recommend something similar?