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A Programming War Between 545 Wizards

by Nick Winter blog.codecombat.com published 2014-06-139 min read

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

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