Okay, so today I decided to mess around with two things I’ve been hearing a lot about: Reds and Rays. I’ve seen some chatter online, and I figured, why not give it a shot myself? No fancy tutorials, just diving in headfirst. Here’s how it went down.
Setting Things Up
First things first, I needed to get both of these bad boys installed. It wasn’t too painful, honestly. I just followed the basic setup instructions I found. No big surprises there, just some commands and a bit of waiting for things to download and install.
My First Experiment
I wanted to see how these two could work together. My thinking was, could I use Reds to store some data, and then use Rays to do some calculations on that data? Sounds simple enough, right?
I started by writing a super basic script to dump some dummy data into Reds. You know, just some numbers and stuff. Nothing crazy. Then, I wrote another script, this one using Rays, to grab that data and, well, I just had it do some simple addition. I know, I know, it’s not exactly rocket science, but I wanted to start small.
Running Into Walls (and Fixing Them)
Of course, it wasn’t all smooth sailing. I hit a few snags. First, I messed up the connection to Reds. Totally my fault, I typed something wrong. A quick fix, thankfully. Then, I realized I was trying to do the math on the data before it was fully loaded by Rays. Rookie mistake! I added a little wait to make sure everything was loaded before I tried to do anything with it.
The Big Moment (Kind Of)
After those little hiccups, I ran the scripts again… and it worked! I mean, it’s just adding some numbers, but hey, it’s something. I saw the data I put into Reds, and I saw Rays correctly adding it up. I felt pretty good about that, not gonna lie.
What I Learned
- It’s not that scary: Even without a ton of experience, I could get these tools working together.
- Start small: Don’t try to build the Death Star on your first try. Baby steps are key.
- Debugging is part of the fun: Okay, maybe not “fun,” but it’s definitely part of the process. Figuring out what went wrong is how you learn.
So, that was my little adventure with Reds and Rays. It’s definitely just the beginning, but it’s a start! I’m thinking of trying something a bit more complicated next time. Maybe some actual data processing, or even some machine learning stuff. Who knows? Stay tuned!
