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I wonder if the marketing copy of this is inherently biasing it away from women. This isn't to say that there aren't plenty of women who like to "crush foes" - but societal norms are definitely still in the realm of associating that with men.
Have some self-respect. If this was any other profession, a contest like this would not be tolerated. If people get the idea programmers work for free, as long as you have a clever contest, that idea becomes popular and it's bad for all of us in the long run. The fact there's lots of prizes here doesn't change the underlying problem. Contests, in any field, devalue the profession. Even if I was a high school teacher…
I don't know why you're so down on this. It's a competitive game that looks fun, no one is forcing you to take part. The code created here isn't even useful for any other purpose! It's not some 99 designs contest for code, it's like the Stripe CTF challenges if anything.
Great to see CodeCombat getting more exposure. I've actually started to use it to teach Javascript to 10 year olds in my local primary school (through a CodeClub I run). It has been a great experience and a lot of kids are moving quickly through the campaign levels. I even have a few kids who moved on to the multiplayer levels. Quick remark: the computers in the school are Core 2 Duo machines with 1.75GB of RAM. They…
We'll keep working on the RAM needs, but yeah, that is just about the lower limit that I would expect to be able to play the game at all currently. We have a lot of work to do, but don't worry, we'll get it running on older and older hardware as we optimize. Thanks for your patience (and your students'). I've started a GitHub issue to track that coordinate selector bug: https://github.com/codecombat/codecombat/issues…
I might have a go at a few bugs over the summer after I finish my high-school exams.
Have some self-respect. If this was any other profession, a contest like this would not be tolerated. If people get the idea programmers work for free, as long as you have a clever contest, that idea becomes popular and it's bad for all of us in the long run. The fact there's lots of prizes here doesn't change the underlying problem. Contests, in any field, devalue the profession. Even if I was a high school teacher…
In 2014?!
EDIT: it's there if you widen your browser super wide
> Custom CodeCombat Wizard (est. $500 value) Really?
Someone should really retitle this to $512 programming tournament.
I would think that they'd want to attract those coders who are not directly interested in cash prizes because anyone with half a brain could tell that the prizes do not match the original $40k advertisement. If you're advertising to a bunch of smart developers, don't treat them like idiots who buy into infomercial style advertising scams. These guys should reconsider spinning the contest as a fun & challenging way to top the leaderboard, and the prizes are just a small token of appreciation for attending the contest.
A company blog with no clickable link to the main page?! In 2014?! EDIT: it's there if you widen your browser super wide
You can find the link to the main site in the middle of the top bar of the blog where it says "Click Here for the Main CodeCombat Site".
I wonder if the marketing copy of this is inherently biasing it away from women. This isn't to say that there aren't plenty of women who like to "crush foes" - but societal norms are definitely still in the realm of associating that with men.
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We'll keep working on the RAM needs, but yeah, that is just about the lower limit that I would expect to be able to play the game at all currently. We have a lot of work to do, but don't worry, we'll get it running on older and older hardware as we optimize. Thanks for your patience (and your students'). I've started a GitHub issue to track that coordinate selector bug: https://github.com/codecombat/codecombat/issues…
Oh wow. Please tell me he's French (although in an english school). That might be one of my students, he ranked 7 on a multiplayer level! I might have a go at a few bugs over the summer after I finish my high-school exams.