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HPCC Systems has been partnering with NSU for a number of years supporting their robotics lab and nurturing the students' interest in ECL, via access to mentors and the ability to participate in our annual Summer Internship Program.

This event is the first of its kind and will help foster the students' introduction to writing ECL code and overall use of our platform.

What is HPCC Systems?

Watch this short introduction video to get yourself familiar with HPCC Systems!

Getting up and running:

  • Installing the ECL IDE for Windows (Video) - NEW VIDEO COMING
  • Installing VSCode for other platforms (Video) - NEW VIDEO COMING

The Download

Workshop links:


Date of the event

Tuesday, April 18 2023 at 12:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST

Location

NSU Main Campus

CostFree
EligibilityThis event is open to NSU students only. 
Registration 

Please contact Andrew Stephens for registration related questions

HPCC Systems Challenge Information

Music is life!

Data Source

Million Song Datasets and Music Moz

What you need
  • A laptop
  • Installed VS Code with ECL Extension or ECL IDE
  • Ability to access the public internet (available in workshop room)
Quick start resources
Challenge Rules

Teams from 1-3 students. 

Points will be awarded for answering challenge questions.

Submissions can be evaluated on the cluster ECL Watch.

Points awarded for the first team to answer correctly, and additional submissions will also 
receive credit.

Extra credit for additional data insights that go beyond the initial challenge questions.

Rating Criteria
  1. Innovation involved
  2. Understanding of Big Data patterns and its application to HPCC Systems.
  3. Team work and execution
  4. Presentation quality
Mentors available during the Hackathon

The following mentors will be available on-site to help you!

Richard Taylor, Bob Foreman, Hugo Watanuki, Greg Panagiotatos, George Foreman


What can I do to prepare?

Here are some free online courses linked below. Please take some time and familiarize yourself with ECL prior to the hackathon to help your better understand this powerful language and its capabilities.

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

We have many resources available for you to use to familiarize yourself with our technology and how to use it. If you are new to us, then take some time to find out about HPCC Systems and what we do. Find out how HPCC Systems workswhat ECL is and take a look at what goes on in our community.

I have questions, who do I ask?

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