Usernames must start with a letter? That is an odd requirement. I usually pad my username with zeroes when sites dont let me choose dfc. Out of curiosity why the constraint?
Databases are usually sharded by the first letter of the username. Devs like to start their usernames with a number, which causes problems. Also, usernames are injected into their code. Therefore they must be valid identifiers. Don't name yourself exit() or ret, or you'll crash their servers. Naming yourself nop will give you a distinct advantage relative to other players, however. I don't know.
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#75I'm on the instructions for level 2 and it points to the API docs ( http://starfighters.readme.io/ ) but that URL is giving me a 404.
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hmm yeah I get that but still, what does an "introduction" mean? :)
Sequence of events: 1. You play stockfighter and get the highest score this year. 2. patio11 emails you and says "hey, you're awesome. are you looking for a job?" 3. You say "yes!" 4. patio11 emails pc (CEO of Stripe) and says "hey 2oi4j3 is awesome, here is proof (i.e. your stockfighter score)" 5. pc emails you and says "hey let's talk about what job you would like at Stripe, and let's bypass most or all of that tec…
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#77I'm on the instructions for level 2 and it points to the API docs ( http://starfighters.readme.io/ ) but that URL is giving me a 404.
There's an extra 's', try https://starfighter.readme.io/
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In a blog post some months ago [1], Patrick said that some components do use Rails. [1] http://www.kalzumeus.com/2015/08/20/designing-and-building-s...
I know using Rails isn't as popular here as it once was, but in my experience, if you cache correctly (like you should), it's trivial to scale.