Final Boss - Interview challenge solution

This challenge belongs to a series of programming challenges published by AltScore. You can see the complete list here. This is the final challenge.

• Problem Statement
  • Final Boss
• The Solution
• You Just Got Rickrolled 🕺
• Why This Is Actually Brilliant
• The Rickroll Legacy
• Lessons Learned
• Final Thoughts
• Challenge Stats Summary

Problem Statement

Final Boss

Points: 1000 (the highest point value in the entire challenge!)

After completing challenges worth 100, 150, 300, and even 500 points, the Final Boss promised to be the ultimate test of programming skills.

With 1000 points on the line, expectations were high. What could possibly be worth so many points?

A complex distributed systems challenge? A real-time algorithm under strict time constraints? Perhaps a multi-part puzzle combining everything we learned?

The Solution

When you navigate to the Final Boss challenge page and start the challenge...

You Just Got Rickrolled 🕺

That's right. The "Final Boss" worth 1000 points was a rickroll.

The legendary Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up in all its glory.

Why This Is Actually Brilliant

The AltScore team pulled off one of the most classic internet pranks as the grand finale of their programming challenge. Here's why it's genius:

1. Perfect expectations subversion: After grinding through increasingly difficult challenges, the anticlimax is hilarious

2. Community building: Everyone who completed the challenge shares this experience and the laughs

3. Internet culture: Rickrolling is a timeless tradition that spans decades of internet history

4. Easy points: If you made it this far, you deserve some free points!

The Rickroll Legacy

For those unfamiliar with the meme:

• Origin: The rickroll started in 2007 on 4chan
• The song: "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley (1987)
• Peak views: The original video has over 1.5 billion views
• Still going strong: Even in 2025, rickrolling remains a beloved internet tradition

Lessons Learned

1. Don't take everything too seriously - Sometimes the journey is more important than the destination
2. Appreciate developer humor - The AltScore team has a great sense of humor
3. Expect the unexpected - In programming and in life

Final Thoughts

The AltScore Makers Challenge Season 1 was an incredible journey. From calculating orbital velocities to building API endpoints, from decoding Star Wars lore to navigating magical doors, each challenge taught something new.

And in the end, we all got rickrolled together.

Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down! 🎵

Challenge Stats Summary

Thanks for reading! See you in Season 2! 🚀 Or maybe not...