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Judgment Mirror, round 1

Why it matters Judgment is the part of engineering nobody can look up. You can still train it, but first you need a record of what yours is today.

Twelve small design choices follow, each between two options. There are no right answers: on most of them, good engineers disagree. Pick the one you would choose today, quickly, about ten seconds each. Do not ask the tutor or look anything up; the point is your own first instinct.

The same twelve choices come back later in the course, in disguise, with new names and the options swapped. Then you will see how often you agree with yourself, and whether the principles you write down predict your picks. Your picks stay in this browser.

from creative import mirror
mirror.show_round1()   # prints the 12 pairs

Recap Twelve quick picks, no right answers. They are the baseline for the Judgment Mirror.

Your turn

Run the starter to print the 12 pairs. Then fill in picks with your choice for every pair, "A" or "B", written as one plain dict, for example picks = {"p1": "A", "p2": "B", ...}. Any choices pass: this records your view, it does not grade it.

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