Repository for the battlesnake competition code written in Cincom Smalltalk. This code won a 2nd place in the final round in the advanced category of Battlesnake 2017
###The files The two files here are a parcel file (Battlesnake Bundle.pcl) and a source (Battlesnake Bundle.pst) of the code written for the annual battlesnake code competition held in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Check out battlesnake web site for details about the competition. The code here is exactly as run in the competition, for a snake named Medusa. A lot of it was written in a bit of a hurry, so it may not be commented up to the usual standards.
###How to read the code: You can read the Battlesnake Bundle.pst file but it's meant for a computer consumption, not really for humans. The Battlesnake Bundle.pcl file is the Smalltalk binary code. The two files are two different representations of the same thing. To be able to browse all the code, you will need a VisualWorks 8.2 IDE. A Personal Use License can be obtained at no cost from Cincom Smalltalk web site. VisualWorks is a cross-platform application development environment that runs on all major operating systems and CPU architecture - yes, even on a Raspberry Pi. Once installed, and the IDE is up and running, you can load the Battlesnake Bundle.pcl parcel file to browse through the code and see the strategies and the algorithms used in the competition.
###Can I run the code? Well... you can run some of the unit tests to see the API in action. However, you won't be able to run an actual game, as that would require registration and login through the battlensake game server which I think cannot be done outside of the actual competition.
Happy Browsing!