2026-08-26 | The Old Ways

Features

Bots have arrived. Meet The Intern, The Veteran, and The Ancient One, three new opponents with distinct personalities and difficulty levels. They will challenge you when they find you worthy! You can also challenge them directly from the new Bots tab, browse their public profiles and battle records, or simply mind your business until one decides to challenge you. Their performance varies from battle to battle, and the competition gets tougher as you prove yourself against them. Bots are always clearly labelled, and battles against them do not affect your human Elo rating, leaderboard position, or challenge quota. They are here for practice, competition, and those unfortunate moments when no human is available to settle things the old way.
This release also adds preferred programming languages during onboarding, helping The Old Ways recommend better opponents and challenges for you.
Now, you can share your profile with the public at the route /@<username> . This allows others to view your public profile and see your challenge history.