A quick look at the world's best software developers, based on the rankings at TopCoder - China, Russia, and Poland appear to produce the elite talent. My hunch is they will be well represented in the top 120 contestants at the Finals.

The 2008 TCO Finals should be a lot of fun ... hackers and geeks, get your game on. Go code!

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