Nicholas Russell Saerang, a systems analyst and global top solver in Kattis, recounts the one time he got prize money for his code, reveals his typical but infrequent breakfast as an university student, and shares ways to become an active member of the diaspora community.

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As mentioned in this episode:

• Geometry is Fun on Kattis
• Code golf
• Advent of Code
• Russell’s Advent of Code 2025 writeup
• OpenAI’s investment in Singapore
• Kattis ranklist