This is the news about Ardian Kristanto Poernomo which is published when other media haven't published this. Because I got it directly from the main character. This is about an Indonesian student that succedded for the second time to be the first winner in the Google India Code Jam competition in this year 2006 (previously 2005). Ardian pocketted the main prize of 122000 Rs, which is equivalent to more than 2700 USD that will be given using a cheque and he said it will be depositted and used for his future.

Inilah berita tentang Ardian Kristanto Poernomo yang muncul ketika media2 lain belum memberitakannya. Karena kudapat dari tokoh utamanya langsung. Ini tentang seorang anak Indonesia yang berhasil untuk kedua kalinya mendapat peringkat pertama dalam lomba Google India Code Jam pada taun 2006 ini (sebelumnya 2005). Ardian mengantongi hadiah utama sebesar 122 ribu Rs, yaitu 24 juta rupiah lebih yang akan diberikan dengan cek dan ditabung untuk masa depan, katanya.

This is the news about Ardian Kristanto Poernomo which is published when other media haven't published this. Because I got it directly from the main character. This is about an Indonesian student that succedded for the second time to be the first winner in the Google India Code Jam competition in this year 2006 (previously 2005). Ardian pocketted the main prize of 122000 Rs, which is equivalent to more than 2700 USD that will be given using a cheque and he said it will be depositted and used for his future.

Inilah berita tentang Ardian Kristanto Poernomo yang muncul ketika media2 lain belum memberitakannya. Karena kudapat dari tokoh utamanya langsung. Ini tentang seorang anak Indonesia yang berhasil untuk kedua kalinya mendapat peringkat pertama dalam lomba Google India Code Jam pada taun 2006 ini (sebelumnya 2005). Ardian mengantongi hadiah utama sebesar 122 ribu Rs, yaitu 24 juta rupiah lebih yang akan diberikan dengan cek dan ditabung untuk masa depan, katanya.

A brief information about Google India Code Jam. This is a competition of writing programs (exactly algorithms) as fast as possible but the output must be correct. Offered by Google using Topcoder as the medium, about 14,500 people participated online in the qualification round, and the top 500 people will go to the round 1. After that, simultaneously, the 500 people competed, still online, to enter the top 50. Google gave a return ticket to each of the 50 top participant, including a night's accomodation in a hotel. Those top 50 people will join the final round physically, meaning they will gather in a specific place so that thay cannot cheat (such as asking help from a friend or doing it together).

Sekilas mengenai Google India Code Jam, ini lomba membuat program (tepatnya algoritma) secepat2nya tapi harus benar keluarannya. Diselenggarakan Google secara online dengan sarana dari Topcoder, 14500 orang mengikuti babak penyisihan dan 500 orang berpoin tertinggi masuk ke ronde 1. Setelah itu, secara bersamaan, 500 orang itu, masih secara online, berlomba ikut untuk masuk 50 besar. Google kasih tiket PP ke India bagi 50 besar itu, berikut nginep di hotel semalem. 50 orang itu ikut babak final bersama2 secara fisik, maksudnya berkumpul di suatu tempat jadi ga bisa curang (misalnya minta bantuan teman2 ato kerja rame2).

Ardian is an undergraduate student of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. But the thing that needs to be emphasized is that Ardian is an Indonesian, not Singaporean. He was born in Surabaya, December 28, 1984, and just got a girlfriend.

Ardian adalah mahasiswa S1 di Universitas Teknologi Nanyang, Singapura. Namun yang perlu ditekankan, Ardian orang Indonesia dan bukan Singapura, kelahiran Surabaya, 28 Desember 1984 dan baru jadian.

On Thursday, Ardian departed there and stayed in The Park Hotel, same as last year. The hotel is 5-star, but he said "it is India's 5-star, not on the same level as Singapore's 5-star..", which is equivalent to Indonesia's 3-star. "Not too bad," he said. The final round was held at an Internet cafe in Bangalore, India, Friday, April 7, 2006. Ardian obtained 977.88 points which is only 0.03 bigger than the second rank's.

