What is CodeWars?
CodeWars is a site aimed at providing community driven programming kata’s that help teach various techniques in solving programming problems by providing you with a set of tests to pass. Once you have completed a problem (kata) it shows you how other people in the programming community have solved the same problem and gives you the opportunity to engage with them.
For those familiar with Project Euler, at a conceptual level it is very similar but with not such a heavy focus on mathematics. It’s a ton of fun once you get in to it and can be very addictive. If you are not a member of CodeWars, sign up using my special link - I get extra points for it :-).
Points Unlock Powers/Privileges
One of the ways that CodeWars becomes addictive is by providing points whenever you complete kata’s. More points unlock powers/privileges on the site.
Something lacking in the documentation of the site are the powers you unlock as you get more points. In an attempt to provide this information, I’ve put a table below of the power’s I’ve unlocked so far.
- 50pts - You have the ability to vote on beta kata’s.
- 75pts - You have the ability to mark comments as having spoiler code.
- 100pts - You have the ability to estimate the ranking of your own beta kata’s
- 200pts - You have the ability to mark major issues on beta kata’s
- 350pts - You have the ability to moderate comments marked as having spoiler’s.
- 500pts - You have 2x kata voting power.
- 1000pts - You have 3x kata voting power.
- 3000pts - Kata approvals.
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If you have gotten further than me and have additional powers or privileges, please add them in the comments section and I will update this page for easy reference.
