{"id":10093,"date":"2018-02-15T05:53:44","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T05:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clone4.10pearls.com\/?p=10093"},"modified":"2026-07-29T12:26:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T12:26:30","slug":"10pearls-university-holds-codefest-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/10pearls.com\/uk\/blog\/10pearls-university-holds-codefest-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"10Pearls University hosts CodeFest competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10096\" src=\"https:\/\/10pearls.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/25438720_302814610122624_1713259005428583254_o-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"CodeFest\" width=\"475\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/10pearls.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/25438720_302814610122624_1713259005428583254_o-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/10pearls.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/25438720_302814610122624_1713259005428583254_o-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/10pearls.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/25438720_302814610122624_1713259005428583254_o-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/10pearls.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/25438720_302814610122624_1713259005428583254_o.jpg 1368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/>10Pearls continued its tradition of providing a platform for young technologists to showcase their talents at the recently held CodeFest in Karachi. The competition, an initiative of 10Pearls University, was held on this winter and afforded an opportunity for participants to test their skills against the best young talent in the city through a speed programming contest.<\/p>\n<p>More than 300 teams, comprised of both professionals and computer science graduates, registered for the event, which was designed to test the coding and analytical skills of participants within a specific time constraint. This ensured that the competition not only judged the contestants\u2019 proficiency in programming, but also their ability to work successfully in a high-pressure environment.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10094\" src=\"https:\/\/10pearls.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/25398291_302025893534829_2517367860399600418_o-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"CodeFest\" width=\"475\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/10pearls.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/25398291_302025893534829_2517367860399600418_o-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/10pearls.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/25398291_302025893534829_2517367860399600418_o-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/10pearls.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/25398291_302025893534829_2517367860399600418_o-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/10pearls.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/25398291_302025893534829_2517367860399600418_o.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/>Team FEGit was declared the winner of the competition, taking home the grand prize of Rs50,000, while the runner-up position went to K-Team. Addressing the prize-distribution ceremony, 10Pearls Managing Director Zeeshan Aftab explained the idea behind holding an event like CodeFest: \u201cWe want to create an ecosystem of&nbsp; professionals and developers coming in from universities and industries \u2026 technology is changing the fate of Pakistan and organizations like ours aim to provide support and opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With CodeFest turning out to be a huge success, 10Pearls University plans on holding similar events in the future, including training&nbsp;sessions, workshops, webinars, and technology competitions on a countrywide basis. All these efforts aim at establishing a healthy ecosystem of technologists in Pakistan, ready to bring in new innovations to the country\u2019s technology sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>10Pearls continues its tradition of providing young and talented programmers with a platform where they can showcase their 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