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!

The Download

ECL IDE Download page (Recommended for Windows OS)
VS Code Download page (Recommended for Non-Windows OS)

Workshop links:

Date of the event	Tuesday, April 18 2023 at 12:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Location	NSU Main Campus - Alvin Sherman Library
Cost	Free
Eligibility	This 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	View our ECL Cheat Sheet to get started quickly ECL IDE Quick start guide ECL training in these six short videos Latest ECL Language Reference Guide VSCode Cheat Sheet
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	Innovation involved Understanding of Big Data patterns and its application to HPCC Systems. Team work and execution 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.

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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 works, what ECL is and take a look at what goes on in our community.

Watch a quick overview video about HPCC Systems
Read this blog: Getting up and running with HPCC Systems
Once you’re up and running, try out a few examples from the installation guide and tutorials.
Learn some ECL. This is the language used to write queries. It's easy to use, try it for yourself. Read the documentation or take a training course.
Take a look at some video tutorials
Take a look at our Machine Learning Documentation and Sources.

I have questions, who do I ask?

Questions about HPCC Systems and our team project? Email hackathons@hpccsystems.com.
Learn more about our academic program.