Hari Kamisnya, Ardian berangkat ke sana dan menginap di The Park Hotel, sama dengan tahun lalu. Hotel itu berbintang 5, namun katanya "bintang 5nya India, ya ga levelnya bintang 5 nya singapur..", yaitu setara bintang 3nya Indo. "Ga jelek2 amat," katanya. Babak final diadakan di suatu warnet di Bangalore, India, Jumat 7 April 2006. Ardian memperoleh poin 977.88 yang hanya berbeda 0.03 poin dari peringkat kedua.

From 50 participants who participated in the final round, 8 are from Indonesia, 4 from Singapore (but only 1 that was Singapore citizen), and about 35 (!) are from India itself.

Dari 50 peserta yang ikut babak final, 8 orang dari Indonesia, 4 orang dari Singapura (tapi hanya 1 yang warga Singapura), dan sekitar 35 (!) dari India sendiri.

This is an interview by the writer and writer's friend:

• How more difficult is the questions compared with Topcoder's division 1's?
• Not too different, the 300 (question) is harder, the others are standard.

• hmm what is the difference in your feeling between contesting on-site and on the topcoder's applet?
• the difference is there are lots of people, so it's not silent
  2. no plugins, and the keyboard and mouse are bapuk

• any suggestion for other friends that were failed to reach the top 50 so that they can be more success next year? ~ yes correct, and for those trying SRM for the first time?
• it's not importantttttt!!!!
  hmm i wonder
  maybe the others are more expert (than me) already :$

• your answer is not satisfying, please revise it ~ yes that's correct
• ya, just participate, the rating will increase automatically
  the overall rating will increase
  write the template an hour before the contest
  and after finished just chatting without any particular reason

• confused about what to ask.....................
  how to make indonesia better?
• ask mr. president
  and the ministers
  because that's their job to "make indonesia better"
  as for me, i'm just a "side effect :$"

• any messages for indonesian people?
• hmmmm
  ya, please realize that indonesia doesn't lose to other nations :) (ciyeeeeeehhh :P)

Berikut wawancara oleh penulis dan teman penulis:

• Berapa jauh lebih susahkah soalnya sama division 1 Topcoder?
• Ga beda jauh, (soal) 300nya lebih susah, yang laen standard2.

• hmm bagaimana bedanya perasaan anda kontes langsung sama di appletnya topcoder?
• bedanya orangnya banyak, jadi rame
  2. ga ada plugin, sama keyboard dan mousenya bapuk

• ada saran bagi teman2 lain yang gagal mencapai 50 besar agar bisa lebih sukses taun depan? ~ iya betul dan buat yg baru 1x SRM?
• gak pentingggggg!!!!
  hmmm apa ya
  kayaknya yg laen uda lebih expert2 :$

• jawaban kurang memuaskan, silakan direvisi ~ betul sekali
• ya ikut2 aja entar ratingnya bisa naek2 sendiri
  overallnya bakal naek kok :)
  1 jam sebelum kontes, nulis2 template
  terus abis kelar chatting2 gak jelas

• bingung mo tanya apa yah.....................
  gimana memajukan indonesia?
• tanya bapak presiden
  dan mentri2
  ya kan itu emang kerjaannya mereka buat "memajukan indonesia"
  la kalo aku kan itu cuma "efek samping :$"

• pesan2 bagi indonesia?
• hmmmm
  ya supaya sadar bahwa bangsa indonesia tidak kalah dengan bangsa lain :) (ciyeeeeeehhh :P)

Daftar Finalis Indonesia (peringkat berapapun hebat, karena masuk final):

But the most important part, will Indonesian mass media show Ardian Kristanto Poernomo? Will his success be respected in his hometown? Or will the condition of last year repeat again, where Singapore mass medias were very excited reporting the success of Ardian KP from Nanyang Technological University who defeated thousands of participants from Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand? Will we see this year the words "Ardian Kristanto Poernomo, an Indonesian", at least on Indonesian media?

Namun yang penting, akankah media massa Indonesia menampilkan Ardian Kristanto Poernomo? Apakah keberhasilannya dihargai di tanah airnya? Ataukah kejadian seperti tahun lalu terulang, dimana media massa Singapura heboh melaporkan kehebatan Ardian KP dari Universitas Teknologi Nanyang yang mengalahkan belasan ribu peserta dari Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapura, Sri Lanka, dan Thailand? Akankah tahun ini kita melihat kata2 "Ardian Kristanto Poernomo, anak Indonesia" setidaknya di media massa Indonesia?