Hash Code was a global team programming competition organized by Google. The participants work in teams of 2–4 people solving a programming challenge inspired by software engineering at Google. The first edition was a local event at the Google office in

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, with 200 participants in attendance. Since then, the competition expanded globally, and reached over 128,000 registered participants in the 2021 edition. The competition consists of a qualification round, after which the top teams are invited to a final event. In 2023, it was announced that Google Hash Code would not continue.

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