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spaced repetition flashcards
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How HN took it
9 positive, 13 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 7 critical, out of 29 comments about the project. Thread score +0.05.
Idea: 7 for, 6 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple, fast interface that is easy to try without login
From 1 comment
Love the concept and simplicity of the site. Compared to hitting a site with a ton of text and a login, starting by storing cards locally made trying it out a breeze.
closed on HN
Typing code answers works well for algorithms and pseudocode
From 1 comment
I gave it a small go recently to try and learn "loopless" methods for permutation generation. Also used it for heap methods. Plan on using it for a few other things, but haven't…
taeric on HN
Objections
Typing answers is too slow compared with Anki fill-in-the-blank cards
From 1 comment
I use Anki for code. Here's why Anki beats Code Cards. Code Cards's differentiating feature is the ability to type the answer before viewing it. But I've found it's crucial that…
xamuel on HN
Spaced repetition is poor for learning programming concepts and may encourage syntax fixation
From 2 comments
Spaced repetition is good for pure memorisation but I'm not so convinced it is an effective or even helpful way of learning programming --- it seems it would just make you fixate…
userbinator on HNI think it strongly depends on how spaced repetition is being done. Spaced repetition of content isn't useful (simply viewing), but spaced testing is [1]. Also, a test might be…
closed on HN
Requests
Predefined decks for languages like Haskell, JavaScript and SQL
From 2 comments
It would be great if there were some predefined cards so that maybe I could refresh my Haskell knowledge or something without me having to create the material. But nice job…
hmate9 on HN- new language features for big languages like Javascript 6 or C# 6.0. - classic topics like string manipulation in all major languages, the 10/20 most important Linux…
UweSchmidt on HN
Import of Anki decks
From 1 comment
Longtime SRS user and Anki contributor here. Can you explain a bit about what this does that Anki doesn't? Can I import my Anki decks?
xiaoma on HN
Mobile or iPhone app
From 1 comment
Fantastic. I've recently been coding in Go and was thinking about doing the same to memorize the language. Do you have plans to write an iPhone app?
curiousDog on HN
Questions
What does it do that Anki does not
From 1 comment
Longtime SRS user and Anki contributor here. Can you explain a bit about what this does that Anki doesn't? Can I import my Anki decks?
xiaoma on HN
Alternatives named
Anki
From 2 comments
I use Anki for code. Here's why Anki beats Code Cards. Code Cards's differentiating feature is the ability to type the answer before viewing it. But I've found it's crucial that…
xamuel on HNLongtime SRS user and Anki contributor here. Can you explain a bit about what this does that Anki doesn't? Can I import my Anki decks?
xiaoma on HN
Derek Sivers' Anki decks for JavaScript and Ruby
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Derek Sivers has some anki cards for javascript and ruby . And a good post about it https://sivers.org/srs
vitomd on HN
Enki iPhone app
From 1 comment
Kinda reminds me of this iPhone app I found recently: https://www.enki.com/
aaronarduino on HN