Let's Get Into It

A software engineer, math nerd, and extrovert greeting the world with curiosity


Let's Get Into It

The Clue Solver is live! winclue.vercel.app/ including features like:

- Smart checklist that deduces for you
- Suggestion log to track everything that happens, feeding the solver
- "My Cards" panel for easy reference, suggesting *which* card to refute with and why
- Cell explanations: why and how did the solver deduce this information?
- Hypotheses: have a hunch? Test it out, and the solver will tell you when it's unsubstantiated, verifiable or falsifiable
- Suggested hypotheses: if we notice other players' behavioral patterns, we may suggest some hunches of our own!
- Invite players to your game, so only one person has to set everything up
- Create and share custom card packs
- Works on desktop with full keyboard controls, and mobile in the browser, or as an installable app!
- "Teach Me" mode: does this take the fun out of the game for you? Want to solve yourself and learn as you go? "Teach Me" mode gives you full control, and only checks your work or provides explanations when you ask for it

Try playing with it today: winclue.vercel.app/
Check out the code: github.com/LetsGetIntoIt/effect-clue

If you have any feedback, let me know here! I'll make a more complete video about the app soon.

1 week ago | [YT] | 5

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Wow, my Clue video has been taking off! You may also enjoy this Superbowl-themed algorithm explainer!

3 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 2

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​@numberphile's latest video covers this topic! It's a more math-oriented take on the same concept of "conditioning". What's the crossover? Well, we describe basically the same thing... (read on)...

Tom Crawford at 3:05 https://youtu.be/JBkmR3rzz5M?si=A_Ueh...
Me at 9:12 https://youtu.be/OYZozM5_zYc?si=E30y-...

The math helps *write down* the solution, but misses the hidden computational complexity. How do you actually *calculate* all the recursive cases in a reasonable amount of time? Answer: dynamic programming

...of course, the math gives a connection to Fibonacci numbers, which is really cool. I always love Numberphile, and this video has a special place in my Youtuber heart

1 year ago (edited) | [YT] | 4

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Finally saying goodbye to the last remnants of the dynamic programming / coin change problem video. Yes, I already returned all $100 of change I took out 😅 Here's the final memory of a really fun project! https://youtu.be/OYZozM5_zYc

2 years ago | [YT] | 2

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Good morning and happy weekend! I'm really pumped for this Super Bowl video - filming on location with real interviewees was really fun, makes for a more engaging video, and added a whole new dimension to the creation process.

Alongside that video, I re-uploaded the old Conan one. It's much more entertaining than the previous one you may have already seen, includes some new funny and illustrative B roll, and most importantly the audio is fixed! Please go watch it and check out what's changed - it'll really help a lot 🙏

A word of caution: not all aux to USB-c adapter cables are made equal! It took me a long time to realize that was the issue with my Conan audio. And here I thought it was just changing a round peg into an oval peg... 🤦🏾‍♂️ 😅

I hope you enjoy both videos!

2 years ago | [YT] | 1

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Hello subscribers! If you're new, welcome! If you were here for the functional programming series, read on.

I'm going to pause the FP series for a little while in favor of videos that are shorter, more fun and widely appealing, self-contained, and varietous (<-- this *should* be a word, so I'm going with it 🤘)

While I truly love the FP series and think the content is a unique and effective lesson plan (though I'm biased 😆), it's a lot of work. With more varied videos, I'll learn a lot about editing, pacing, script structure etc. which I can bring back to this series. Likely the series will come back with stripped-down production and hopefully more engaging scripts for each video.

In the meantime, I hope you enjoy the fruits of my learning process!

🤙🤘✌️👋

2 years ago | [YT] | 3

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Happy new year! As 2023 becomes 2024, here's an open-ended puzzle: how would you describe the concept of numbers without circularly referencing numbery concepts ("counting", "more/less than", "order", "be wellfore/after", etc.)?

Photo cred: x.com/mcjesse/status/1739004803823370588

2 years ago | [YT] | 4

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This just popped into my head, and I had to make it 😅 ...thoughts? Should I cover this in a video with some examples?

2 years ago | [YT] | 5

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Happy holidays! Because our brains need a rest, today's video is about the Typescript generics and Jest testing syntax we'll use for the rest of the series. It'll pay to ensure we're all on the same page. If it's recap, the video should be at least entertaining (though I'm biased 😆)!

Please let me know how the format is working for you! This is the best chance to give feedback before we really start getting into the meat of the concepts.

See ya in about 2 hours!

2 years ago (edited) | [YT] | 2

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Two videos ready to go! After spending about a month putting together a whole lesson plan on functional programming, I'm starting to make the videos! These are going much quicker than my first ones; I was able to finish these two videos in just under a week.

I seriously have at least 20 videos worth of content (lesson plans with code examples) planned for this series. I'm holding back on publishing these until I have a few more ready. I want to make sure I have enough momentum and backlog before I officially kick things off

High five to myself for semicolon usage 🙏

2 years ago | [YT] | 6