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Nagy Vilmos24-Jul-16 23:20
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pkfox25-Jul-16 0:35
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GeneralWhats up with the code games and puzzles? Pin
TheOnlyRealTodd24-Jul-16 19:17
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Beginner Luck24-Jul-16 19:38
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PeejayAdams24-Jul-16 23:22
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I'd pretty much echo what everyone else has said i.e. do them for fun if you wish but you'll learn far more from writing code that relates to the real world.

In some cases, though, I'd think they can be somewhat negative - "code golf" in particular (writing the shortest possible code to perform a task, usually in an esoteric programming language) almost seems designed to embed bad habits and should probably be avoided.

If I were looking to employ someone, well written code performing a relatively simple task would be of far more interest to me than badly written code doing something spectacularly clever.

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