Hacker News: ludovicianul

Tim Cook's last day as Apple CEO

ludovicianul — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:00:32 +0000

Article URL: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/article/its-tim-cooks-last-day-as-apple-ceo-investors-are-4-trillion-richer-because-of-him-230325985.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49509230

Points: 8

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New comment by ludovicianul in "JEP 401: Value Objects (Preview) merged to OpenJDK master"

ludovicianul — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:18:55 +0000

I'm always amazed by how much thinking and work the Java leads put in rolling out changes that move the language forward, but make it backward compatible as much as possible.

I Like Enums, but I've Stopped Calling Them Closed

ludovicianul — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:28:31 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.dochia.dev/blog/api_enums/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49097249

Points: 2

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The loudest person wins architecture discussions

ludovicianul — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:07:16 +0000

Article URL: https://thehardparts.dev/red-flags/the-loudest-person-wins-architecture-discussions

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49034994

Points: 9

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The Java Story [video]

ludovicianul — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:17:55 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqGSg4b_cZA

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48997650

Points: 2

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New comment by ludovicianul in "Show HN: I've built a words game based on binary search"

ludovicianul — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:35:41 +0000

A combination of visual identity of the game, with the Highs and Lows and helping players visualise with the before and after. I’ve implementarea the letters fading in each position on the keyboard, so that you only see the letters that are valid for that position.

New comment by ludovicianul in "Show HN: I've built a words game based on binary search"

ludovicianul — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:33:55 +0000

The name of the game is a combination of High and Low. So high would mean right or after the letter and low would mean left or sooner in the alphabet. I’ve added a one time display of the rules before the first game.

New comment by ludovicianul in "Show HN: I've built a words game based on binary search"

ludovicianul — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:32:20 +0000

I’ve added an archive link in the menu.

New comment by ludovicianul in "Show HN: I've built a words game based on binary search"

ludovicianul — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:01:58 +0000

Now it allows all 7 letters english words. Apparently 32k words.

New comment by ludovicianul in "Show HN: I've built a words game based on binary search"

ludovicianul — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:19:00 +0000

Thanks everyone for the feedback. I've implemented several suggestions from the thread, that tweak the user experience: allow all 7 words list as valid words, better contrast, make Go button more visible, as you type letters, the keyboard will fade out letters which are not possible for that position, fixed share + a few more. Archive + easier mode planned for the next weeks.

New comment by ludovicianul in "Show HN: I've built a words game based on binary search"

ludovicianul — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:40:38 +0000

Yeah. True. Now that you say. Might not be an actual reason. I'll probably load the full dictionary (i have) in the next release.

New comment by ludovicianul in "Show HN: I've built a words game based on binary search"

ludovicianul — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:11:33 +0000

Planned to be implemented in the near future.

New comment by ludovicianul in "Show HN: I've built a words game based on binary search"

ludovicianul — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:10:13 +0000

I've tried with 5 letters. After playing some games it was too easy, as it gives you more hints than Wordle on the positioning of the letters. I've also tried 6, but settled on 7 with 5 guesses as it seemed the most balanced.

New comment by ludovicianul in "Show HN: I've built a words game based on binary search"

ludovicianul — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:08:37 +0000

Higher = right = after, Lower = left = before. Once you play some games, it will become more natural. At least this was the feedback from friends playing the game.

New comment by ludovicianul in "Show HN: I've built a words game based on binary search"

ludovicianul — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:07:39 +0000

Thanks! Archive is in progress. As for the length of the words, I initially though a 5-6-7/esy-medium-hard, but It seemed very easy to guess the 5 letters once you play some games. I'll reconsider.

New comment by ludovicianul in "Show HN: I've built a words game based on binary search"

ludovicianul — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:06:15 +0000

I've tried with 5 letters and 6. It seemed too easy to guess though.

New comment by ludovicianul in "Show HN: I've built a words game based on binary search"

ludovicianul — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:04:55 +0000

This is not something I intentionally design that way. I'll consider switching the position. Thanks!

New comment by ludovicianul in "Show HN: I've built a words game based on binary search"

ludovicianul — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:03:05 +0000

For now, the plan it's to keep it on the site. But might extend in the future depending if people find it interesting to play regularly.

New comment by ludovicianul in "Show HN: I've built a words game based on binary search"

ludovicianul — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:00:33 +0000

Thanks for the feedback. I'll try to incorporate as much as possible. For now it was mainly played by family. :D

New comment by ludovicianul in "Show HN: I've built a words game based on binary search"

ludovicianul — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:57:45 +0000

Thanks for the feedback. I've taken all the 7 letter words from the dictionary and filtered based on different criteria. I'm still thinking what's the easiest automated way to have all valid words, while avoiding offensive, inappropriate ones.