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TDPE2: Toughest Developer Puzzle Ever 2

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http://toughestdeveloperpuzzleever.com/ - Second puzzle with 100 levels, no one has completed it yet! It started two days ago, May 31st.

I'm stuck at level 7 - looping around!
Following are the answers till 9 :(



Note that, I am sharing the first few puzzles in case some one is "stuck" on a level and try a different one. Please do not scroll down otherwise you will not be able to enjoy the pleasure of such puzzles.

Level 0. Step1.aspx


Level 1.
Clue: Try step2.aspx
Answer: step2.aspx
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Level 2.

Clue: See step3.png
Answer: stepthree.aspx
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Level 3.
Clue: Parse the morse code
Answer: four.aspx
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Level 4.

Clue: type the grayed characters
Answer: fiveisit.aspx
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Level 5.

Open source:
Come on and get in the boat, fish! Come on and 

get in the boat, fish fish!

                  
    
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5

Clue: google Strong bad email, open hrwiki article, goto number 44
Answer: lures & jigs

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Level 6.

[HttpException]: The file '/lasteasyone.aspx' does not exist.
Clue: Open source code
Answer: http://toughestdeveloperpuzzleever.com/tdpe2/Level1.aspx -->

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Level 7. Dont ask! I'm stuck :( see the picture above.
Clue: Tried, subtracting red ones from the black ones, addition, 'bookkeeping' etc etc.
Answer: Know, and let me know!

--EDIT--

Got the answer already :); rotate the image upside down, subtract red ones from the black ones; you get 5537. Rotate back the number akin to the original numbers of the image, it'd give you LESS (5537) - Turn the "less" upside down to see 5537!

Level 8.
(ruby - ru) + (foxpro - po - fox) + (python - p - t - (hay - a)) + s + (delphi - phi - el) + (java - va - j) + (ugg + h - g) + te + r + ?

Combining this gives: by r on s d a uh te r
Clue: Google for Byrons daughter
Answer: Ada Lovelace

Level 9.

Content:
Clue:The image “view- source:http://toughestdeveloperpuzzleever.com/tdpe2/Assets/Images/puzzle.png” cannot be displayed, because it contains errors. Save the .png on your desktop as .txt, open the file.  

Answer:http://toughestdeveloperpuzzleever.com/tdpe2/ThatsNotAKnife.aspx Important to note, is that don't forget the keep track of the "Clue" tag in all of the pages, I believe it will lead some where.

Lets move on! :)

29 comments:

  1. Anonymous02 June

    You are using the right approach for 7, but your final answer needs to be converted to text.

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  2. Richard02 June

    Im on level 9, but i really have no idea for his one.

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  3. KMan02 June

    I'm still figuring out the 8th one; following is what I am able to comprehend:

    Ruby - SomeNumbers(I really dont understand this screen) +

    Visual FoxPro - KFP (Kungfu Panda) - FoxPro?
    Something - W - T - (HAY - A) ...

    EL + Something + R + H

    :) Still hung in there.

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  4. Anonymous02 June

    the numbers are from the periodic table.

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  5. KMan02 June

    @Anonymous: Thanks for the periodic table hint! ")

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  6. Wang02 June

    Thanks for the Level 7 hints - now working on 8 as well :)

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  7. BrowserMan02 June

    I'm stuck on level 14! :(

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  8. Richard02 June

    Level 14! im stuck on 13. I cant figure out the html. Also, the kung fu pandas name is Po ;-)

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  9. KMan02 June

    Thanks Richard! (0:

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  10. Warren02 June

    If you're stuck on 13, look harder at the stylesheets.

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  11. KMan02 June

    Stuck at 8! :)

    Something like following:
    (RUBY - R) + (FOXPRO - PO - FOX) +
    (SomeSoftwareLogo - K - T - (HAY - A)) + S
    (L) + (JAVA - MAP - Y) +
    (WELLIES+ H - G)+TE + R + H

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  12. Wang02 June

    Heh, I was stuck there a while ago. The software logo is a logo for a popular web language that is also a snake and what you think are WELLIES are in fact, UGGS. Hope that helps :)

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  13. KMan02 June

    Python!!! What got into me... argh! My bad! Thanks Wang.

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  14. Tom02 June

    Yes, you need to try making an offline version of the web page for 13, but remember, relative paths to the css won't work. After that, one quick change to the html will alter the output so not all the letters show.

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  15. Anonymous02 June

    For 13, just do a print preview!!! I'm stuck on 14

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  16. Anonymous02 June

    Actually starting to find this boring, not much to do with development often!

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  17. KMan02 June

    @Anonymous: Actually the puzzle is all about the web/internet; but not all questions are related to development.

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  18. Anonymous03 June

    Level 8:
    (ruby - ru) + (foxpro - po - fox) + (python - p - t - (hay - a)) + s + (delphi - phi - el) + (java - va - j) + (ugg + h - g) + te + r + ?

    Combining this gives: by r on s d a uh te r

    Not able to get the name from this :(

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  19. The Big Dog03 June

    Do a google search on "Byron's Daughter", if you don't already know Lord Byron's famous Daughter.

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  20. Шерлок03 June

    I'm @ 14th.

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  21. KMan03 June

    14th? i'm still hanging around 10th!

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  22. KMan03 June

    The cheapest(time wise) till now was ninth!

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  23. Шерлок03 June

    i'm calling it quits @14

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  24. Anonymous03 June

    and 9 ?

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  25. KMan03 June

    @Anon: See level 9 edit above.

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  26. Anonymous03 June

    Arg, #24 is driving me nuts...

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  27. Richard04 June

    Hey Anon, be a dear and give a hint on 14? ^_^

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  28. Richard04 June

    #14 = Check out the track #'s to the songs listed and how they could correspond to the band names... the answer is the profession all of the people involved share

    #15 - Check out the hint in the source.

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  29. Anonymous06 June

    any hints for 24?

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