code-golf/code-golf

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Code Golf is the open-source Go application behind code.golf, a website where players solve programming puzzles ('holes') in the fewest characters across dozens of languages. It runs solutions in sandboxed Docker containers, tracks leaderboards, and can be self-hosted locally.

Use cases

• practice writing the shortest possible code for programming puzzles
• compete on leaderboards solving algorithmic challenges in many languages
• self-host a code golfing site for a community or classroom
• try out esoteric and mainstream programming languages on small problems
• learn algorithms by implementing Fizz Buzz, Fibonacci, Game of Life and similar holes
• run and validate user-submitted code in isolated Docker sandboxes

When to choose

• you want to play or host code golf challenges with leaderboards across 60+ languages
• you need a ready-made sandboxed multi-language code execution platform
• you want an open-source, MIT-licensed puzzle site you can contribute to or customize

When to avoid

• you need a general-purpose online judge for large test suites or production grading
• you want a full IDE or long-form programming environment rather than character-count puzzles
• you cannot run Docker locally and don't want to use the hosted site

Facets

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game developer-tools http-server cli developer-tools gaming-tools education programming-languages go self-hosted windows code-golf competitive-programming puzzle-game leaderboards multi-language-sandbox docker-compose typescript-frontend algorithms docker web-server linux macos

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