CodinGame Blog - Tricks & insights on programming for the developer community

Icebox

March 21, 2019 |

· 10 min read

Code Golf Cheat Sheet for Python

From people willing to learn all the ins and outs of a programming language to people wanting to put their esoteric language skills to…

Donotalo

March 6, 2019 |

· 9 min read

A Depth-First Search Algorithm to Outmaneuver Skynet Robots

Art by Peter Olofsson This article is part of the “Focus on a Puzzle” series and aims at explaining how to solve the puzzle Skynet…

CyberLemonade

February 11, 2019 |

· 9 min read

Focus on a Puzzle: Music Scores

Music Scores theme comes from Doctor Who

Music Scores is a puzzle that both fascinated and intimidated me. On the one hand, learning about image processing and pattern recognition could be…

Thibaud

January 28, 2019 |

· 1 min read

An Anatomy of Today’s Developer: Results of the Survey

Developers love music, but do they meditate?

Last month, we asked you to answer our developer survey. I’d like to thank everyone who took the time to fill out the long…

Thibaud

January 14, 2019 |

· 6 min read

Code, Learn, Share: A Recipe for Developer Success

I’m incredibly proud and happy about everything the CodinGame platform has enabled for its community members. More than diploma and credentials, motivation and curiosity…

Thibaud

December 13, 2018 |

· 7 min read

Towards an Inclusive Programming Community

I’ve been working with developers for over 8 years now. First, as a Java developer myself, then, as community manager here at CodinGame (as…

splanard

December 7, 2018 |

· 12 min read

My First Bot Programming Contest: Where to Begin?

I remember the first CodinGame bot programming contest I participated in. That was not so long ago, as I only discovered this platform quite…

fafl

November 21, 2018 |

· 12 min read

Focus on a Puzzle: The Last Crusade

It took me quite a long time to solve the CodinGame puzzle The Last Crusade. Since I found no walkthrough online, here is my…

Icebox

November 7, 2018 |

· 11 min read

Designing The Perfect AI in a Coding Contest

In AI competitions similar to the ones you can find on CodinGame, rarely are the participants limited by their programming skills – you don’t…

Thibaud

October 24, 2018 |

· 5 min read

Our Quest for the Best Way to Hire Developers

I’m often asked about CodinGame’s business model. “Since anyone can access the platform, solve puzzles and play coding games for free, how do you…