Re:Show HN: Oops I deleted my bin/ dir
by heavenlyblue on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @11:25AM
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It's an algebra game.
Given a set of operations, can you get to state X?
Usually requires a lot of searching and/or expertise, however the solutions will break pretty easily depending on which shell you're using, etc. So doesn't really teach you anything aside from iterating over a set of all possible operation combinations.
Re:Show HN: Oops I deleted my bin/ dir
by weare138 on Thursday July 23, 2020 @11:26PM
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It's also a variation of the classic tech thought experiment/game 'If you only had X and how would you do Y?'. Like 'If all you had was telnet and had to send an email how would you do it?' or some variation of it, was a common one.
Given a set of operations, can you get to state X?
Usually requires a lot of searching and/or expertise, however the solutions will break pretty easily depending on which shell you're using, etc. So doesn't really teach you anything aside from iterating over a set of all possible operation combinations.