Basic Rules

• We have several sponsors who provide cool APIs.
• Each sponsor will set a coding challenges to solve within about 15 minutes.
• Every challenge is binary: either pass (1 point) or fail (0 points).
• In addition every sponsor can give away up to 5 points at her/his discretion.
• Teams can choose which challenges they tackle, in which order and how many.
• There are extra points available to collect. See below.
• The team that collects most points at the end of the Speed Hack Challenge will be the winner! 
• In case of a tie in points, the teams will have to solve a special tie-break challenge on the spot.

Extra Points

• 2 extra points if a team comes dressed up as something (a clown nose is not enough). 
• 1 extra point in total for most original and funny team name.
• 2 extra points for an API song or rhym performed on stage by the team. 
• 2 extra points in total for the team which successfully completes all challenges first.
  
  

Teams

• Teams are made up of a maximum of up to three people.
• Please register your teams at our Speed Hack Challenge portal (link to registration will be provided here soon!).
• Please make sure to have a valid APIStrat ticket to participate. We have special "Developer Tickets" available, which give you also access to the main conference. Get your ticket here.