About the challenge

Presented by Edinburgh Hoppers, the society for gender diversity in Informatics, Ada Hack is our flagship hackathon event! Choose from a range of challenges created by our sponsors, partners, and some of your favourite University of Edinburgh societies; the event is beginner-friendly and is a great way to get into coding!

Get started

To get started, please ensure you're in a team of up to 4 individuals; together, you'll want to select a challenge to collectively work on. We have a few workshops lined up on the day that we recommend attending - some of them will give out pointers on how to succeed in specific challenges!

Requirements

What to Build

What to build depends on the challenge your team has picked - make sure to read the challenge description carefully! 

Available challenges include:

[challenge name] by Smartsheet

[challenge name] by Palantir

[challenge name] by Scott Logic

[challenge name] by Formula Student

What to Submit

Make sure to submit ALL the relevant files for your project; a readme file would also be useful for explaining your code and any other quirks it has.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

£1,640 in prizes
Overall Winner
1 winner

Runner Up
1 winner

Smartsheet's Winner
1 winner

Palantir's Winner
1 winner

Scott Logic's Winner
1 winner

Formula Student's Winner
1 winner

Fun Challenge Winner
1 winner

Unfair Mario Winner
1 winner

Snake Winner
1 winner

Lucky Draw Winner
1 winner

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Fiona McNeill

Fiona McNeill
Reader in Computer Science Education at the University of Edinburgh

Stuart Anderson

Stuart Anderson
Professor of Dependable Systems at the University of Edinburgh

Judging Criteria

  • Overall Design Considerations
    How much thought have you put into your design? Is it accessible? Is it easy to use? Are the implemented features helpful?
  • Code Quality and Originality
    Is your code original and unique? What makes it stand out from the rest?
  • Challenge Compatibility
    Does your code perform well? Does it meet the challenge requirements? Have you managed to fully "complete" your chosen challenge?
  • Presentation Clarity
    When presenting, does everything make sense? Are you explaining your code in a clear and concise manner?

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