[azakus]

I find that the largest problem about this competition is that the people who can actually do this probably have no motivation to compete. We all have jobs, lives, and cool stuff to hack on in languages we actually like using.

[gridspy]

That didn't stop me from competing when I was a student. I got into the finals. The training I did still helps me to identify and solve algorithmic challenges to this day.

[marketer]

I don't know if that's a good excuse because most of the competitors are students.

But yeah, programming competitions are not a high priority for US universities.