Coding Games for Learning - Improve Your Skills Fast

Learning different programming languages doesn’t have to be boring or tedious, and this tool proves that it can be done with video games. Thanks to CodinGame, you will be able to learn more than 20 languages, such as Python or Java, in a fun and enjoyable way.

If you have thought about entering the world of programming or you are already a professional looking to practice, there are some tools that could help you learn programming languages ​​in an enjoyable and fun way.

Here I will show you how CodinGame works, a website from which you can access different mini-games categorized by difficulty levels — from the easiest to the ultra-difficult — compete in events with members of the community, or review numerous concepts.

As if that weren’t enough, it offers the possibility of solving each puzzle with the programming language of your choice. In this example, you’ll see that I’ve used Python, as it’s the most accessible for beginners and has a fairly easy learning curve.

According to the TIOBE index, which measures the popularity of programming languages, Python has been the leader in 2024 and continues to be unbeatable this year, moving from seventh position in 2015 to first place in the table today.

This is followed by other very popular ones, such as C++, C, Java, or JavaScript, although everything will depend on what you want to learn, since each one is intended for a different use. In the case of Python, it is one of the essentials in cybersecurity, since it allows you to automate different tasks.

As a personal recommendation, first think about what your learning goal is and choose the programming language accordingly; in any case, it is best to learn basic concepts of the most commonly used ones.

With CodinGame, you can put into practice more than 20 programming languages ​​in a very fun way, including Rust, another of the languages ​​that has experienced the greatest growth in recent years.

I’ll tell you how you can access this useful and fun tool and start improving your skills.

CodinGame and how to learn programming with games

CodinGame is a tool that is part of CoderPad, a company founded in 2013 in San Francisco (United States) by Vincent Woo, a software engineer who had worked at Google and Amazon, and which was later sold in 2020 for tens of millions of dollars.

After that event, his work turned to amateur photography and journalism. His main goal in creating this business was to truly assess the technical skills of programmers and not base the hiring process on a resume, something that the technology industry has been guilty of over the years.

Leaving aside the history of Woo, to get started on CodinGame, you will have to access its official page from here, which will ask you to create an account — an essential requirement to use the tool — that you can associate with your GitHub profile.

Once you have created your profile, you will arrive at the main page of CodinGame, from which you will have access to different challenges that this platform proposes, earning experience points each time you find the solution to a puzzle.

In this sense, there are individual games that are divided by difficulty and with which you will learn everything from conditional statements to loops, for example, in addition to other basic programming concepts.

Additionally, CodinGame also allows you to compete in events with a large community, with titles such as Clash of Code. Something very important to keep in mind is that you will have to know English or French, since Spanish or other languages ​​are not allowed.

Beyond the fact that there are numerous games available, the tool is being updated with very fun challenges, such as an escape room for code lovers — this is in beta phase at the time of this article.

That being said, it’s a great option for those just starting out, as there are forums where you can consult the community, as well as having an in-game console, with hints and solutions available in the left side menu.

Within this, you will be able to access a large number of programming languages in case you also want to solve the problem in different ways, as in the example of the Thor video game, who needs to return to the coordinates of his hammer, an exercise for beginners.

As you can see, CodinGame is a fun way to learn different languages ​​without it being boring, through real and entertaining examples. And it shows that programming doesn’t have to be monotonous.

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