Codewars is an educational community for
computer programming
Computer programming is the process of performing a particular computation (or more generally, accomplishing a specific computing result), usually by designing and building an executable computer program. Programming involves tasks such as ana ...
. On the platform, software developers train on programming challenges known as
kata
''Kata'' is a Japanese word ( 型 or 形) meaning "form". It refers to a detailed choreographed pattern of martial arts movements made to be practised alone. It can also be reviewed within groups and in unison when training. It is practised ...
. These discrete programming exercises train a range of skills in a variety of programming languages, and are completed within an online
integrated development environment
An integrated development environment (IDE) is a software application that provides comprehensive facilities to computer programmers for software development. An IDE normally consists of at least a source code editor, build automation tools a ...
. On Codewars the community and challenge progression is
gamified, with users earning ranks and honor for completing kata, contributing kata, and quality solutions.
The platform is owned and operated by Qualified, a technology company that provides a platform for assessing and training software engineering skills.
History
Founded by Nathan Doctor and Jake Hoffner in November 2012, the project initially began at a Startup Weekend competition that year, where it was prototyped. It was awarded first place in that competition, drawing the attention of engineers, and funding interest from two of the judges
Paige Craig Paige Craig (born 1975) is a venture capitalist and general partner at Arena Ventures, a founder-focused, seed stage venture capital firm based in Los Angeles.
Early life and education
He began his career in the military in 1992, where he went to ...
(angel investor) and
Brian Lee (entrepreneur).
After building the first production iteration of the platform, it was launched to the
Hacker News
Hacker News (sometimes abbreviated as HN) is a social news website focusing on computer science and entrepreneurship. It is run by the investment fund and startup incubator Y Combinator. In general, content that can be submitted is defined as "any ...
community, receiving significant attention for its challenge format and signing up approximately 10,000 users within that weekend.
See also
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CodeFights
CodeSignal is a technical interview and assessment platform operated by American company BrainFights, Inc. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company has raised $87.5 million in total funding, with a Series C round in Septemb ...
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CodinGame
CodinGame is a technology company editing an online platform for developers, allowing them to play with programming with increasingly difficult puzzles, to learn to code better with an online programming application supporting twenty-five programm ...
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Competitive programming
Competitive programming is a mind sport usually held over the Internet or a local network, involving participants trying to program according to provided specifications. Contestants are referred to as ''sport programmers''. Competitive programm ...
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HackerRank
HackerRank is a technology company that focuses on competitive programming challenges for both consumers and businesses. Developers compete by writing programs according to provided specifications. HackerRank's programming challenges can be solve ...
External links
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AngelList profile
Programming contests
Computer programming
American educational websites
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