Concise Implementation of Minimax through Higher-Order Functions

The Minimax algorithm is the core of several game-playing AI for making decisions on the best move. This algorithm finds the best move for an AI on a two-player, combinatorial game state on games such as Checkers, Chess or Othello. In this post, I assume that the reader is familiar with the algorithm and its [...]

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Historical Problems with Closures in JavaScript and Python

Closures are necessary features for supporting the functional programming paradigm. A closure is an inner function has access to the variables defined in the environment of its outer function. They can be found in almost all modern dynamic programming includes including JavaScript, Python and Ruby; however, Python and JavaScript have both made their own mistakes [...]

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MySQL Database Creation for Web Hosts on Ubuntu 11.04 using Python

Following up on my recent studies with Python for system administration, I learned to handle database creation through Python. Database creation and MySQL user management are common tasks as a web hosting provider because many public websites use MySQL. Most web hosting providers already enable the creation of databases through an interface but I’ll focus [...]

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Creating Simple File Templates in Python

I manage hosting for all sites networked within MetaZaku but the servers themselves are unmanaged; thus, I must manually configure all hosting accounts. Administrative tasks such as this become tedious. We should automate it using Python.

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    I am a torrent of ingenuity (or insanity) with a myriad of innovations (sometimes fallacies) and a wealth of inspiration (possibly naiveté). My name is Gio Carlo Cielo Borje and I like puffer fish because they're just cooltalkin', highwalkin' and fastlivin'.

    I'm also nineteen and a current student at UC Irvine for Computer Science.