computer science

Unix, and now Linux, have included a wc command for a very long time. Most explanations of its use are misleading fluff and garbage, and do not give you an appreciation of its true value.

I thought I would try to do Wordle 1,039 exclusively with computer help.

I did not solve Wordle 1,037. I fell into the too-many-alternatives trap.

I solved Wordle™ brand video game, puzzle number 1,016 without mechanical help. I found it difficult.

I got Wordle 1,001 without mechanized help. I feel like the partial solutions would be worth double-checking with Computer Science.

I solved Wordle™ brand video game, puzzle number 986 without computerized help, but I made a silly 3rd guess. I wondered if the solution word was the only word available after my fourth guess.

I felt pretty happy getting this wordle in 4 guesses, as you can see. But how good was my 4th guess?

A programming interview question from the Daily Coding Problem email list. Here’s a non-hand-wavy explanation of a way to solve this problem.

Daily Coding Problem: Problem #736 [Easy]

Given a complete binary tree, count the number of nodes in faster than O(n) time. Recall that a complete binary tree has every level filled except the last, and the nodes in the last level are filled starting from the left. “Complete” means: every level, except possibly the last, is completely filled, and all nodes in the last level are as far left as possible. It can have between 1 and 2h nodes at the last level h.

I solved Wordle 959 without help, my streak is now 97. I see another opportunity to write a large regular expression that could get the answer.