I’m running an experiment. I need to collect some data from you. Here’s what I’d like you to do. Start a timer, go read the 1970s specification of the Hunt the Wumpus game. Then write the program. Make sure it works to your satisfaction. Then stop the timer. Finally report the time to me at unclebob at cleancoder dot com with the subject line Hunt the Wumpus.
Use any language you like, any testing discipline you like, any disciplines you like, or no disciplines at all. It’s entirely up to you. The only constraint that I make is that from the moment you start the timer until you stop the timer you use no AI.