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'''Halite''' is an open-source [[computer programming]] contest developed by the hedge fund/tech firm [[Two Sigma]] in partnership with a team at [[Cornell Tech]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://tech.cornell.edu/news/two-sigma-announces-public-launch-of-halite-ai-coding-game|title=Cornell Tech - Two Sigma Announces Public Launch of Halite, A.I. Coding Game|date=2016-11-02|work=Cornell Tech|access-date=2018-10-04|language=en-US}}</ref> Programmers can see the game environment and learn everything they need to know about the game.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Segal|first=Michael|title=Why a Hedge Fund Started a Video Game Competition|url=http://nautil.us/issue/54/the-unspoken/why-a-hedge-fund-started-a-video-game-competition|journal=Nautilus}}</ref> Participants are asked to build [[Robot|bots]] in whichever language they choose to compete on a two-dimensional virtual battle field.<ref name=":0" />
Benjamin Spector and Michael Truell<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Spector|first=Benjamin|last2=Truell|first2=Michael|date=2017-10-20|title=The Design and Implementation of Modern Online Programming Competitions|url=http://arxiv.org/abs/1710.07738|journal=arXiv:1710.07738 [cs]}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://janzert.com/halite/rating-report/|title=A Quick Rating System Comparison.|last=Haskin|first=Brian (Janzert)|website=janzert.com|access-date=2018-10-04}}</ref> created the first Halite competition, which launched in November 2016<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gitbook.com/book/shummie/halite-postmortem/details|title=Halite Postmortem · GitBook (Legacy)|website=GitBook|language=en|access-date=2018-10-04}}</ref> and ended in February 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dexgroves.github.io/halite/2017/02/15/halite.html|title=Halite Bot Breakdown|website=dexgroves.github.io|access-date=2018-10-04}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://stakernotes.com/halite-ml-solution/|title=Halite ML Solution|date=2017-02-18|work=StakerNotes|access-date=2018-10-04|language=en-US}}</ref> Halite I, which asked participants to conquer territory on a grid, attracted about 1,500 players.<ref name="Financial Times:Funds turn to quant ‘World Cup’ to lure the best analysts">{{cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/42a911e6-c003-11e8-95b1-d36dfef1b89a|title=Funds turn to quant ‘World Cup’ to lure the best analysts|last1=Wigglesworth|first1=Robin|last2=Palma|first2=Stefania|date=29 September 2018|publisher=Financial Times|accessdate=4 October 2018}}</ref>
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