Programming
Algorithmic problems where a good idea has to become a correct, efficient solution.
Columbia Software Solutions
A competition teamat Columbia.
We’re putting together a small team of programmers and builders for online technical competitions.
About 290CAbout the team
In formationA place to put
the work to the test.
290C is a proposed competition team within Columbia Software Solutions. We want to bring people with different technical strengths together, then see what we can build under a deadline.
We’re interested in remote competitions across three areas. The first events are still to be chosen.
Machine learning
Kaggle-style challenges: work with a dataset, test an approach, and improve the result.
AI builds
Hackathons where the aim is to turn a new capability into something useful.
The plan
How we’ll work.
A regular roster, with a different group entering each competition. Everything happens online, so there’s no travel to arrange.
the color behind Columbia Blue.
- Each semester
- Three to five competitions, roughly one a month.
- The roster
- Five to seven members. Squads change to fit each event’s team limits.
- Recruiting
- An application process separate from normal CSS recruiting.
Leadership and prize money
Two captains, overlapping terms
Each captain serves two semesters, with one replacement chosen each term. Outgoing captains elect their successors directly, without a wider vote. Both captains join the CSS board.
The proposed prize split
Half goes equally to the people who competed, with the same share for captains and members. Half goes back to CSS and 290C.
This is the proposed structure. The founding team and competition schedule are still being formed.
Joining 290C
Help build the
first team.
We’re looking for competitive programmers and strong builders who can commit to a project and follow through. You don’t need to be good at everything.
Applications are not open yet.
We’ll share the process here when the team is ready to recruit.