On: ICFP Programming Contest 2019

[enriquto]

I agree! Thus holidays are the appropriate time to participate in non-remunerated intellectual contests! Have you seen the actual prize of this contest? You earn bragging rights, where the judges endorse publicly your choice of programming language.

In fact, participating on this contest during your work time would require you to ask for holiday time anyway,

[pjmlp → enriquto]

Being away from work means exactly that, not coding and enjoying family and friends, life is too short to spend seating in front of a computer screen.

Many jobs do offer taking place into such events as part of the education plan, no need for holiday time.