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📰 Dev.to · Clackpit

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How I built a no-account leaderboard for my typing game — and why I’ll never ask for signup
Dev.to · Clackpit 3w ago
How I built a no-account leaderboard for my typing game — and why I’ll never ask for signup
When I started building Clackpit, I knew I wanted a daily leaderboard. Competitive pressure is the...
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How I built an anonymous daily leaderboard — and why it resets every night
Dev.to · Clackpit 3w ago
How I built an anonymous daily leaderboard — and why it resets every night
Every competitive typing site has a leaderboard. Most of them are terrible. TypeRacer shows you an...
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How I calculate WPM in real time — and why most typing sites get the math wrong
Dev.to · Clackpit 3w ago
How I calculate WPM in real time — and why most typing sites get the math wrong
Most typing speed sites use a formula you can fit on a napkin: WPM = (totalCharsTyped / 5) /...
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Why I built forced correction into my typing game (and why MonkeyType got it wrong)
Dev.to · Clackpit ⚡ AI Lesson 3w ago
Why I built forced correction into my typing game (and why MonkeyType got it wrong)
If you've ever used MonkeyType, you know you can just breeze past mistakes. You hit the wrong key,...
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I built a real-time typing game with no traditional backend — here's the architecture
Dev.to · Clackpit 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
I built a real-time typing game with no traditional backend — here's the architecture
I've been mildly obsessed with typing games since I first used TypeRacer in 2009. Last month I...
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