We have a winner! Join us in congratulating Sebastian Villa for being the first and only in history to solve the Whiteboard Challenge® code challenge! This challenge remains unsolved by thousands of engineers employed at the world's most prestigious companies.
"Diversity and Inclusion" was created to encourage diversity and inclusion within the tech industry. In this pilot episode of Whiteboard Challenge, contestants, each representing diversity and inclusion, write a path finding algorithm to find the quickest route.
"Hidden Figures" was inspired by Vaughan, Jackson, and Johnson for calculating the launch of astronaut John Glenn. In this competition episode of Whiteboard Challenge, contestants, all African American women, write an algorithm to navigate a spacecraft from Earth to Mars.
"Born with Curiosity" was inspired by Grace Hopper who invented the first computer compiler. In this competition episode of Whiteboard Challenge, contestants, all women, write an algorithm to transpile sets of code into another computer language.
"A Beautiful Mind" was inspired by John Forbes Nash Jr. who made contributions to game theory. In this competition episode of Whiteboard Challenge, contestants, all with disabilities, write a machine learning algorithm that uses game theory to predict behaviors.
"The Imitation Game" was inspired by Alan Turing, the cryptanalyst who solved Enigma In this competition episode of Whiteboard Challenge, contestants, all war veterans, write an algorithm to encrypt and decrypt a complex set of messages.
"The Internet's Own" was inspired by Aaron Swartz, the child computer prodigy who advocated for information to be free. In this competition episode of Whiteboard Challenge, contestants, all prodigies, write an algorithm to catalog large sets of data with search functionality.
"Poetic Science" was inspired by Ada Lovelace, known as "the first computer programmer;" daughter of poet, Lord Byron; and mathematician, Lady Byron. In this competition episode of Whiteboard Challenge, contestants, all poets, write a program to create rhyming syllabic stanzas.
"Silicon Valley Originals" was inspired by Roy Clay Sr., known as the "Godfather of Silicon Valley" who wrote software to simulate how particles spread. In this competition episode of Whiteboard Challenge, contestants, all with startups, write a particle generation algorithm.
"Crash Override" was inspired by Julian Assange, known for creating WikiLeaks and hacking government networks. In this competition episode of Whiteboard Challenge, contestants, all hackers, write algorithms to hack data from unknown sources before optimizing for archival.
"The Pursuit of Happyness" was inspired by the many homeless software engineers in Los Angeles and San Francisco. In this competition episode of Whiteboard Challenge, contestants, all homeless, write an algorithm for a self driving vehicle.
In "The Gamer", the semi-final episode of Whiteboard Challenge, contestants diagram, architect, and plan the technical architecture and project charter for a game similar to Pokémon Go which includes all areas of software engineering and product management.
In "Digital Streaming Service", the semi-final episode of Whiteboard Challenge, contestants diagram, architect, and plan the technical architecture and project charter for a digital streaming service which includes all areas of software engineering and product management.
In "The Social Network", the semi-final episode of Whiteboard Challenge, contestants diagram, architect, and plan the technical architecture and project charter for a social network which includes all areas of software engineering and product management.
In "Culture Fit", the season finale of Whiteboard Challenge, contestants answer behavioral and situational based questions while connected to a polygraph machine. The winner is decided by votes from the audience based on personal preference unrelated to the contestants’ ability.
Was your Excuse Generator in auto-reject mode the last three times you were invited to see Whiteboard Challenge™ in its theatrical run? Now is your chance to see an alternate version of Whiteboard Challenge™ in the Burbank International Film Festival! Details coming soon!
We are excited to announce that Whiteboard Challenge™ is a semi-finalist and will be playing in the @FilmFestBurbank!
The pilot for Whiteboard Challenge™ was filmed in Burbank at @jfastudio. Whiteboard Challenge™ the series is currently in acquisition for network release.