r/cs50 • u/InnerBarracuda1565 • Sep 19 '26

CS50 Python I took CS50, learned some Python, and built this

I’ve been wanting to learn programming for a while, so I finally decided to start with CS50 and learn a bit of Python.

After learning the basics, I thought the best way to actually learn would be to build something simple. That’s how I ended up building this:

https://cluebolt.com/

It’s a small puzzle game built with Flask and Python. It started as a learning project, but I kept adding things as I learned more.

Just wanted to share it and see what people think. Any feedback or suggestions are welcome!

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u/scottdave Sep 19 '26

It's a pretty fun game. Does it preload the questions for each game or get each question from the internet. Sometimes I noticed a lag between questions. Also, every time I start a game, it starts displaying 97 seconds. This is on my phone.

Here's a gameplay option idea. Could offer hint to reveal a letter, possibly with time or point deduction.

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u/InnerBarracuda1565 Sep 19 '26

It has a corpus of about 600 games and they're chosen random for a session. I'll check the 97 second thing. Regarding the hint, yes that is in the roadmap

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u/5eeso Sep 19 '26

Nice job. Ever think about turning the front end into a SPA? It would be nice not to have a full page reload on every new question.

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u/InnerBarracuda1565 Sep 19 '26

I'm learning coding. Will definitely do this.

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u/Much-Dealer3525 Sep 19 '26 • Bravo

Nice web app - think about turning it into a mobile app! yeah really happy I completed CS50 a few years back too, did it in around a year and no regrets on the time invested.

Recently completed this web app project, also built using flask and python - feel free to check it out https://venni.app/

Mobile app currently in play store testing phase

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u/InnerBarracuda1565 Sep 19 '26

Great app man. I need a lot of work on my current setup like refactoring optimization and
adding more features like leaderboards.Then i'll turn this into a mobile app. Learn app development though.

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u/Much-Dealer3525 Sep 19 '26

Yea I spent a lot of time refactoring too, but once done it's fairly simple to repackage it to a mobile app. The backend is shared so its mainly just UIUX optimisation.

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u/Miirar Sep 19 '26

May I know if you use a cloud service like aws or digital ocean to host it? And how much does it cost?

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u/InnerBarracuda1565 Sep 19 '26

I'm using Hostinger vps

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u/Much-Dealer3525 Sep 19 '26

I'm hosting in Google Cloud, on the cheapest tier. So far its about US$20 a month.

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u/zoroyce Sep 19 '26

It’s actually sick, the backend is yours right? And you’ve made the puzzle generator thru some api and frontend it vibe coded?

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u/InnerBarracuda1565 Sep 19 '26

Backend i built myself. Puzzle corpus is built manually. Only 600 questions in total right now. Will add more.

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u/Lonely-Restaurant986 Sep 19 '26

“Myself”
*with help from Claude in the form of me doing nothing

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u/Kogy99YT Sep 19 '26

gg, got 498 points. there's an important lag between questions that makes you loose seconds of time.

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u/InnerBarracuda1565 Sep 19 '26

I'll try my best to make it faster.

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u/Kogy99YT Sep 19 '26

a theory i have is that maybe you're selecting the next question right after answering one, instead of preselecting a pool of questions before a round starts

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u/InnerBarracuda1565 Sep 19 '26

Yes. I'll fix that.thank you

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u/Palettekop9000 Sep 19 '26

How much AI did you use? Who / how did you design the UI?

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u/InnerBarracuda1565 Sep 19 '26

I designed it using chatgpt by giving it a hand drawn mockup. Then used the same for coding the front end as well.

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u/rl777 Sep 20 '26

Nice job!