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Harald Korneliussen wrote:

> Topcoder is a bit of a swindle, really.

It is not swindle, because it has clear and stable rules.
It is not for making money by the participants. It is for improving 
skills, assessing skills and providing some kind of skills certificate. 
Usually you have to pay for these services.
Participants are mostly students, but there are also programmers looking 
for a better job.