Are you smart enough to break this code?

[Kevin Lancaster]

Are you smart enough to break this code?

WeThinkCode has launched a coding challenge titled “<br> the Code”, which challenges talented South Africans to decrypt an encoded message.

 

[Genisys]

Oh, look at that. Brain****.

 

[Randy_The_Squirrel]

18-35s only remember...

And copying Cicada3301 now

 

[konfab]

inb4 ROT13

 

[LCBXX]

Nope

 

[Necropolis]

Oh, look at that. Brain****.

Yeah.

First 2 solved without issue.

Couldn't be bothered about the 3rd though.

 

[Ho3n3r]

Any other professional programmers feeling like a failure right now?

 

[Necropolis]

The text for challenge 3 of the article isn't complete - when compared to the graphics.

 

[Randy_The_Squirrel]

Any other professional programmers feeling like a failure right now?

Nope, wish they'd make the challenge more interesting and within the spirit of hacking and hacking subculture, not this glam, rock-star crap. If this is all they have got, they'd fail miserably at solving a real Cicada3301 puzzle

 

[Glipsie]

If you take the effort of retyping something then at least make sure your editor doesn't f* it up. Those missing -'s make a difference.

-[------->+<]>.>--[----->+<]>.[--->+<]>--.--[->++++<]>+.----------.++++++.-[---->+<]>+++.---[->++++<]>+.-------.----------.+.+++++++++++++.+.+.+[->+++<]>++.+++++++++++++.----------.-[--->+<]>-.---[->++++<]>.------------.+.++++++++++.+[---->+<]>+++.+[----->+<]>.--------.[--->+<]>----..++[->+++<]>++.++++++.--.--[--->+<]>-.--[->++++<]>-.-[->+++<]>-.++++++++.+++++++++++.[---->+<]>+++.++[->+++<]>.+++++++++.+++.[-->+++++<]>+++.++[->+++<]>.-[--->+<]>--.---.++.------------.---.+++++++++++++.[-->+++++<]>+++.-[--->++<]>-.+++++.+++++.+.--.+++.+[->+++<]>+.-[--->+<]>--.-----------.++++++.-.+++++.+[-->+++++<]>-.

 

[Necropolis]

If you take the effort of retyping something then at least make sure your editor doesn't f* it up. Those missing -'s make a difference.

-[------->+<]>.>--[----->+<]>.[--->+<]>--.--[->++++<]>+.----------.++++++.-[---->+<]>+++.---[->++++<]>+.-------.----------.+.+++++++++++++.+.+.+[->+++<]>++.+++++++++++++.----------.-[--->+<]>-.---[->++++<]>.------------.+.++++++++++.+[---->+<]>+++.+[----->+<]>.--------.[--->+<]>----..++[->+++<]>++.++++++.--.--[--->+<]>-.--[->++++<]>-.-[->+++<]>-.++++++++.+++++++++++.[---->+<]>+++.++[->+++<]>.+++++++++.+++.[-->+++++<]>+++.++[->+++<]>.-[--->+<]>--.---.++.------------.---.+++++++++++++.[-->+++++<]>+++.-[--->++<]>-.+++++.+++++.+.--.+++.+[->+++<]>+.-[--->+<]>--.-----------.++++++.-.+++++.+[-->+++++<]>-.

 

[JerryMungo]

I'm a developer, not a tester. I write code, I don't break it.

 

[Glipsie]

Nope, wish they'd make the challenge more interesting and within the spirit of hacking and hacking subculture, not this glam, rock-star crap. If this is all they have got, they'd fail miserably at solving a real Cicada3301 puzzle

It's a recruitment campaign. If you found this simple then you are exactly who they want to hire. Your average joe programmer is never going to have heard of something like bf before.

 

[Randy_The_Squirrel]

It's a recruitment campaign. If you found this simple then you are exactly who they want to hire. Your average joe programmer is never going to have heard of something like bf before.

Went through it last year... Ek is te oud.. 17 - 35 year olds remember

 

[Kevin Lancaster]

The text for challenge 3 of the article isn't complete - when compared to the graphics.

The article has been updated with the full text. Thanks for pointing that out.

 

[Diesal]

I don't even know where to start, oh wait I don't need to know how to break the code.

 

[Glipsie]

Went through it last year... Ek is te oud.. 17 - 35 year olds remember

I'll get off your lawn then

 

[gregmcc]

The article has been updated with the full text. Thanks for pointing that out.

Code for 1 is not correct. Text is different from the graphic.

Pffft....I would enter but ageism!

 

[Necropolis]

The article has been updated with the full text. Thanks for pointing that out.

Thanks.

 

[Ho3n3r]

For those of us who have no idea where to start, is there a hint of what to look for at least? Is it just logic? Because there seems to be nothing related to coding in challenge 1, and 2 and 3 looks just like a bunch of GUIDs, which can probably be deciphered if I can find 1's answer.