given once, in 2026
BattleSnake Hackathon
The tutorial slot for the php[tek] BattleSnake tournament: quickstart, docs overview, and a dissection of a snake.
About this talk
Are you ready for the 4th Annual BattleSnake Tournament this year? If not, this is the tutorial slot for you.
If you've never battle snaked in the past, we'll kick things off with: a quick explanation and quick start links for those who like to dig right in, an overview of the BattleSnake docs for those who prefer detailed requirements, and a 'snake dissection' of existing code for those who learn best by seeing examples in action.
After the intro, jump into coding whenever you?re ready, or if you've already thrown your exceptional snake into the fray, no worries, you can go heads down right away and tune out the introduction completely. I'll be around for the entire session to troubleshoot and guide as you build, enhance, and strategize.
This is the perfect opportunity to engage in practice rounds, refine your strategies, and see how your snake performs in real-time scenarios before the main competition.
One step closer to taking home the vaunted trophy snake!