About the Challenges category

Welcome to Challenges! :rocket:
Recurring, hands-on prompts to practice OpenTelemetry, AI/ML, and cloud‑native skills. Build, verify, and share reproducible solutions.

How it works:

  • :compass: Open the current challenge

  • :hammer_and_wrench: Follow the rules and deadline

  • :package: Post your solution reply with repo, steps, and verification evidence

  • :sports_medal: Earn badges, leaderboard points, and shout‑outs in recaps

What “good” looks like:

  • :magnifying_glass_tilted_left: Clear steps + versions

  • :receipt: Public repo with license (MIT/Apache‑2.0 preferred)

  • :white_check_mark: Verification evidence (logs/screenshots/metrics)

  • :speaking_head: Short summary of approach and result

House rules:

  • :raising_hands: Be respectful (see Code of Conduct)

  • :locked: No secrets or internal data (public forum)

  • :toolbox: Vendor‑agnostic, neutral technical content (no promo)

Point System and Leaderboard

  • Each challenge has three levels, and the combined score of all three levels will determine the winners.

  • Providing the correct solution for each level of the Monthly challenge will give 100 points, this will decrease every 24 hours by 5 points, until reaching the minimum of 30 points.
    Example:

    • Day 1: the correct solution gives 100 points
    • Day 2: the correct solution gives 95 points
    • Day 3: the correct solution gives 90 points
    • Day 14: the correct solution gives 30 points
  • At the end of the month the highest total scores will receive special rewards and prizes.

  • You can check your score on the Leaderboards