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My Crappy Code Blog
Personal blog · eshapard.github.ioprogrammingproductivity
My Crappy Code Blog is a personal blog at eshapard.github.io about programming and productivity. Since 2019, 3 different Hacker News readers have linked it 4 times. The last post was in 2022, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (4) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link this blog's post on targeting an 80-90% recall rate in spaced repetition, the Anki-style study approach. Commenters cite it when discussing optimal review success rates.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 4 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
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Most-linked posts?
- /anki/target-an-80-90-percent-success-rate-in-anki.html2 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2019-11-10
What Hacker News says?
Not too sure about the case in the article and if relates exactly, but it made me think about spaced-reptition systems. I aim for a 80-90% success rate as I've found that to be the optimal range (arrived at that after doing this for 10+ years now with varying settings). I found other articles about this: https://eshapard.github.io/anki/target-an-80-90-percent-succ... https://vladsperspective.wordpress.com/2017/03/14…
Comment linking /anki/target-an-80-90-percent-success-rate-in-anki.html
on “Failing 15% of the time is the best way to learn, say scientists”> I trust the Anki devs to have more data on, e.g., the typical rate at which we forget things than I, a random language learner, can have; what do I know about that? IIRC the anki defaults seem to be geared more for short term, dense studying (like for tests). In those situations you would want a lapse to reset the interval to 0. For longer term learning, you ideally want an 80-90% recall rate. [0] In my post on an…
Comment linking /anki/target-an-80-90-percent-success-rate-in-anki.html
on “Show HN: MDAnki – convert Markdown to Anki cards”An ideal retention rate is about 80-90%. 95% means you could be challenging yourself more (if desired). https://eshapard.github.io/anki/target-an-80-90-percent-succ...
Comment linking /anki/target-an-80-90-percent-success-rate-in-anki.html
on “Show HN: MDAnki – convert Markdown to Anki cards”1. The .mochi file is just a zip archive with a plain text description of the deck/cards (in extensible data notation[0]) and any media files used in the deck(s) exported. You can find documentation on the format of edn file on the FAQ[1]. 2. At the moment you can also use cloze deletions. I do have plans for things like typing in an answer, or drawing with a touch screen, but I have no plans for something like mult…
Comment linking /anki/anki-new-interval-after-a-lapse.html
on “Spaced Repetition (2019)”