▁programming , ▁and ▁testing . ▁ ▁In iti atives ▁Month ly ▁Program ming ▁Cont ests ▁ ▁Code Che f ▁hosts ▁three ▁programming ▁cont ests ▁every ▁month , ▁in ▁which ▁users ▁can ▁particip ate ▁and ▁comp ete ▁for ▁pri zes ▁and ▁a ▁standing ▁on ▁the ▁contest ▁leader board . ▁The ▁Long ▁Challenge ▁is ▁a ▁ten ▁day ▁long ▁contest ▁featuring ▁ 8 ▁questions ▁of ▁varying ▁difficulty . ▁The ▁Long ▁Challenge ▁comm ences ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁Saturday ▁of ▁each ▁month . ▁The ▁L unch time ▁is ▁a ▁contest ▁that ▁was ▁primarily ▁started ▁for ▁school ▁students ▁to ▁h one ▁their ▁programming ▁skills . ▁This ▁ 3 - hour ▁contest ▁takes ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁last ▁Saturday ▁of ▁every ▁month ▁featuring ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁ 4 ▁questions . ▁The ▁third ▁contest ▁is ▁the ▁Cook - Off ▁which ▁takes ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁second - last ▁Sunday ▁of ▁every ▁month ▁and ▁consists ▁of ▁ 5 ▁questions ▁to ▁be ▁solved ▁over ▁a ▁ 3 ▁hour ▁duration . ▁ ▁W inners ▁in ▁these ▁cont ests ▁are ▁reward ed ▁with ▁Code Che f ▁L add us ▁( good ie ▁points ) ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁re de emed ▁for ▁good ies ▁and ▁Code Che f ▁mer ch and ise . ▁ ▁Sn ack Down ▁ ▁Sn ack Down , ▁Code Che f ’ s ▁annual ▁flags hip ▁coding ▁competition ▁was ▁first ▁held ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁The ▁competition ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁AC M - IC PC ▁style ▁team ▁contest ▁and ▁invited ▁participants ▁from ▁across ▁the ▁glo be . ▁After ▁a ▁gap