This is a submission for Weekend Challenge: Passion Edition
What I Built
Hi! My name is Dave and my background is webmaster/front-end web developer. I have long been curious about creating desktop apps, and I figured this was the perfect opportunity to build one. I also am a novice player of contract bridge, also known as just "bridge", so I figured I would make a bridge app since I am passionate about it.
In bridge, many people like to do a double dummy simulation where all 52 cards are visible between the four positions (North, South, East, and West). This allows them to see how many tricks are possible with a given contract and deal. This allows them to improve their declarer (offensive) play as well as their defensive play and improves analytical decision-making. It also allows them to perform an effective post-mortem analysis (i.e., what went wrong).
Since this is a weekend challenge, I didn't get the chance to add some more functionality like I wanted. In addition to improving the UI, I'd also like to actually be able to play through different hands and add a scoring mechanism that you see on bridge score calculators online. I think combining that with a way to play full hands would be where I would want to go from here.
