Show HN: Swarm – Program a colony of 200 ants using a custom assembly language

(dev.moment.com)

62 points by armandhammer104 hours ago

10 comments

  • nozzlegear1 hour ago
    I think I read a Daniel Suarez book about this once.
  • kleiba1 hour ago
    I wish I could read dark-mode but my eyes somehow cannot handle it (not just on that website, in general).
    • purplehat_10 minutes ago
      there is a `theme set` command
  • i_am_a_squirrel3 hours ago
    what is this? assembly for ants?
  • 4b11b43 hours ago
    Wait what this is the best reason to write a bunch of assembly AND learn about ants?
    • armandhammer103 hours ago
      And (potentially) go to Hawaii!<p>But in all seriousness, ants are smarter than they look. They operate as a collective. Just in the same way that assembly needs to operate collectively to get the best output.<p>They&#x27;re more closely linked than they appear from the outside ;)
      • lukan8 minutes ago
        As a collective, yes. If you look at individuals, they often go in circles and act really dumb. But for the colony it still works out, bigger brains would cost too much energy I suppose and simple algorithms work. (I often watched real ants while and my head translated their behavior to simple algorithms)
  • nurettin3 hours ago
    This is a balancing act between collectors and explorers. There is probably some optimized number. Likely targeted at beginners.
  • jackfranklyn1 minute ago
    [dead]
  • TruffleLabs4 hours ago
    Why? =&gt;<p>&quot;Moment Engineering by Moment Technology wants to access your {GitHub account name} account Personal user data Email addresses (read-only), profile information (read-only) This application will be able to read your private email addresses and read your private profile information.&quot;
  • devcraft_ai42 minutes ago
    [dead]
  • sudo_cowsay4 hours ago
    Nice way of hiring but is it really worth it to give the public a trip to Maui (kinda expensive these days)<p>Does it really reveal that much talent to make it worth the money?<p>Just curious
    • armandhammer104 hours ago
      It&#x27;s less about the money. It&#x27;s about giving people a chance to do something fun &#x2F; show off their skills and get rewarded for it.<p>Plus, Hawaii is awesome.
      • dr_kiszonka3 hours ago
        I think it is a fun contest! As for recruitment, it suggests to me you are looking for people with no kids, and possibly young people.
  • Uptrenda45 minutes ago
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    • mock-possum21 minutes ago
      &gt; my goy master<p>I’m sorry your <i>what</i> now?
      • Uptrenda18 minutes ago
        sorry, im jewish, lets not be racist here