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Code Combat: Free, Open Source, Multiplayer Programming Lessons

Posted by Soulskill on from the ninjas-versus-rock-stars dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Looking for something to do this weekend? Code Combat recently released the first of their multi-player levels for the general public. Their goal is to enable users to learn JavaScript it a fun, game-structured way. There are a bunch of levels to teach programming basics and JavaScript syntax, showing users how to code the AI and send humans against Orcs. It ranges from simple, single-player movement problems all the way to complex, multiplayer, Warcraft-styled battles featuring multiple troop types and heroes. Best of all, the entire project is up on Github (MIT license) and it welcomes new submissions."

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  1. Re:Cofounder Here by radoni · · Score: 2

    If anyone has questions, would be happy to answer them!

    Timed out frequently (script not responding) and not exactly playable on my 2.2GHz core2duo 2GB ram laptop with Firefox 28.0 on Ubuntu Linux 14.04

    What are system requirements?

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    SIGERR: laziness exceeds quota
  2. Retro by cold+fjord · · Score: 3, Informative

    For those with a taste for low level and retro:

    Corewars

    FAQ

    --
    much of left-wing thought is a kind of playing with fire by people who don't even know that fire is hot - George Orwell
    1. Re:Retro by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

      There are a bunch of other coding games that we know of, not sure if people are interested, but here's a partial list:
      Hakitzu: http://www.kuatostudios.com/games/hakitzu/
      Kodable: http://www.surfscore.com/
      Robo Logic: https://itunes.apple.com/app/robo-logic/id300025550?mt=8
      Fightcode Game: http://fightcodegame.com/
      Nodewars: http://nodewar.com/
      Ruby Warrior: https://www.bloc.io/ruby-warrior#/
      Codemancer: http://importantlittlegames.com/
      Botlogic: http://BotLogic.us
      CodingPirates: http://constructingkids.com/codingpirates/
      Algobot: http://seriousgaming.fishingcactus.com/en/Projets/Algo-Bot/algo-bot_programming_technobel.html
      JS Dares: http://jsdares.com/

  3. Re:Cofounder Here by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    Hey Radoni, the game has pretty intense system requirements. We recommend Chrome on Windows/Mac with at least 4Gb of RAM. I've seen it run on slower laptops, but it seems to be hit or miss depending on the graphics card and CPU load. Linux is especially weak right now, unfortunately. Do you see the slowness all the time, or just when loading the levels?

  4. Missing something by scottnix · · Score: 2

    Programming is fun. Being able to wield the power to create whatever is on my mind is fun; I can't imagine needing a game to make it more so.
    These programming games all make me think they're encouraging people who have no business programming to program.

    It's almost like they're saying "Hey, you, kid, this is just like a video game! Come play it. Programming is like a video game."
    It's not like a video game. It's something so very much more. I think true programmers, the ones we want writing code for the next 30 years, wouldn't need this shit to get interested.

  5. Re:Quite Enjoyable by gsaines · · Score: 2

    Thanks for mentioning this, we've tested the site back to IE10, but the JS support before that is so spotty that we could literally spend several months working to fix it and made the choice early on that it wouldn't be worth it, schools or no. With the time that it would take to support earlier versions of IE, we could produce an entirely new beginner campaign, which we're thinking we'll do in the near future.