by valuearb on 3/3/17, 4:44 PM
"Get hired at awesome companies"
Show picture of awful open floor plan with some jerk riding a cart around to doubly ensure you'll never be able to concentrate.
by jschulenklopper on 3/3/17, 5:47 PM
<opinion> I've tried CodinGame for a brief while, but became less enthusiastic of using it because of the fantasy/RPG/war game theme. Personally, the visuals, the (sometimes slow) execution of the code because of the animation, and the gaming references (descriptions) distracted me from actual coding and learning.
Codewars (except for the name) has less emphasis on the in-game competition and fight. Although that visual theme is also rather dark, there's less distraction.
Personally, I'd prefer even a much 'cleaner' UX and UI. Or -- but with loss of the advantages (but also disadvantages) of coding in the browser window -- code challenges that just require a number or string to be submitted as an answer. (Project Euler, Advent of Code, Google Code Jam.) Then my whole coding environment is under my control, and the programming languages and tools to be used aren't restricted as well by the platform provided.
But having said that, CodinGame looks great (if you fancy the theme) and is really well executed. It's just not my cup of tea.
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by rayuela on 3/3/17, 4:09 PM
OpenAI Gym is a much better alternative to this. It's better in every way and more importantly you're not just giving away all your hard work for free.
by crestedtazo on 3/3/17, 11:57 PM
I'll post my personal experiences with this software - it was not enjoyable and I felt it was mostly a waste of time. I didn't feel like it effectively conveyed the idea and purpose of the lessons it was trying to give. Ultimately, it was kind of a waste of time...
I had a lot more success and a lot more enjoyment with OpenAI Gym. If codingame is interesting to you, definitely save yourself some time and check out OpenAI Gym!
by hashhar on 3/3/17, 4:25 PM
codingame.com is one the best casual coding websites there is. The games are all interesting and go on to teach and illustrate concepts. The contests are also really cool. Social coding brought to a whole new level.
by TeMPOraL on 3/3/17, 4:11 PM
Nice execution.
Please mail me when you add Common Lisp, I'll come back and play ;).
by grimmdude on 3/3/17, 4:16 PM
by bandrami on 3/3/17, 3:49 PM
"We support them all"... bah! Where is Forth?
by _agdistis on 3/3/17, 4:37 PM
This looks really cool! I wonder, is there any plan for eventually supporting Common Lisp? I was a bit disappointed to see it wasn't on the list.
by wooshy on 3/3/17, 4:54 PM
This seems like a much more interesting alternative to things like codewars. I'll definitely check it out.
by chadlavi on 3/3/17, 4:34 PM
They have a really good onboarding flow.
by darkerside on 3/3/17, 5:15 PM
Fun! What would be a really cool addition to this is unveiling the test cases one at a time. It would add an element of building your code in a flexible way when you don't know what all the requirements will be yet.
by runevault on 3/3/17, 4:25 PM
Sounds like this is a variant (and more directly competitive) than what patio11 was working on for starfighters? If so huh, wonder what makes them think they'll have better luck than starfighters did.
by indubitably on 3/3/17, 4:53 PM
codingame has destroyed my productivity because it is awesome
by plopz on 3/3/17, 5:00 PM
Does this have a game mode thats similar to Robocode?
by gigatexal on 3/3/17, 5:39 PM
blocked at my workplace because of an old ssl cert i think.
by K3 on 3/3/17, 4:38 PM
Gonna be there in 20 min. K3
by floor_ on 3/3/17, 4:56 PM
