26 Days, 18 hours, 11 minutes and 50 seconds to go, as I hit the publish button. The countdown to the Google Code Jam has begun. And most of my coding genius pals have started gearing up for the event. Pretty much the name says it all, right? But I know there are some who still an explanation. So here I’ll do it, the Google way. What the guys themselves have to say:

Do you enjoy solving tough problems and grappling with technical challenges? Then enter Google Code Jam!

Google Code Jam is a coding competition in which professional and student programmers are asked to solve complex algorithmic challenges in a limited amount of time. The contest is all-inclusive: Google Code Jam lets you program in the coding language and development environment of your choice.

Google Code Jam begins in July and continues in August, when you will compete in online rounds against contestants from around the world. The Top 500 participants will advance to onsite competitions at a local Google office to compete against those in their region (Asia Pacific; Europe, Middle East and Africa; and the Americas). The Top 100 will participate in the final round at the Google Headquarters in Mountain View, California on Friday, November 14.

Don’t be left out! Make sure to register between June 17 and July 17, and show your coding creativity in Google Code Jam.

All the official info is here on the website.
Any further info and further announcements is available from google-code@googlegroups.com.
The registration has already begun (on Jun 17th) and the official google blog tells you more. The top 100 get together in the Mountain View office of Google to compete against each other in November and a collective prize of 80,000$ awaits. So get those geek glasses on, pull up your geek socks. Ready ! Steady! Code