Code Badges

CodingBat code practice

Code Badges

(The done page shows the badges for an account.)

5-Star, 10-Star, and 25-Star Badges

Star badges -- earn by solving problems across all of the fundamental sections:
String-1 Logic-1 Array-1 String-2 Array-2
"Fundamental" = very common code patterns that come up all the time
5-Star badge = 1 star in each section (3 probs)
10-Star badge = 2 stars in each section (6 probs)
25-Star badge = 5 stars in each section (15 probs)
Earned badges appear in the login widget and on the done page
These are medium difficult problems, but lots of them!
Like exercise "reps" .. lots of practice to be quick and accurate with the core code patterns
Badges work in python too -- there's a little "j" or "p" on the badge
Could add more advanced badges in the future

If you want to see where you are on the way to earning a badge, look at the bottom of your done page -- there's a little table which summarizes the number of problems done per section, so you can see where you are. Solving 3 problems in a section earns one star.

I'm thinking about a "challenge" feature where CodingBat could present a series of blank problems (ignoring if you've solved it before) over a few minutes to practice or show mastery of a particular badge. You can imagine employers using a feature like this to enable candidates to show that they can do the badges they claim.

Practice, practice, practice!