Recess Week Challenge 2020: A Minecraft Story¶
Last updated: 19/10/2020
3DC Recess Week Challenge is a great way to kill off spare time, or to learn a new skill during this recess week! Follow through our Minecraft-themed story to learn to do some basic coding, solve algorithm questions, try out your hand at deploying a cloud-based web application, compete in a time-based coding challenge and win prizes!
Timeline¶
The 3DC recess week challenge comprises three main parts:
- Cloud-based lab to deploy a simple web application with REST API (24/10/20)
- Daily Hackerrank own-time-own-target coding challenge (26/10/20 - 28/10/20)
- Time-based coding challenge on Hackerrank (30/10/20)
You do not have to complete the challenges or labs on the day they are released. Just submit them before the deadline on 31/10/20 1500 (Saturday). However, those who complete the time-based coding challenge faster will rank higher, so try to start working on that challenge as soon as it is released!
Prizes¶
1st Place: Raspberry Pi Model 4B+ 4GB RAM
Prize for Top 5 Freshmore Students: $5 GrabFood Voucher each
Prize for Top 5 Non-ISTD Pillar-Year Students: $5 GrabFood Voucher each
Prize for Top 5 ISTD Students: $5 GrabFood Voucher each
Registration and Links¶
Register for the challenge here.
Check out the leaderboard, or submit your cloud-based lab over here.
All links to the 3DC challenges will be posted here.
| Challenge | Difficulty | Release Date | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teaser Challenge: Steve and Sheep | Medium | 23/10/20 (Friday) | N/A |
| Cloud-based Lab: Sheep-as-a-Service | Medium | 24/10/20 (Saturday) 20:00 | 200 |
| Hackerrank Challenge 1: Steve's Wheat Farm | Challenging | 26/10/20 (Monday) 09:00 | 100 |
| Hackerrank Challenge 2: Steve vs Prof Oka! | Easy | 27/10/20 (Tuesday) 09:00 | 100 |
| Hackerrank Challenge 3: Irritgating Steve | Medium | 28/10/20 (Wednesday) 09:00 | 100 |
| Hackerrank Timed Challenge: Enderdragon Fight! | Hard | 30/10/20 (Friday) 14:30 | 200 |
Scoring Guidelines¶
- Both the Hackerrank non-timed and timed challenges will be graded by Hackerrank's automated scoring system.
- The Cloud-based challenge will be graded automatically. Please use this link to test your website.
- Placement is graded based on total score. In the event of a tie, timing for the hackerrank timed challenge will be used as a tiebreaker.