Okay, so I’ve been messing around with this “super manifold” thing, and let me tell you, it’s been a journey. I started with absolutely zero clue what it was, just saw the name and thought, “That sounds cool, I wanna try that.”
Getting Started (aka Flailing Around)
First, I googled “super manifold.” Lots of complicated math stuff popped up. I skimmed a few papers, pretended I understood them, and moved on. My goal wasn’t to become a mathematician; I just wanted to see if I could make something, anything, work.
I decided to try this in Python. Why? Because I like Python, and it’s got tons of libraries for just about everything. I figured there had to be something out there that could help me.
The Messy Middle (aka Lots of Errors)
I started by installing a bunch of libraries. I mean, a bunch. I think I had like five different scientific computing packages at one point. NumPy, SciPy, you name it, I probably installed it. Most of them, I didn’t even use in the end. It was a total shotgun approach.
- Installed a ridiculous number of Python libraries.
- Wrote a bunch of code that probably made no sense.
- Got a ton of errors. Like, an error waterfall.
I spent hours just trying to get basic shapes to show up. I was playing with matplotlib, trying to visualize… well, I wasn’t even sure what I was trying to visualize. I just wanted something that looked vaguely manifold-ish. Lots of trial and error. Mostly error.
Making Some Progress (aka Tiny Victories)
Eventually, after staring at enough error messages and Stack Overflow posts, I started to make some headway. I found a few examples online that were sort of related to what I was trying to do. I copied and pasted code snippets, tweaked them, broke them, fixed them (sometimes), and slowly, very slowly, started to see some results.
I managed to get a simple 2D manifold to display. It wasn’t “super,” but it was something. I felt like a genius for about five minutes. Then I tried to add another dimension, and everything exploded again.
The “Aha!” Moment (aka Still Confused, But Less So)
After more struggling, I realized I needed to simplify. I was trying to do too much at once. I went back to basics, focused on understanding the underlying concepts (at least, the parts I could grasp), and started building things up step-by-step.
I wouldn’t say that get the final result. I guess I succeeded, to some extent.I’m still not entirely sure what I’ve created, but it looks pretty cool, and it runs without crashing (most of the time). That’s a win in my book.
I will keep studying and share my progress record next time.
