Russia I: From Handicraft Software Engineering to Industrial

So, it happened - our wonderful students won the next international Olympiad . Triumph! In the comments, people are happy: Russian programmers are the best! And it’s very pleasant to realize, as a former olympiadress, that the young people who come to replace us are better and more successful. It’s just with the passage of years that it seems to me that the success of a person and his country in professional programming has little to do with success in competitions. Let's try to understand the facts.

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