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Core War

Core War is a programming game introduced in 1984 by D. G. Jones and A. K. Dewdney. In the game, two or more battle programs, known as warriors, compete for control of a virtual computer. These programs are written in an abstract assembly language called Redcode. Initial standards for Redcode and the virtual machine were established by the International…

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Developers
D. G. Jones & A. K. Dewdney
Release
1 March 1984; 42 years ago (1984-03-01)
Type
Programming game

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Core War

Nodes40
Edges39
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Avg. degree1.95
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Core War

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related to Development · 20
Core War → Additionally, BBN, Bell Labs, Bob Thomas, Core, Creeper, Darwin, Dewdney, Douglas McIlroy, Hupp, Reaper, Robert Morris, Scientific American, Shoch, The, This, Unix, Unix-like, Victor, Vyssotsky
related to Core War programming · 9
Core War → Nevertheless, OptiMax, Programs, Revolutionary, Several, The, Using, Warriors, With
related to Redcode · 8
Core War → Although Redcode, Both Redcode, CISC, It, MARS, Memory Array Redcode Simulator, Redcode, The
related to Versions of Redcode · 6
Core War → Development, Dewdney, ICWS, International Core War Society, Redcode, The
related to External links · 5
Core War → Core War StandardCorewar Bibliography, Proposed, RedcodeAnnotated Draft, Ultimate Programming GameThe Core, War Info PageThe
Developers · 1
Core War → D. G. Jones & A. K. Dewdney
Release · 1
Core War → 1 March 1984; 42 years ago (1984-03-01)
Type · 1
Core War → Programming game
Website · 1
Core War → corewar.co.uk

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core redcode war game dewdney programming icws programs warriors language memory standard 1994 draft computer versions introduced 1984 known virtual

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Core WarDevelopersD. G. Jones & A. K. Dewdney1.00infobox
Core WarRelease1 March 1984; 42 years ago (1984-03-01)1.00infobox
Core WarTypeProgramming game1.00infobox
Core WarWebsitecorewar.co.uk1.00infobox
therec.games.corewarnewsgroup.StrategyWarriors are commonly divided into a number of broad categoriesinstance ofchiefly via online forums0.80text
although actual warriors may often combine the behavior of two or more of theseinstance ofchiefly via online forums0.80text
other quickscannersinstance ofAdding a quickscanning component to a warrior can improve its score against long warriors0.80text
OptiMax or core-step optimizer toolsinstance ofUsing optimizers0.80text
a more effective warrior can be created.Warriors can also be generated by genetic algorithms or genetic programminginstance ofUsing optimizers0.80text
therec.games.corewarnewsgroupinstance ofchiefly via online forums0.80text
Core Warrelated to Core War programmingWith0.60section
Core Warrelated to Core War programmingRevolutionary0.60section

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