Lee Jun-seok says, "Is Harvard computer science that easy?"... 'Black-and-White Developer' declares entry into software contest [Video]

[Financial News] Lee Jun-seok, leader of the Reform Party (RP), described himself as "one of the 300 members of the National Assembly who can code" as he announced that he will take part in a software development competition.
On the 16th, the organizers of THE Hackathon posted a video on their official social networking service (SNS) account announcing that Lee will participate in the software development contest "Heukbaek Developer: The Hackathon."
In the video, Lee introduces himself as "Reform Party leader and lawmaker Lee Jun-seok" and says, "Among the 300 members of the National Assembly, there are people who can code," adding, "That person is me."
He continues, "You may only see me at the forefront of the Reform Party, but in reality there are a huge number of agents and servers running in the background," and adds, "What should we build? This time I want to create something new."
Responding to the question, "Is Harvard's computer science department that easy?" he even shows his diploma and declares, "I am applying for Heukbaek Developer: THE Hackathon."
THE Hackathon, which will be held on the 21st, closed applications on the 8th. The event introduces participant Lee as a 22nd National Assembly member serving on the Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee, an early graduate of Seoul Science High School for Gifted Students (13th class), a holder of a bachelor's degree in computer science and economics from Harvard University, and the head of Classe Studio.
Toss co-founder Taeyang Lee, Ryu Gi-baek (Keith Ryu), a Silicon Valley–based unicorn founder, and Rocket Punch CEO Kim In-gi, who launched Korea's first coding boot camp, are also listed as participants alongside Lee.
Participants will be randomly grouped into teams of two to four people and will develop software on-site over a one-night, two-day period starting on the 21st.
The competition will run on two tracks. The team that records the highest sales from product sales through the 27th will win. Another winner will be chosen based on the number of "stars" their project receives on GitHub, a platform for sharing developers' source code. The total prize pool is 10 million won, with 3 million won awarded to the top team in each category.
After the video was released, online users commented, asking, "How well will he hold his own against top-tier active programmers and hackers?" and remarking, "We live in a world where Artificial Intelligence (AI) writes code on its own."
People Power Party (PPP) lawmaker Ahn Cheol-soo was also brought into the discussion. Ahn, who built his career as a medical doctor, became interested in computer viruses and went on to found leading Korean security company AhnLab, playing a key role in the domestic IT industry.
Some users wrote comments such as, "(Ahn) Cheol-soo would do better," "If you bring in Ahn Cheol-soo, I’ll be impressed," and "Uncle Ahn Cheol-soo did just fine even without Harvard."

y27k@fnnews.com Seo Yoon-kyung Reporter