EXAPUNKS operates on a fantasy programming language where one instruction always takes one "frame" to execute. this has some really funny consequences about what the FASTEST code looks like!
for one, writing:
loop counter = 5
start loop
do thing
decrease loop counter
check loop counter
restart loop
is now WAY slower than writing
do thing
do thing
do thing
do thing
do thing
and for another, since testing things and thinking about things to make sure everything's going correctly now takes time, it's much slower to write a smart robot that makes intelligent decisions than it is to write an infinitely duplicating idiot robot that just tries shit and explodes if it doesn't work.
which, is hideous. this is goblin coding. this is junkyard scrap engineer coding. this is raccoon living in a trash can with a cyberdeck coding. and the nastier the Fast Solution is, the more likely i am to get top 10% fastest solutions on the leaderboard B) because i'm willing to go there! i will roll in the trash and i will come out on top!! i've found my horrible coding niche!!! this is raccoon code! this is EXAPUNK!!
