Show HN: My 70 year old grandma is learning to code and made a word game

Post by mixeden » Mon, Aug 12, 2024, 1:51 AM UTC

susam wrote: post #117

yismail wrote: post #101

Earlier quoted context omitted.

let l = 0; let h = dictionary.length - 1; const textbox = document.querySelector("input"); while (l textbox.value = guess; guessWord(); if (document.querySelector(".correct")) { console.log("Found the word:", guess); break; } else if (textbox.placeholder.includes("after")) { l = m + 1; } else { h = m - 1; } } Here's mine in JavaScript, you can paste it in the console.

Thanks! I should have realised that a solution for this could be implemented in JavaScript as well, allowing it to run directly in the web browser. Here is my translation of my earlier Python program to JavaScript: let lo = 0, hi = dictionary.length - 1 const answer = document.getElementById('guess') while (document.getElementsByClassName('correct').length === 0) { const mid = Math.floor(lo + (hi - lo) / 2) answer.va…

Post by blindriver » Mon, Aug 12, 2024, 2:00 AM UTC

aae42 wrote: post #140

blindriver wrote: post #139

This is a fun game and it's harder than it looks! I'm impressed! She should produce a random word from the dictionary instead of hard coding it, and keep it going!

Then you can't compete with friends and family, sending links, spreading the game...

Post by mparnisari » Mon, Aug 12, 2024, 2:17 AM UTC

phatskat wrote: post #125

mparnisari wrote: post #124

"Voleyball isn't in the dictionary" Hmmm...

It’s got two L’s - volleyball works without issue

Post by culi » Mon, Aug 12, 2024, 3:03 AM UTC

  secretWords = ['test', 'test', 'test', 'horse', 'chocolate', 'garden', 'volcano', 'orange', 'elephant', 'star', 'violin', 'egg', 'pencil', 'forest', 'lamp', 'island', 'potato', 'happy', 'toilet', 'shell'];

Post by rammer » Mon, Aug 12, 2024, 3:44 AM UTC