I Solved a 7-Day Calculation Problem in a Weekend

Re:I Solved a 7-Day Calculation Problem in a Weekend by judahmeek on Friday June 20, 2025 @01:54PM (#44330170)

It's odd that OP didn't seem to consider applying the nearest cached value for any given slider stop.

The Gaussian frequency was a cool idea, however.

Also, I would speculate that projected sales would likely be a continuous function in most cases, so I'm curious why they didn't try fitting a function based on initial results.

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Re:I Solved a 7-Day Calculation Problem in a Weekend by alomaki on Friday June 20, 2025 @03:07PM (#44330920)

OP here,

Ah, good point. To be honest, interpolation didn't even cross my mind.

The model output wasn't just one number, it was a messy JSON with a 12-week forecast. Trying to average two of those felt like a whole other task, and with the deadline, my brain was just stuck on how to pick the right numbers to cache.

But yeah, it's a really great idea. Will definitely keep it in mind for the next demo.

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