coding-horror/basic-computer-games

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C#11,071Unlicense4mo ago
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Popular and well-maintained. A little polish away from elite status.

An updated version of the classic "Basic Computer Games" book, with well-written examples in a variety of common MEMORY SAFE, SCRIPTING programming languages. See https://coding-horror.github.io/basic-computer-games/

Documentation

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Contributing guide5pt0

No CONTRIBUTING.md found (−47 pts base + up to −53 pts more for content).

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Install and run instructions9pt45

No install instructions found in the README (−45 pts).

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README12pt55

README is present.

License6pt100

Licensed under Unlicense.

Engineering

84

Issue and PR templates6pt0

No issue or PR templates found (−100 pts).

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Reproducibility6pt70

Lockfile present (00_Alternate_Languages/01_Acey_Ducey/elm/package-lock.json). Installs are reproducible.

Tests18pt100

Test files detected (00_Common/dotnet/Games.Common.Test/IO/TextIOTests/NumberFormatTests.cs).

CI/CD14pt100

CI is configured (.github/workflows/check-python.yml).

Linting and formatting5pt100

Linter or formatter configured (00_Utilities/DotnetUtils/.editorconfig).

Project health

75

Dependency manifest6pt55

Dependency manifest found (pyproject.toml).

Activity5pt60

Last pushed 3-6 months ago (−40 pts). A push within 90 days earns 80 pts; within 30 days earns 100 pts.

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Repository metadata5pt100

Repository has a description.

Housekeeping3pt100

.gitignore present.

Repository files110 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/check-python.yml).
  • 00_Alternate_Languages
    Good: Lockfile present (00_Alternate_Languages/01_Acey_Ducey/elm/package-lock.json). Installs are reproducible.
  • 00_Common
    Good: Test files detected (00_Common/dotnet/Games.Common.Test/IO/TextIOTests/NumberFormatTests.cs).
  • 00_Utilities
    Good: Linter or formatter configured (00_Utilities/DotnetUtils/.editorconfig).
  • 01_Acey_Ducey
  • 02_Amazing
  • 03_Animal
  • 04_Awari
  • 05_Bagels
  • 06_Banner
  • 07_Basketball
  • 08_Batnum
  • 09_Battle
  • 10_Blackjack
  • 11_Bombardment
  • 12_Bombs_Away
  • 13_Bounce
  • 14_Bowling
  • 15_Boxing
  • 16_Bug
  • 17_Bullfight
  • 18_Bullseye
  • 19_Bunny
  • 20_Buzzword
  • 21_Calendar
  • 22_Change
  • 23_Checkers
  • 24_Chemist
  • 25_Chief
  • 26_Chomp
  • 27_Civil_War
  • 28_Combat
  • 29_Craps
  • 30_Cube
  • 31_Depth_Charge
  • 32_Diamond
  • 33_Dice
  • 34_Digits
  • 35_Even_Wins
  • 36_Flip_Flop
  • 37_Football
  • 38_Fur_Trader
  • 39_Golf
  • 40_Gomoko
  • 41_Guess
  • 42_Gunner
  • 43_Hammurabi
  • 44_Hangman
  • 45_Hello
  • 46_Hexapawn
  • 47_Hi-Lo
  • 48_High_IQ
  • 49_Hockey
  • 50_Horserace
  • 51_Hurkle
  • 52_Kinema
  • 53_King
  • 54_Letter
  • 55_Life
  • 56_Life_for_Two
  • 57_Literature_Quiz
  • 58_Love
  • 59_Lunar_LEM_Rocket
  • 60_Mastermind
  • 61_Math_Dice
  • 62_Mugwump
  • 63_Name
  • 64_Nicomachus
  • 65_Nim
  • 66_Number
  • 67_One_Check
  • 68_Orbit
  • 69_Pizza
  • 70_Poetry
  • 71_Poker
  • 72_Queen
  • 73_Reverse
  • 74_Rock_Scissors_Paper
  • 75_Roulette
  • 76_Russian_Roulette
  • 77_Salvo
  • 78_Sine_Wave
  • 79_Slalom
  • 80_Slots
  • 81_Splat
  • 82_Stars
  • 83_Stock_Market
  • 84_Super_Star_Trek
  • 85_Synonym
  • 86_Target
  • 87_3-D_Plot
  • 88_3-D_Tic-Tac-Toe
  • 89_Tic-Tac-Toe
  • 90_Tower
  • 91_Train
  • 92_Trap
  • 93_23_Matches
  • 94_War
  • 95_Weekday
  • 96_Word
  • .coveragerc
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .nojekyll
  • .pre-commit-config.yaml
  • basic-computer-games-gradle
  • HOW_TO_RUN_THE_GAMES.md
  • index.html
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under Unlicense.
  • pyproject.toml
    Good: Dependency manifest found (pyproject.toml).
  • README.md
    Good: README is present.
    Good: README is well structured with multiple sections.
    Issue: No screenshots or images in the README (−20 pts).Fix: Add a GIF, screenshot, or logo image. It is the fastest way to show what your project does.
    Issue: README has no code examples (−15 pts).Fix: Show a quick-start snippet so contributors can see what using your project looks like.
    Good: README links to a live demo or deployed app.
    Issue: No status badges in the README (−10 pts).Fix: Add CI/build status badges from shields.io or your CI provider to signal project health.
    Issue: No install instructions found in the README (−45 pts).Fix: Add a section showing how to install dependencies.
    Good: README documents how to run the project.