# I Solved Connect 4 by 2swap

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/i-solved-connect-4/

5 people recommended I Solved Connect 4 by 2swap in Hacker News comments and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 12 months, in 2 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

4 of the 5 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Optimal Strategy for Connect 4”.

**Verdict:** People recommend this video for its very high quality, in-depth graph compression research and unmatched visuals, and say the whole channel is worth watching.

Summary written by Claude from 5 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Very high quality overall (3 comments in the sample): "This is a very in depth graph compression research presented with unmatched visuals." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47704750)) "The video is amazing. It does deserve a shoutout." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47730843)) "I can't overstate how high quality it is." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47729149))
- Whole channel worth watching (2 comments in the sample): "This guy's entire channel is amazing. You have to watch all of it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47729378)) "Great channel, thanks for sharing." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47729736))

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## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "I Solved Connect 4 by 2swap", https://hackerapproved.com/p/i-solved-connect-4/ (5 recommend, 0 mixed, 0 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.