Xueba's computing system

Chapter 34 The Cheerful Delivery Man
Three days later, the first draft of the beta version of the algorithm was released.

The beta version cannot be considered a preliminary draft of the algorithm, but only a temporary product for testing.

Lin Yuan would not be so stupid as to wait half a month before testing whether the algorithm works. That would be tantamount to a gambler going all in at the table - if the algorithm doesn't work by then, then wouldn't the half month's effort be wasted.

Fortunately, the characteristics of IT software are like building blocks. Building blocks is not magic, it will not be created from nothing all at once, but there is a construction process.

Lin Yuan's next plan is to test this beta version of the algorithm. He will quietly insert this draft of the algorithm into the test server of the Haotuan Zijin branch.

In order to complete some update tests on the food delivery platform, the Zijin branch is equipped with a complete food delivery simulation platform. This food delivery system for testing does not have a merchant end, nor does it have those colorful advertising recommendation information, and even less financial sub-modules. It is purely a food delivery test platform.

Lin Yuan needs to verify the basic functions of the algorithm on this platform first. The basic process of ordering, picking up meals, and delivering them must be completed first.

With the support of the computing system, the whole process went smoothly. The only problem was: insufficient computing power.

On the day when the beta version was released, Lin Yuan glanced at the system panel.

【Cumulative computing power: 498P. 】

In just three days, only half of the computing power I had saved for so long was left. However, the enrollment task in the task list was still stuck at 99.9% completion, and it had not yet been settled because I had not officially enrolled.

Even though the computing power of the system is more precious due to the existence of the computing power exchange rate, this system is too bad and does not provide a way to obtain a large amount of computing power.

As it is now, Lin Yuan can only complete the information collection of riders first, and then do a simple functional verification of the beta algorithm. Subsequent work will have to wait until the school starts, after the system settles the enrollment task for itself, and then continue after the computing power is supplemented.

If I'm lucky, there should be a few more tasks to be completed by then.

Lin Yuan could only hope so.

But the problem is that my internship at Haotuan will end when school starts. Without the opportunity to continue using the Haotuan testing platform, how can I continue testing the algorithm?

If it really doesn't work, Lin Yuan can only use up the computing power at hand, try to iterate and update the algorithm, and then submit it before the start of the school. In short, he must first arouse the interest of the top management of the good group, and ensure that the connection with the good group is not broken.

After realizing the situation, Lin Yuan rode his electric scooter again one night and returned to his old job.
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Lin Yuan started delivering takeout again.

But unlike before, he should be the happiest deliveryman in the world now. Because Lin Yuan is testing his "route and delivery algorithm--beta version", every minute and every second of his time is no longer for the delivery fee of three or five yuan per order, but for building his own life.

There are two apps running on Lin Yuan’s mobile phone - one for the rider and the other for the monitoring.

The rider side, as the name suggests, is because at this moment Lin Yuan is acting as a rider and simulating delivering food.

As for the monitoring end, it is used to monitor the test situation.

On the monitoring end, you can see many avatars representing riders, but only the one representing Lin Yuan is real. The rest are simulated data dummies, because Lin Yuan can't really find a group of people to play the role of riders. The simulated dummies will naturally have a slightly inferior test effect, but this method of using simulated data instead of real data is very common in the software testing process. It's like a wind tunnel experiment for an airplane. The wind in the wind tunnel is naturally simulated artificially. But would you dare to put an airplane into the sky without a wind tunnel simulation test?

AI voice guidance is transmitted from time to time in the headphones.

"It is detected that there is a high probability that the waiting time for subsequent orders will exceed five minutes. Please handle it immediately."

According to the logic set by Lin Yuan's algorithm, if it is detected that there is a high probability of delayed delivery in the subsequent orders that have not been picked up, the algorithm will trigger the background notification rider to send a message reminder. Then the rider can see which specific order it is and how likely it is that the delivery will be delayed for a certain period of time.

After that, the algorithm gives the rider the right to choose. Lin Yuan has not made the algorithm too wild at present, and still gives the rider the decision-making power.

The rider has two choices: let the system handle it automatically, or be stubborn and reckless.

If the system handles it automatically, the algorithm will complete the self-service scheduling of the order and transfer the order to the rider who is more convenient and has less waiting time.

As for being stubborn and reckless, it literally means that you can wait if you want.

Lin Yuan was riding his electric donkey alone, happily delivering food in and around Zijin Aviation School at night. Of course, he was delivering air food, so there was no food box on the back seat of his electric donkey.

If he found bugs or other points that needed optimization during the testing process that night, he would deal with these problems during his internship at work the next day. After that, he would update and iterate the algorithm and continue to simulate testing on his electric scooter that night.

Except for Lin Yuan himself, all the riders in the test were virtual dummies, but the merchants who picked up the food were real.

For the purpose of testing, Lin Yuan also specially marked the businesses in a small test area outside the school. Testing near the school was done to be closer to the school for convenient transportation. Moreover, if testing was done in the area of Liu Huzi in Hexi, it would be easy to run into people you knew from delivering food before. There were so many people and eyes, and if you were not careful, you might attract Liu Huzi's attention and cause unnecessary trouble.

Lin Yuan used the merchants in this small area outside the school as test samples. Of course, he could not really place orders with these merchants. He simulated and estimated the meal delivery time based on the current business conditions of the merchants. Anyway, during the beta test, it was not required that each link must be very precise.
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This is Xia Ye’s third night working at the Jiufen Sweet Milk Tea Shop.

This milk tea shop is located on the food street outside the school. She used to visit the shop often, but never thought that she would come here to work one day.

She is still living with Song Xiaoxiao in a shared room outside the school. Being closer to the school, Xia Ye can occasionally visit the school's practice room based on her familiarity with the teachers. The equipment in the school is much more complete than those fancy equipment in training institutions, which saves Xia Ye the expense of going to a professional dance studio.

Xia Ye is working hard to save money. She plans to save 50,000 yuan and then enroll in a tutoring class specifically for the Ziyi dance postgraduate entrance examination. After that, she will only work one job while attending training, just to make a living until the Ziyi postgraduate entrance examination next year.

As for why Song Xiaoxiao still stays near the school after graduation, in her own words: Once you walk out of the gate of Zijin Aviation School, you can naturally ask for a higher price.

So Song Xiaoxiao would have the car that came to pick her up wait for her at the school gate, instead of at the gate of the cramped rental community.

Xia Ye didn't care much about Song Xiaoxiao's affairs. While they were good friends, they also left some space for each other.

What Xia Ye was more concerned about was whether she could see that person again, the person who brought warmth to her wandering heart.

(End of this chapter)