I think the mix of highly rational reasoning and "it just feels right" is a killer combo too, it gives a rigorous basis for a lot of the decisions made, while also allowing for a strongly personal aesthetic to emerge. Very cool indeed.

I also thought I might be interesting to do a version with the film/screen specific years

I did think it was odd that Goldberg didn't show up in 2001.

I kind of rolled my own generated SVG paths. I wanted to learn a bit more about how Bezier curves worked, and this seemed like a good opportunity to figure it out.

Not 100% happy with my implementation, but I learned a lot from tinkering with it.

I took the data as a given from ABC Classic FM, and as you mentioned it's voted on by listeners in Australia so that might affect what shows up. I'm listening to the 2026 countdown right now, and it does seem like there's a broader range of less traditional pieces appearing this year.

Partly this might be because ABC Classic has expanded into a broader range of genres (e.g. There's a whole program dedicated to video game music) to increase their accessibility to a wider audience.

I personally don't mind this, as there are many pieces from screen music that I love and that I think hold up as great orchestral music (Lord of the Rings has wonderful music).

I also love some of the newer music they play - e.g. I strongly suspect Joseph Tawardros will be highly ranked this year, as they have been (rightfully) playing his pieces a lot over the last few years.

I'm not the biggest fan of video game music though, unless it's in the original context.

Would love it if some Latin American composers made it in this year! Will have to wait and see...

The YouTube link is a great idea too, might see if I can find some good recordings, although will probably take a little while

I've considered adding a search function, but I also kind of like that it requires a bit of exploration in the current form.

Some of the code is a bit clunky and I wouldn't mind refactoring it. I'm also not sure about browser compatibility - I've only got access to a couple of devices to test it on.

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https://coin-or.github.io/pulp/CaseStudies/a_sudoku_problem....

This example helped me enormously in developing my understanding of how to use binary variables in an LP solver

https://coin-or.github.io/pulp/CaseStudies/a_sudoku_problem....

One nice thing about this approach is that by adding each solution in as a constraint and re-running, you can exhaustively enumerate all possible solutions for a given puzzle.

I mean, reliable public transport and a good bus tracker app would be better, but probably not realistic in my city.

Everything is new to someone, and even if this was just confirming my own biases I found it an interesting take.

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