what's the secret to making a good robot in robocode

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That quote seems like an example of Survivorship Bias to me: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias

Just because Skilgannon is the champ doesn't mean his memory of the approach he took is the best approach (or even above average).

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Kicking myself for missing the chance to link to a [http://youarenotsosmart.com/2013/05/23/survivorship-bias/ much cooler post about Survivorship Bias]. :-)

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