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Anki(-Ish) for Music Theory

Anki(-Ish) for Music Theory

by interbolt_colin·Mar 5, 2026·4 points·1 comment
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AI Analysis

●●SolidEye CandyCozy

Rust/WebAssembly/WebGL tower for a chord flash-card game—impressive tech, niche audience.

Strengths
  • •Genuine architectural commitment: Rust→WASM→WebGL stack is not toy work, shows real optimization thinking
  • •Solves a real personal pain point (learning theory without formal training) with immediate utility
  • •Game framing (spaced repetition via Anki model) is more engaging than drill sheets
Weaknesses
  • •"Incredibly over-engineered" per author—may be solving a problem that simpler tech (web canvas, vanilla JS) handles fine
  • •No evidence of users beyond the author; unclear if UX/progression loops drive retention
Category
Education
Target Audience

Musicians learning theory fundamentals, music students

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Anki · Tenuto · Music Theory Practice

Post Description

An incredibly over-engineered little game built to iron out my toy rust engine. Uses a rust => wasm => webgl architecture. I grew up playing music without learning the fundamentals and wanted to help myself mentally bake in more of the "theory". Disclosure - I used plenty of claude code to help me along the way.

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