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Regex Blaster

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Re: Regex Blaster

#21
I don't understand the first "combat" level. There's no real defining pattern separating the good from bad hex strings, so it's just a typing speed contest to type all the enemy patterns, right? What am I missing?

Re: Regex Blaster

#22
post #4

Every vibe coded site is too dark and the text is too small.

Every vibecoded site have this same dark look with shining hue-gradient borders, can't wait for the future the entire web be filled with this generic look

Re: Regex Blaster

#23
post #21

I don't understand the first "combat" level. There's no real defining pattern separating the good from bad hex strings, so it's just a typing speed contest to type all the enemy patterns, right? What am I missing?

As far as I can tell, the first combat level enemies all start with "ALERT-" and have exactly 3 digits.

Re: Regex Blaster

#25
post #12
post #4

Every vibe coded site is too dark and the text is too small.

This is fair, although I ask for it to be dark themed to match what I think was the style of typing game I remember growing up with (it's been a while). Bumped up the font though.

My top complaint is that if I've successfully used a pattern, I want my text removed. I keep forgetting to backspace a bunch, then get frustrated that my pattern isn't working.

Other than that, great game!

Re: Regex Blaster

#27
post #12
post #4

Every vibe coded site is too dark and the text is too small.

This is fair, although I ask for it to be dark themed to match what I think was the style of typing game I remember growing up with (it's been a while). Bumped up the font though.

Next time please ask it to respect system dark/light mode preference, it's trivial to do, especially for an LLM which can spin up light/dark alternatives easily.

Re: Regex Blaster

#29
post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is fair, although I ask for it to be dark themed to match what I think was the style of typing game I remember growing up with (it's been a while). Bumped up the font though.

Next time please ask it to respect system dark/light mode preference, it's trivial to do, especially for an LLM which can spin up light/dark alternatives easily.

no

considering free windows being light theme only, it should be a button, not a "system default"

Re: Regex Blaster

#30
post #21

I don't understand the first "combat" level. There's no real defining pattern separating the good from bad hex strings, so it's just a typing speed contest to type all the enemy patterns, right? What am I missing?

As far as I can tell, the first combat level enemies all start with "ALERT-" and have exactly 3 digits.

sorry, second combat level. It's all 6 digit hex color strings, some good some bad.
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