NCSS Challenge 2009

Welcome to the NCSS Challenge for 2009! The Challenge is run by the School of Information Technologies at the University of Sydney as part of the National Computer Science School (NCSS).

The Challenge is unlike any other programming competition because we will teach you how to program as we go along rather than expecting you to be an expert coder already. However, if you are a seasoned coder, we have something for you too because the problems will range from relatively simple through to mind-bendingly hard.

For 5 weeks starting on 10 August 2009, we will email you a short tutorial containing the information you will need to complete the week's programming challenges. If you would like to take part, please register.

You will have until Sunday night to submit your solutions to the Challenge website, where they will be marked automatically. A full set of correct solutions, hints and commentary about each challenge will be sent out the following week.

If you have questions or comments, email us at challenge@it.usyd.edu.au.