Show HN: A simple Poker API to calculate the winning hand/s

Post by AlchemistCamp » Mon, Jul 06, 2020, 10:53 AM UTC

valuearb wrote: post #33

notimetorelax wrote: post #32

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Would you do this in a different way now?

I wouldn’t do it in Objective C again, that’s for sure. But no, I think the class structure worked well for this. Just too many esoteric rules in these games. And it’s getting worse from what I hear of the high stakes games. Archey was just getting popular when I quit and now there is like a half dozen new games they play. It’s a constant arms race to see who can master a new set of rules to skin the fish with.

Post by valuearb » Mon, Jul 06, 2020, 3:46 PM UTC

cheeze wrote: post #35

valuearb wrote: post #33

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I wouldn’t do it in Objective C again, that’s for sure. But no, I think the class structure worked well for this. Just too many esoteric rules in these games. And it’s getting worse from what I hear of the high stakes games. Archey was just getting popular when I quit and now there is like a half dozen new games they play. It’s a constant arms race to see who can master a new set of rules to skin the fish with.

As crazy as it sounds, this is why I'd try to keep it simple and just keep each implementation separate. Sure I'd save some keystrokes having a base abstraction and whatnot, but I feel like Poker is one of those "i'll make an interface" traps that is much more complex than it originally seems

Post by AlchemistCamp » Tue, Jul 07, 2020, 6:48 PM UTC

valuearb wrote: post #42

AlchemistCamp wrote: post #41

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What challenges were from Obj-C, specifically?

It’s a pointer based language, ie its C. Swift makes it far easier to write correct code and not have to chase down wild pointer problems.