Celebrate the spirit of Onam with code and creativity!
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Celebrate the spirit of Onam with code and creativity! Join us, the FOSSMEC team, in embracing the joy and happiness of this festive season by designing a vibrant floral Carpet, or Pookalam, using your favorite programming language!
Register now to showcase your skills and stand a chance to win exciting prizes up to 2k, along with awesome swags! Don't miss this unique opportunity to blend tradition and technology in a truly captivating way. Let your code blossom like the beautiful flowers of Onam!
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A design can be made using Python or any scripting language. You may also use web languages like CSS or JS.
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Submission should be done in Github. Give your name for the directory. It must contain a jpg or png file as output, along with the code needed to generate it.
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A contestant can give a maximum of one entry.
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Try to use only as minimum dependencies as possible. Any dependencies to run the code must be specified in a
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Place a pull request to submit your entries. A merged request is an accepted entry. (Don’t know git? We’re here to help you out! The Code A Pookalam group is a learning channel for everyone)
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For Detailed Guidelines, Checkout here!
- Learn HTML and CSS
- Learn Python Turtle
- Enroll for The Joy of Programming
- Learn Git and How to do a PR
- Need Inspirations for Pookalam? Checkout here!
Have you heard of Angel numbers?
| First Prize | ₹888 |
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| Second Prize | ₹666 |
| Third Prize | ₹444 |
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How to make submissions ?
All submissions are to be made to the Github repository. Participants must create a pull request to submit their Pookalam designs -
How many entries can each participant submit ?
Each participant can submit a maximum of one entry. -
What is the judgement criteria?
Entries will be judged based on creativity, coding complexity, adherence to Pookalam aesthetics and overall visual appeal. -
What languages can be used to create the Pookalam design?
Participants can use any scripting language of their choice, including Python as well as other scripting languages like HTML and CSS to create their Pookalam design. -
What is the last date for submission of designs?
The competition opens on 29 August 2023 and the last date for submission of designs is 4th September 2023.
Still having trouble ? Contact us
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