This semester we're going to try something new. Throughout the course of the semester your challenges (and potentially a few other assignments) will gain you points based on four different metrics. Based on these points you'll be ranked against your classmates and will be entered in a competition for a small pool of bonus points. Your final submission for each challenge will be used to calculate points based on the formula below:
Scoring Formula:
0.4 * Runtime Rank + 0.3 * Lint Rank + 0.2 * Submission Time Rank + 0.1 * Code Score
If you are submitting an exercise, this value is multiplied by 0.25 (I.E. In class exercises are worth a fourth of a challenge)
Stakes: 5 bonus points for 1st place, 2 bonus points for 2nd, and 1 bonus point for 3rd, 4th, or 5th.
In addition to the points given by the formula above, there are three more bonus points available for being the top in the three categories: Runtime, Submission Time, Lint Score. These are indicated by:
Speedster
Early Bird
Prettiest
Note: You have all been assigned an anonymous identifier. If you're interested in seeing where you stack up just contact me and I will send it to you!
You will also be able to display your real name on the leaderboard if you want to show off!