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Careful, working in a language without a REPL encourages you to explore less. I was working in Python, and I did this and was about to post it, but then I asked
by SonOfLilit 10y ago
Careful, working in a language without a REPL encourages you to explore less. I was working in Python, and I did this and was about to post it, but then I asked myself "well, it can't be so easy, right? Why don't I also run a two-player simulation and make sure this strategy actually beats 0.6 first?", and - see my sibling post - it surprisingly loses. I can't yet explain why[1], but you can't argue with facts.
[1] probably has to do with the probability distribution having a shape more interesting than a Gaussian bell
- zodiac 10y ago> I can't yet explain why Your comment and simulation prompted me to attempt an explanation of where danielvf's analysis is incorrect, which I've posted here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12941330 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12941330