# deadlockempire/deadlockempire.github.io

The Deadlock Empire: Slay dragons, learn concurrency!

Repository: https://github.com/deadlockempire/deadlockempire.github.io
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/deadlockempiregithubio
Homepage: https://deadlockempire.github.io
Language: JavaScript
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2025-05-09T23:08:32+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 41/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 20, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3868, "days_push": 481, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1055, forks 51 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:24.222702+00:00)

## What it is
The Deadlock Empire is a browser-based game that teaches locking and concurrency through interactive challenges where players exploit race conditions and deadlocks. It runs entirely client-side as a static website.

## Use cases
- learn concurrency through a game
- practice spotting race conditions
- teach threading and locks to students
- understand deadlocks interactively
- find a fun way to learn multithreading
- train developers on synchronization bugs

## When to choose
- you want an interactive, gamified way to learn concurrency concepts
- you're teaching threading, locks, or race conditions and want engaging exercises
- you prefer browser-based learning with no installation

## When to avoid
- you need a comprehensive concurrency course or production tooling
- you want a general-purpose programming tutorial beyond locking and synchronization
- you need offline or native desktop software

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: game, concurrency
- domain: education, programming-languages, developer-tools
- platform: browser
- tags: concurrency, threading, locks, deadlocks, educational-game, browser-game, javascript, education, web

## Member repositories
- deadlockempire/deadlockempire.github.io (main) score 41

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:24.222702+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:58:37.874078+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/deadlockempire/deadlockempire.github.io (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:24.222702+00:00, sha f006d1ebaa7d)
  - homepage: https://deadlockempire.github.io (fetched 2026-08-29T13:00:07.532684+00:00, sha f49d7be8c337)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.