Funny bit about this is that someone will give these people millions in funding or acquihire. All for a:
from random import randint
choice = randint(1, 6)
delete = randint(1, 6)
if choice == delete:
print "Today is not your lucky day."
else:
print "Try again tomorrow."
print "Today's choice was {0}.".format(choice)
#I felt like writing some bad python.
While the code could use streamlining by only drawing one randint and comparing it to a static number, the probability of orangethirty's way of doing it still gives the correct probability of 1/6. Think of it as two dice, the chance of rolling doubles is 6/36 = 1/6.
I know what you mean. In a sense the backend code is probably pretty simple. But that just goes to show how important the implementation / design really is. I just survived the game, and I thought the spinning revolver wheel is what made the experience.
As a programmer I think that well-written code can be beautiful. A pithy, innovative Python script should be worth more than, say, a script that powers a run-of-the-mill to-do list app.
At the same time, I think it's understandable that users and investors don't evaluate startups the way I do, using a programmer's mindset. They're more interested in how well the overall idea has been executed from design, marketing and user experience standpoints.
