Microsoft Research unveils Code Hunt — a game that teaches you to program

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Published on May 27, 2014

published on May 27, 2014

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Regardless of your age, student to senior, learning to code is a handy skill, even if it’s only for your hobby and self-interest. Microsoft, a company who has always been on the lookout for developers, has long attempted to help with this.

Now the company’s Research arm has taken things a step further, turning the process into a game. The software giant has released Code Hunt, which it describes as using “puzzles, which players explore by means of clues presented as test cases, and encourages players to iterate on their code to “capture” it. Their work is then scored depending on the elegance of their solution, and players are encouraged to continue on to the next challenge”.

The game is browser-based, and with work fine on any modern version, be it IE, Chrome, Firefox or the others. You can find it by following the download link below, though there is technically nothing to install.

Code Hunt

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time). For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web. Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they're looking for.