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CodeFights thinks competitive programming could be popular

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Re: CodeFights thinks competitive programming could be popular

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Think about Master Chef and Hell's Kitchen. Who would really want to see people cook something that they won't be able to taste? Viewers need to rely on the judges' opinions about the food and that's it. And yet a lot of people watch those shows, not only for the food, but for the 'process' involved in cooking. It's really the drama and emotions involved in the episodes that people crave and keep those shows alive. H…

OMG He's making a loop. hold on hold on, we got a function!! * BOOM * Crowd goes wild.

Re: CodeFights thinks competitive programming could be popular

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A little different but wasnt there a kickstarter a while afo for a game based around coding but against ai? Ill have to try and find out what happened to that!

Sounds similar to screeps an MMO strategy game that opened a couple months ago: https://screeps.com
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