Welcome to the Microsoft Code Challenges

If you are feeling a little tired and need a 60-minute boost of energy, here are a few challenges you could work on for a cool prize.

Let's Start Hacking!

Beginner

Choose an image of anything related to you (something you like, a hobby or activity, a picture of yourself and etc) Then make a web page that just simply runs any animation of that image. Lastly host your cool animation site onto Azure!

Hack Requirement: Microsoft Azure

Hint: You can animate an image using plain HTML, JavaScript, jQuery or CSS. Choose which ever web dev language you want to animate with!

Beginner Example

Intermediate

Create a facial recognition application (mobile or web) detects how many faces are in a photo using the Project Oxford API.

Hack Requirement: Project Oxford API

Hint: You can animate an image using plain HTML, JavaScript, jQuery or CSS. Choose which ever web dev language you want to animate with! You can also choose whether you want to show youe animation right away or have the user press a button to see the animation.

Intermediate Example

Getting Started

There are plently of APIs and Azure tutorials that can help you get started ALOT quicker than you think. Below is a list that should help you get a jumpstart. Please remember that when following tutorials, dont be afraid to add some of your own creativity! Thats the key to winning :)

Getting Apps on to Azure

Getting a Web App Onto Azure
Deploy Web App Through Dropbox
Deploy C#, Node, Java, PHP and Python Apps

Getting Started With The Project Oxford API

You will need to either use C# or Java for this challenge. The tutorials will help you make a mobile or desktop app, so please make a Youtube demo for submission.

Getting Started With Project Oxford Face API -- C#
Getting Started With Project Oxford Face API -- Java

How To Submit Challenges

You must submit a link to an online repository and your website, but you may also include a Youtube link to present a Demo. Just press the link below and submit away!!!