Bradford pupil named UK's best computer programmer

    A schoolboy from Bradford has been named the UK’s best computer programmer.

    14-year-old Alex Davies, a pupil at Bradford Grammar School, was invited to enter the TCS Oxford Computing Challenge.

    More than 5,300 students from across the UK took part in the competition, which challenges participants to develop their skills by solving tasks with programmed solutions.

    Alex scored maximum points in the intermediate category, making him the best programmer in the country in his age group.

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