How Google Code-in Works
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In the fall, Google chooses more than twenty open source organizations to
participate. The organizations create a large list of short (3-5 hour) tasks
for students to work on. Tasks are categorized as: Code,
Documentation/Training, Outreach/Research, Quality Assurance, or Design.
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Coding
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Documentation / Training
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Outreach
/ Research
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Quality Assurance
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Design
Participate!
Students search for a task that interests them and claim it. They have at
least three days to complete it.
The student works on the task, getting guidance from mentors, if needed.
Once the student is ready, they submit their work for review through the
contest website.
Mentors from the organization evaluate the work, provide feedback, and if
it's complete, accept it! Otherwise, specific feedback is provided, and the
student goes back to step #2!
Go to step #1 and repeat!
Win!
Participants who complete at least 1 task get a digital certificate!
Participants who complete 3 or more tasks receive a t-shirt too!
At the end of the contest, each organization will choose six finalists to
receive limited edition Google Code-in jackets! Two finalists will be
Runners-up and receive a Google Code-in backpack. Two finalists from each
organization will be grand prize winners and go on a trip to Google
Headquarters in California!
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Digital Certificates
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T-Shirts
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Jackets
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Grand Prize Trip
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Last updated 2024-07-23 UTC.
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