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The difficulty of predicting difficulty

submitted this link on January 26, 2023
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    Math and logic are the foundation of computer science so I think they will always have an easier time with logical tasks and games than art.

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    Difficulty can be subjective and may vary from person to person.

    Tackling a new task or problem often requires experimentation and learning through trial and error but that depends on everyone's prior knowledge and experience, I guess.

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    I've gotten a lot better at guessing what the hardest part of implementing my ideas will be.

    Now I'm right about 15% of the time. :)

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    Completely different to what I expected. Made me laugh and then made me think. Well done, and I also agree with your perspective on this.

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    Yes, exactly. I've said this many times lately. We just cannot know what we don't know.

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