The programming Workshop was started with introductory presentations by program director Mr. Ong Wee Chiek. He introduced about operation of IEEEXtreme 9.0 which is a global programming challenge. He also explained about rules and regulations of the competition. He illustrated the situation during competition and shared his previous experience of involvement.
The workshop is then proceeded with short lecture on programming language conducted by Dr. Noor Ain Kamsani. She explained about HackerRank platform used in IEEEXtreme competition. Participants were asked to sign up at HackerRank website. She demonstrated solving of sample problems provided on the platform. During the session, participants were able to experience real-time problem solving during the programming competition. The participants had discussions between them in understanding the problems. They were briefed about scoring criteria of the competition. They also learnt about programming skills required in order to score. Through this workshop, IEEESB UPM aims to achieve higher ranking in IEEEXtreme 9.0.
