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Metronome App (Python Challenge)

Administrator — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 16:05:32 +0000

With this Python challenge, we will create a metronome app to help musicians keep the right tempo when practising their favourite tunes. By the end of this project, we will have a program that takes user input for the BPM…

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The Skyscraper Smart Lift Algorithm

Administrator — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 20:25:16 +0000

Imagine you are the lead developer for a cutting-edge, luxurious hotel housed in a 101-floor skyscraper. The hotel’s main lift needs a smart algorithm to efficiently transport guests to their rooms. Each floor has seven rooms, and the numbering starts…

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Programming Languages Classification (Python Challenge)

Administrator — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 13:44:28 +0000

Choosing the right programming language can feel overwhelming, especially for beginners. Should you learn Python, JavaScript, Swift, or something else? The answer depends on what you want to build! That’s why we are launching a fun and practical Python challenge:…

Computer Hardware Quote Generator

Administrator — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 08:58:03 +0000

Have you ever wondered how computer manufacturers calculate the price of a custom PC? Or maybe you have dreamed of building your own computer but were not sure how much it would cost? In this Python challenge, you’ll step into…

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How tall is Big Ben? (Python Challenge)

Administrator — Wed, 21 May 2025 14:41:56 +0000

In this blog post we will find an easy method to estimate the height of any high building or tree by measuring the length of its shadow in the ground. We will apply this method to estimate the height of…

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The Explorer’s Challenge: Naming New Species with Code

Administrator — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 14:36:35 +0000

After months of adventure on the mysterious island of Xylogora, young explorer Mateo has finally returned home. His backpack is stuffed with notes, sketches, and a collection of breathtaking photos of creatures never seen before. From the feathered glimmerfox to…

The Egg Farmer’s Puzzle

Administrator — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 10:44:35 +0000

An egg farmer is picking up eggs every morning to sell on the local market. Every day, they are picking around 100 to 150 eggs and put these eggs into egg cartons of 12 eggs. So for instance, if on…

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For Loops Challenges

Administrator — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 14:57:55 +0000

For this set of challenges, we are going to teach our AI:Bot some basic maths skills such as how to count in 5 from 0 to 500 or how to count down from 100 to 0. We are also going…

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Endurance Shipwreck Search Expedition

Administrator — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 20:48:22 +0000

The story of the Endurance shipwreck is one of the most remarkable survival tales in the history of exploration, highlighting the endurance and courage of Ernest Shackleton and his crew during their expedition in the early 20th century. In 1914,…

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The Coffee Shop – Price Calculator

Administrator — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 09:50:38 +0000

Your local coffee shop would like to set up a touchscreen tablet on the counter for the baristas to quickly calculate the cost of the cups of coffee ordered by the customers. Here are the options available when ordering a…

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