With the beginning of a new semester come new introductions, assignments, and lots of internal shuffling. Times like this also provide an opportunity to set firm goals and establish responsibilities for ourselves.

So what is Pythax? We’re a group of 4 computer science seniors who share a common interest in software development. Our individual backgrounds encompass a wide range of technical disciplines, from backend to frontend and everything in between.

We’ve been tasked with the mission of improving upon an existing CTF platform for Raytheon, which will follow a similar template to Jeopardy. In the coming weeks and months we will be planning and executing the specific improvements we wish to make, taking into account aesthetics, UI, UX, and other core design principles.

This week, we’ve been keeping ourselves busy with getting up to speed on various web frameworks and CTF platforms. We also came to a decision on a team name (as you might already have surmised, it’s Pythax), and a logo!

That’s about all we have for this week, but we’ll be posting regular updates on our progress through this project, so be sure to check in so you don’t miss out!