I was stuck on a side project for 5 years – how I finished it (2020)
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Re: I was stuck on a side project for 5 years – how I finished it (2020)
#2This problem wasn't entirely clear:
> Casting each of the spells in the set is finicky and doesn't always succeed. A cast succeeds 20% of the time and is independent of previous casts. I need 3 successful casts in a row to summon the animal familiar. > What is the probability that I summon a familiar on my first try?
I tried inputting the answer as a percentage with "%" and as percentage without "%" before I tried inputing it as fraction and was able to proceed.
It'd be a good idea to indicate what format the answer needs to be in.
Re: I was stuck on a side project for 5 years – how I finished it (2020)
#3This is his big project, a work on teaching statistics: https://cassandraxia.com/wizard/
So far, I'm liking it a lot.
Re: I was stuck on a side project for 5 years – how I finished it (2020)
#4Author has a way with words. I chuckled quite a bit. I will not eat your shedcake, dear OP, but I have eaten your cake and it was pretty good. I may eat another.
Re: I was stuck on a side project for 5 years – how I finished it (2020)
#5I'm eating your shed. I like it.
Re: I was stuck on a side project for 5 years – how I finished it (2020)
#6This problem wasn't entirely clear: > Casting each of the spells in the set is finicky and doesn't always succeed. A cast succeeds 20% of the time and is independent of previous casts. I need 3 successful casts in a row to summon the animal familiar. > What is the probability that I summon a familiar on my first try? I tried inputting the answer as a percentage with "%" and as percentage without "%" before I tried in…
I imagine they agree and aren't satisfied with the interface, but can't give it any more of their time. I take the impression they were more concerned about finding a novel and beautiful way to present statistics, and to transfer some of their passion for the subject to the reader, than creating a usable piece of software. (For instance, when they describe coming up with entirely different stories and casts of characters, repeatedly. Clearly the story is what is important about this project to them.)
Personally I've never made it past the first paragraph of a story without deleting it, so I salute them for shipping _something_.
Re: I was stuck on a side project for 5 years – how I finished it (2020)
#7Not sure if the OP is the author, or if the author will read this, but I ate the shed, and at first found it delightful, but then got an annoying bit stuck in my teeth.
The Guide first says "The results of the spell are supposed to be independent." And I took that at face value, since I figured this is an educational page rather than a page of brain teasers and trick questions. But then when it asks "in my last 100 casts of the spell, I got the gross potion all 100 times, what do you think the next cast would yield?", I guess I was supposed to have remembered that the original statement said "supposed to be independent", and figure out the lesson was that this indicates a problem with the spell not being independent as opposed to stressing that regardless of results, independent means independent. I feel annoyed rather than enlightened.
Re: I was stuck on a side project for 5 years – how I finished it (2020)
#8first question with an edit box made me stuck, shed burned
Quite like the cute npcs though
Re: I was stuck on a side project for 5 years – how I finished it (2020)
#9Love the analogy. I recently started reducing the scope of my projects and getting them in front of users as quickly as I can. For the first time ever I've actually been launching things as a result. "Sheds" can be so mentally draining, especially due to the uncertainty of whether anyone will actually want it.
Re: I was stuck on a side project for 5 years – how I finished it (2020)
#10Hey thats a nice looking shed!