Workouts
Learning and science
developer education
SHOW HN2019
233points
57comments
#152of 2,195 in 2019
Top 7%of 2019 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
7 positive, 13 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 13 critical, out of 36 comments about the project. Thread score -0.15.
Idea: 5 for, 4 againstDesign: 0 for, 4 againstPricing: 1 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Good idea for guided practice with real projects
From 3 comments
I like this idea a lot. I struggled learning new things all the time. This will give me a list of interesting projects to work on.
applechen777 on HNI like this, but it's primary draw for me might not be the expected stuff. Learning by building is a great method, but my problem is that I don't know what to build. This website…
auslegung on HNI really like this idea, and the stock market example looks really interesting. Will definitely try this out!
Stwerner on HN
Portfolio-worthy completed projects
From 2 comments
I think for alot of people the immediate reason for paying for this service would be that they can put the resulting code on github as an example of small completed project.
wanderer2323 on HNThis. I'm building a really in-depth fullstack project at the moment that I can use as a both a showcase and a playground for exploring how technologies fit in a real,…
james_s_tayler on HN
Objections
Too expensive and unclear what you get before paying
From 3 comments
Too expensive. I'd pay $10 for a month of unlimited access to a site full of stuff but it doesn't seem like I'm getting much for the bucks here. Perhaps I'm wrong and the content…
qwerty456127 on HNI'm interested, but I'd want to see an example of the spec I'm going to build and the format of the instructions before giving my card number.
blowski on HNClicked on Business and got "an unexpected error has occurred". Also, mobile experience is very much treated as a second class citizen on this site. First thing I'm greeted by is…
james_s_tayler on HN
Does not work well on mobile
From 3 comments
Please take this comment as intended to be helpful, not rude: I wouldn't pay money to learn web or mobile technologies from a site that didn't display well on mobile.
ARandomerDude on HNSecond this; doesn't render well for me on Firefox Preview for Android.
uponcoffee on HNThe homepage text gets cut off on the left side on iPhone SE.
andai on HN
Sharing solutions would undermine the business model
From 1 comment
from https://real.dev/docs > Can I share my code? > We strongly recommend against sharing your code publicly. It will ruin the fun for everyone. s/the fun for everyone/our…
philsnow on HN
Requests
Free trial or beta before paying
From 2 comments
I'm very interested, but could you perhaps provide a free open beta (perhaps invite-only) so I could see if this will help me learn before I give away money I don't have?
TurkishPoptart on HNI like the idea a lot... Sometimes I don't have a personal project in mind and I'd like something more guided with which I could practice. However, as others have said I'd need…
arcturus17 on HN
Clearer project briefs and spec examples
From 2 comments
If I'm going to build a project like I'm building something for a client, then I want to see the "brief" from the client. A 2 paragraph description with a 10-15 bullet points…
blowski on HNI'm interested, but I'd want to see an example of the spec I'm going to build and the format of the instructions before giving my card number.
blowski on HN
Mobile-friendly site
From 2 comments
I like the idea. But I feel like it would be a good workout to make this website mobile friendly and accessible.
janpot on HNPlease take this comment as intended to be helpful, not rude: I wouldn't pay money to learn web or mobile technologies from a site that didn't display well on mobile.
ARandomerDude on HN
Questions
Is there a solution to compare against
From 1 comment
Is there no solution to ultimately compare against? How would I know how I’ve done at the end? On the other hand, I wouldn’t want the solution immediately revealed - you barely…
arcturus17 on HN
Why is it called Workouts
From 1 comment
Why is this called Workouts?
ar_lan on HN
Alternatives named
freeCodeCamp
From 1 comment
I understand this is still under development and I can't full judge the content unless I paid to unlock it. But this looks like a pay version of what is available on the…
hcheung on HN
LeetCode, HackerRank, CodeSignal
From 1 comment
Very neat idea. I did notice that there is not many platforms that support fullstack projects. A lot of it is simple bitesized function/method exercises (LeetCode, HackerRank,…
woat on HN
build-your-own-x
From 1 comment
I believe this is more you're kind of style: https://github.com/danistefanovic/build-your-own-x
james_s_tayler on HN