This paper presents a framework for the implementation of online programming competitions, including a set of principles for the design of the multiplayer game and a practical framework for the construction of the competition environment. The paper presents a successful example competition, the 2016-17 Halite challenge, and briefly mentions a second competition, the Halite II challenge, which launched in October 2017.
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@article{arxiv.1710.07738,
title = {The Design and Implementation of Modern Online Programming Competitions},
author = {Benjamin Spector and Michael Truell},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1710.07738},
year = {2017}
}