New blog: "'Bogdle v2'"
https://michaelchadwick.info/blog/2024/06/22/bogdle-v2

#advent-of-code #bogdle #language #nltk #python #webdev #blog

Usually, my personal projects are web apps, and they're like art projects in that they're rarely finished, only abandoned. Thus, keeping some kind of human-centric list of changes felt unnecessary. Git commits are good enough, sir.

However, on Bogdle, which is as close to an app with a finish line that I have right now, I've decided to try the whole `CHANGELOG.md` thing out: https://keepachangelog.com. Might be overkill, but it's good practice.

#changelog #development #bogdle #bogdlev2

Working on #Bogdle v2. It’s gonna have a better localStorage implementation and keep track of more stats. I’m gonna find a better word source, too. It may even actually start to work like Boggle, the game it’s modeled after, instead of just a standard word search.

It will also obliterate any streaks anyone may have since the internal workings are quite different. I’m gonna start the daily counter over at #1 again. If this is a real issue for anyone, let me know ;)

https://bogdle.neb.host

The NYTimes' Spelling Bee is a great word game. My Bogdle word game is also good, but not quite as professional, and maybe not as bug-free and "sticky".

That being said, Spelling Bee really needs a "this is a valid word" CSS class on the guess container BEFORE you submit it.

Psst: https://bogdle.neb.host HAS that feature already ;P

#nytimes #spellingbee #gamedev #wordgames #games #bogdle

I think I now know why the New York Times game Spelling Bee (which is a neat twist on Boggle) requires at least 4 letters to make a word: there are just too many obscure 3-letter words in the English language.

Note to self: update #Bogdle to do the same.

New blog: "A Few Web App Ups"
https://michaelchadwick.info/blog/2024/04/15/a-few-web-app-ups

#bogdle #games #gem-warrior #keebord #nebapps #nebyoodle #puzzles #raffler #speech-synthesis #wordle #blog

New Hacking the Grepson podcast episode is out!

Hacking the Grepson 064: Dailies

Matt (@messerman) and Mike (@nebyoolae) do some things every day in their digital lives. Do you?

Episode Link: https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-cc62u-15bb93b
Show Feed: https://feed.podbean.com/hackingthegrepson/feed.xml
Show Home: https://hackingthegrepson.com

#HackingTheGrepson #podcast #programming #development #daily #games #bogdle

Just as a reminder, I have a daily Boggle-like web game called Bogdle.

A recently-added feature is the ability to share when you find the pangram (word using all the letters), which is a quicker dopamine hit than finding ALL the possible words.

https://bogdle.neb.host

#bogdle #boggle #daily #game #wordgames

Did you know I have a daily Boggle-style game you can play for free on the web?

Well...I do: https://bogdle.neb.host

#boggle #bogdle #game #daily