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CodeCombat is a programming game for learning to code [https://blog.codecombat.com/180000-child-programmers-versus-44-ogres]; a multiplayer coding challenge arena [https://blog.codecombat.com/beat-this-level-get-a-programming-job] for sharpening your skills; a Y-Combinator-funded…
What happens when you challenge hundreds of elite programmers to put on their robes and wizard hats, enchant their minions to solve a constantly shifting multi-agent traveling salesman problem, use the loot to build mighty armies, and vie for eternal glory and tournament prizes? You get a lot of
In one week last week, Code.org [http://code.org/]’s Hour of Code reached more than 15 million students [http://codeorg.tumblr.com/post/70175643054/stats] in 170 countries. Every major tech company promoted it, celebrities talked about it, and even the US President helped get the word out