Day 7 of 100

Source: Dev.to

Day 7 of 100: Writing Algorithms

Choosing a Project

I started the day by brainstorming simple game ideas and translating them into algorithms. After sketching a few concepts on paper and refining them in draw.io, I settled on creating a Hangman game and wrote the algorithm before beginning the actual build.

Preparing the Word List

The first step was to compile a list of possible words. This turned out to take more time than writing the program itself, but it gave the game a solid foundation.

Core Implementation

• Underscore Replacement – Used for loops to replace each letter in the chosen word with an underscore.
• User Guess Handling – Created a guess variable to capture the player’s input.
  • If the guessed letter exists in the word, the corresponding underscore(s) are replaced with that letter.
  • If the guessed letter is not in the word, the player loses a life.
  • If the letter has already been guessed, the player is informed that it was previously tried.
• Game Loop – Wrapped the entire logic in a while loop that continues until:
  1. The user correctly guesses the whole word, or
  2. The user runs out of lives.

Reflection

Overall, building the Hangman game was a fun and educational mini‑project that reinforced my understanding of loops, conditionals, and user input handling.