Space Invaders Threaten Bishops! Join Best Language Forces And Fight!

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Today you gonna help a chess bishop to avoid aliens in space and discover, that Python is still one of the best programming languages to learn!

💡TIP:

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🏁MISSION:

Bishop vs Aliens by freeman_lex - Space Escape

A lone chess bishop stranded on a frictionless, alien-infested chessboard floating in space. Can you program the bishop's escape to safety through the bouncy walls and avoid the aliens? Find out if there's a starting direction that leads the bishop to freedom at any corner of the board.

reach_corner(0, 2, 5, 5, []) == False
reach_corner(4, 4, 9, 9, [(0, 0), (0, 8), (8, 0), (8, 8)]) == False
reach_corner(1, 1, 1000, 2, [(0, 0), (0, 1), (999, 0)]) == True

📖ARTICLE:

The 4 best programming languages to learn -

Gone are the days when the best language for beginners was solely determined by the number of available books. Thanks to AI, any language can be a starting point if you possess the determination and requisite skill set to thrive. Ultimately, there’s no one-size-fits-all answer when trying to choose which programming language to learn first. Instead, consider your goals, interests, and the specific problem you aim to solve.

👩‍💻CODE SHOT:

How do you think, what the following code does? This one is a harder one and you may read more here.

????? = lambda text: text[~(l:=(len(text)//2)): l+1]

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