Back in 2020, my school used a few online learning platforms that allowed professors and teachers to assign homework to students. I, as a lazy developer, wanted to spend more time playing games and writing code, especially when everyone was spending their time at home because of lockdown. I succeeded in hacking our homework system and I was caught – but it didn’t turn out badly for anyone involved.
The back story
Let’s set the scene. In 2018, my school introduced a new online homework platform for students. It was called HegartyMaths, and it did a lot. It was fairly simple: teachers chose a topic to set for us as homework, we got a 10 - to 15-minute tutorial/informational video on the subject (and on which we had to write notes while watching) and a shortish quiz to complete after finishing the video. It was a lot of work, especially the quiz, and in the worst cases could take up to an hour to complete one topic.
Mostly, software engineers are rather lazy individuals.
