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Introducing CheckiO's Web Plugin
This week I'd like to take a moment to announce a new feature that we have been working on in our developer labs here at CheckiO.
CheckiO's 2014 Mission Retrospective
New Year's Eve is a time for celebration and reflection. As such, I'd like to highlight some of the more popular community made missions from 2014.
Japan's Top CheckiO Players and New Missions Unlocked!
CheckiO's first regional competition has come to a close and that means it's time to announce Japans to CheckiO Programmers!
Your Codeship Captains Have Been Crowned!
The Codeship hackathon competition has drawn to a close and man, was it a doozy!
CheckiO's Top Japan Programmer Competition is On!
Today I'd like to announce the start of a series of local competitions featuring the home countries of CheckiO players from around the world. We'll be officially kicking this world wide tour in Japan. Starting today, three missions will be made available to Japanese CheckiO players. The top players with the highest scores in each of these three missions will earn their place as the Top CheckiO players in Japan!
Welcome to the Battle Cube
This week we've got a slew of dice games, both old and new coming at you! Don't forget to roll for reflex!
I love CheckiO, but would like to try developing solutions in my own IDE. Where should I start?
CheckiO players are very passionate about their code and like to code in the environments that make the most comfortable.
New to Python? Try some free online courses to help you learn how to code.
So you've decided to learn programming? Well, you deserve some congratulations because you are about to embark upon quite the journey.
Online classes are not my thing. What else does the CheckiO community recommend to supplement my learning in Python?
There are loads of free online resources which can help you to build your foundation of knowledge in Python and virtually any other programming language. For more information about free online course, we have a whole article outlining some of what we think are the best ones. If you code-monkey see, code-monkey do approach, or need some alternative learning tools to help you as you advance and take on some of the more difficult CheckiO challenges, check some of these out...
So, I Just finished Code Academy's Python course ... what do I do next?
So, you wanted to learn How to code, worked hard and completed the Code Academy course for Python. As a result, you should now have some basic coding skills and an understanding of python syntax. Now what do you do?
Rise to the Codeship Challenge: Win an Online Shopping Spree!
Codeship has announced a virtual hackathon powered by CheckiO, where you can win gift certificates to your favorite online retailers and obtain the title of "Code Captain!"
Community Reviews: The Building Missions
A few weeks ago, we published missions devoted to World Urbanism Day. The first mission, “Building Base”, was a pilot for our OOP based missions. The second, “Inside Block”, was a reincarnation of the older mission “Target Hit” which some long time CheckiO players should remember. Today, we’ll be taking a close look at some of the more interesting and top scoring solutions.
Solve Mathematics Using your Python Skill!
The 11th World Robot Olympiad, PyCon China 2014 and three new missions for you all this week!
You Have 60,000 Friends on CheckiO!
This week, CheckiO saw its 60,000th player join the ranks of Python coders! Yesterday China celebrated Guānggùn Jié, or Singles Day. Seeing as you now have 60,000 friends here on CheckiO, that shouldn't be a holiday for you! To help give folks a push, we've put together a few missions to enjoy with your new-found friends!
Building Codes
This week we're celebrating the cities we call home and the people who built them with some metro-pythonic missions!
Scary Code
This week's missions are a bit funny, so much so that it could even be considered spooky!
This week in Python 10/24: Python in Gaming
Dr. Who teaches programming, Python Puzzlers, Rouglikes in Python and RasberryPi unveils Pi Pad
Pythonic Pathfinding
This week we've got a batch of labyrinthine puzzles for you to lose yourself in!
Change the World With Code!
Python 3.4.2, Two new missions, and you could make CheckiO's next Island!
