ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Core Wars

Core Wars is like a pretend battle between two computer programs. Each program is like a little robot that follows a set of instructions. The goal is to make your robot program survive longer than the other person's program.

The robots are in a computer's memory and they try to destroy each other. Each robot has its own set of instructions that tell it what to do, like move to a certain spot or attack another robot. The robots are also trying to prevent the other robot's program from running by changing its instructions or crashing it.

The battle goes on until one robot is completely destroyed or the computer has no more memory left to run the robots. It's like a game of strategy where you have to think ahead and make the right moves to make your robot program win.

But, it's important to remember that Core Wars is just a game and not something you should try to do with real computers. It's all about learning and having fun with computer programming.