For this challenge, we will use a Python script to generate a random password of 8 characters. Each time the program is run, a new password will be generated randomly. The passwords generated will be 8 characters long and will…
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Prolog – Family Tree
Prolog is a language built around the Logical Paradigm: a declarative approach to problem-solving. There are only three basic constructs in Prolog: facts, rules, and queries. A collection of facts and rules is called a knowledge base (or a database)…
Network Concepts
Click on the picture below to check your knowledge of key Network concepts: Network components and Internet concepts.
Weather Forecast API
The aim of this challenge is to write a computer program to display a 5-day weather forecast for a specific location chosen by the end-user. You program will: retrieve the city from the end user (input), Use the Open Weather…
Currency Converter
Our aim is to create a currency converter to help us convert a sum of money from one currency to another. Currency exchange rates are constantly changing which is why we have decided against the idea of storing all the…
Real-Time ISS Tracker
The International Space Station (ISS) is moving at close to 28,000 km/h and orbits the Earth 16 times per day, once every 90 minutes! In this python challenge we are going to use an open source API (Open Notify) to…
3D Snowman
In this blog post we will use Glowscript to create a 3D animation of a snowman. Our aim is to create our snowman by adding different 3D shapes such as spheres, cylinders, cones, etc. We will then create a compound…
Target Detection Algorithm
In star wars movies, most spaceships are fitted with laser cannons to shoot enemy spaceships. To assist the pilot, these spaceships have built-in targeting computers that enable them to aim the cannon and inform them when their target is within…
Periodic Table of Programming Concepts
This periodic table of programming concepts list the main concepts and techniques used in procedural programming. High level procedural programming languages such as Python, Visual Basic, C, etc. enable you to use most, if not all of these concepts in…
My Javascript Calculator
For this challenge, you will use your HTML, CSS and JavaScript to create a fully functional calculator as follows: Before attemtping this challenge, make sure you gain a full understanding of how HTML, CSS and JavaScript are used on a…
Flowchart Studio
Python Syntax