Monthly Archives: May 2020

Crossword Puzzle Data Format

The biggest crisis in computer science today is the lack of a good crossword puzzle data format. There are some existing formats: XPF Universal Crossword Puzzle Data Format – XML based, minimal redundancy, answers summarized in grid Yet Another Crossword … Continue reading

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jq pattern for terrible JSON

Many JSON formats are completely brain dead. Instead of the natural { key : value }, these formats go “all meta’, using { Field: “name”, Value: “amateur” } or { “name” : “name”, “value”: “amateur” }. This “meta key-value” approach … Continue reading

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