ICFP Programming Contest 2025
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ICFP Programming Contest 2025
@icfpcontest.bsky.social
A Programming Contest associated with ICFP and organized yearly since 1998!

https://icfpcontest2025.github.io/
The winners have been announced!

Congratulations to the teams Unagi and MOYOU for a joint first place finish in the ICFP Programming Contest 2025!

icfpcontest2025.github.io/prizes.html
ICFP contest 2025
icfpcontest2025.github.io
October 14, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Now that the competition is over, Adso has penned his reflections.

icfpcontest2025.github.io/afterword.pdf

We also have many team write-ups here:

icfpcontest2025.github.io/writeups.html

Please let us know if you have some to add to the list!
icfpcontest2025.github.io
September 17, 2025 at 8:28 AM
That's it! Finita est! The ICFP 2025 Programming Contest is over! Be sure you have submitted your code.

Also, please share writeups with us describing your solutions and your thoughts on the problems! These can be shared on discord and we will put links to them on the website.
September 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The contest ends in less than 15 minutes! Please submit your code (according to instructions in the task description) to be considered for prizes
September 8, 2025 at 11:47 AM
We have frozen the public leaderboards, because we are in the final two hours of the contest. Explore quickly!
September 8, 2025 at 10:01 AM
We have fixed a bug that caused the random generator for the advanced levels to occasionally generate maps that were significantly harder to solve than intended. Sorry for the inconvenience!
September 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The public leaderboards are now updating again. Hilariter hackate!
September 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The lightning round is now over, and a new batch of problems have been released! Check our task description page to see how to solve them! icfpcontest2025.github.io
September 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The lightning round ends in two hours! The public leaderboards have now been frozen to keep the lightning winners a mystery until our grand reveal at ICFP 2025 in Singapore. They will be back in 4 hours (i.e. two hours after the lightning round ends).
September 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
We have made a slight adjustment to the rules. Now route plans are limited in length. Please see the updated spec.
September 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Incipit!

The ICFP Programming Contest 2025 has begun.
See our website for the task description.

The aedificium awaits!

icfpcontest2025.github.io
September 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
In eight hours, the contest begins. Praeparate vos!
September 5, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Tempus breve est!
September 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Unus dies superest!

The ICFP Programming Contest begins in 24 hours!
September 4, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Nomina vincta tenemus.
September 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Calculum agite! Calculum agite!
September 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Post quadraginta octo horas incipit.
September 3, 2025 at 12:04 PM
This year's contest will be held from Friday 5th Semptember 2025 at 12:00 UTC to Monday 8th September 2025 at 12:00 UTC. There will be a lightning division, ending on Saturday 6th September 2025 at 12:00 UTC.

Details at our website below!
ICFP contest 2025
icfpcontest2025.github.io
February 17, 2025 at 4:58 AM