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Robocode Rumble: Tips From the Champs

Posted by michael on from the easier-than-battlebots dept.

Jason writes "The Robocode Rumble is over and the winners have been declared. Who are they and what are the secrets of their success? Dana Barrow talks shop with some of the mad scientists behind the winning Javabots and with Mat Nelson, who reveals what he has planned for Robocode 2.0. You can get the free download here."

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  1. Re:Robocode's Rival by Tablizer · · Score: 2, Troll

    (* Too bad that good OOP and Java are mutually exclusive. *)

    Everybody and their dog have a different opinion on what "good OOP" is [1]. You will start a huge flamewar by bringing up that. No doubt Smalltalk fans will jump in saying that Smalltalk is the only "true" OO. Then Eiffle fans.....

    [1] This relates to one of the problems with OOP in my opinion: lack of consistency in design methodologies. (oop.ismad.com)

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