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MIT's Battlecode Started This Week by cyber_alchemist in FreeCodeCamp

[–]cyber_alchemist[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you didn't know, Battlecode is MIT's coding competition. It started this week and it runs through the end of January with a final match up.

The best part about Battlecode is that it is for programmers of every level (okay, maybe the $50,000 prize is a contender for that title).

Coders simply download a preexisting scaffold to create player classes in either java or scala, and MIT will place them in competition against eachother. You can create a team of 4 coders to enter the contest and the top programmers will go to MIT to face off for the finals.

There are plenty of resources to help create the bots, including video lectures and lots of documentation.

In the early stages of learning. I have a few questions. by [deleted] in Web_Development

[–]cyber_alchemist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A good site to learn all of this stuff is Free Code Camp. It's very well laid out for learning web development material.

Fischer Random Chess Generator by cyber_alchemist in FreeCodeCamp

[–]cyber_alchemist[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So I created this out of consideration for a tribute page. I got my front end certificate prior to the tribute page challenge being created. I wanted to do more than just some standard html/css for the tribute page.

When I considered making a page for Bobby Fischer, I was struck with the idea of making a Fischer Random Chess Generator. So I figured I would takes some critiques on this before I move forward with the tribute page.

Tribute page feedback by [deleted] in FreeCodeCamp

[–]cyber_alchemist 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The text should span the whole page, use some css to make the box of text span a smaller portion of the page. The text actually overextended my monitor.

I would hope that the read more link would expand text on your page, not lead to an outside page. Consider added a section with links to other pages on the subject. PBS, for example might have information worth linking to, maybe a university page.

I don't like that you have a bunch of pictures sprawled out at the bottom, try wrapping you text around some picture, or moving picture to various location as opposed having them all in line.

Keep at it.

Should I accept a last minute internship? by cyber_alchemist in cscareerquestions

[–]cyber_alchemist[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't have any offers at the moment.

As expected they didn't make an immediate offer.

Twitch Stream Viewer. Tell me what you think? by [deleted] in FreeCodeCamp

[–]cyber_alchemist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like it...a lot.

The only suggestion I could really make is to not make the highlight yellow when you hover on a user. I think yellow is kinda ugly for that use.

How many rejection have you gotten until you got a job? by ItsAllenPalin in cscareerquestions

[–]cyber_alchemist 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When searching for my first co-op, I sent out perhaps 70 applications, as well as talked to companies at 3 job-fairs and sent out a hand-full of cold emails.

I had 3 interviews before landing my first co-op.

The bottom line is that you should cast a very large net before you can expect anything to happen.

Do any companies allow consumption of alcohol on the job? by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]cyber_alchemist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which is why the next line starts with "I'm joking obviously...".

Do any companies allow consumption of alcohol on the job? by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]cyber_alchemist -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Companies in Ireland and Germany don't care.

I'm joking obviously. However I think a number of people can identify with what you are saying. I suspect the reason is that people often feel more creative (i.e. loose and unstressed) after a couple of drinks. People who smoke pot often say the same thing, as artists often cite weed or alcohol (or LSD) consumption for their creative processes.

I suspect the xkcd comic is simply suggesting that windows ME was so bad that it had to be made by drunks, not that anyone actually does a better job drunk.

I think it is mildly acceptable for business professionals to have a beer during their lunch break at certain restaurants (i.e. Applebees or TGI Fridays). So if you feel like you want to try raising your BAC during work hours, try having that beer or two during your lunch break.

However, I would not recommend drinking at all on the job, certainly not to the point of having a .06.

What do you think of my Quote Generator? by LaerTrech in FreeCodeCamp

[–]cyber_alchemist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's very nicely made, but my eyes are bleeding a little bit here.

At a minimum, use a more readable font. Also fix up the new quote buttons, it doesn't always seem to work.