Tinkerstellar
Learning and science
interactive coding tutorials
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Tinkerstellar
iPad app to help you learn computational science by tinkering with code
tinkerstellar.com#learn python#computational science#ipad coding#interactive tutorials#python lessons
How HN took it
5 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 16 comments about the project. Thread score +0.16.
Idea: 2 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Commenters like the tutorial style of showing an example then explaining it
From 2 comments
I think I’m in the same boat as you. I know enough to be dangerous. That is, I’ve started many tutorials, and know enough to debug the software I deal with at work (I’m an…
breakbread on HNI think this is really neat and I also like the HN tagline "learn computational science by tinkering with code" better than learning how to code and Data Science for Middle/High…
Will_Do on HN
Seen as neat and useful for accessible programming resources
From 2 comments
This is really nice. Congrats on the release! How are you running Python on the client? Is it Pyodide or something else? I see from comments below that you also created juno.sh…
localhost on HNLooks neat, I'm all for more accessible programming resources! Be careful not to make it too powerful though, Apple has a mean-streak of shutting down IDEs on iPad.
smoldesu on HN
Objections
Unclear whether a physical keyboard is needed
From 2 comments
This is something I’m interested in, but I can’t tell if I need a physical keyboard for this. It’s a coding app so it makes me think there’s going to be a lot of typing involved,…
enumjorge on HNThis is something I’m interested in, but I can’t tell if I need a physical keyboard for this. It’s a coding app so it makes me think there’s going to be a lot of typing involved,…
massaixlr on HN
Apple may restrict IDE-like apps on iPad
From 1 comment
Looks neat, I'm all for more accessible programming resources! Be careful not to make it too powerful though, Apple has a mean-streak of shutting down IDEs on iPad.
smoldesu on HN
Site was blocked in India when accessed
From 1 comment
"Your requested URL has been blocked as per the directions received from Department of Telecommunications, Government of India. Please contact administrator for more…
sss111 on HN
Requests
macOS version
From 1 comment
Are there any plans to release a macOS edition, Catalyst or otherwise? iPad is in heavy rotation in my household. And sitting down with it for 1-2 hours isn't really practical.…
yardie on HN
Web version
From 1 comment
Are there any plans for a web version?
Oranj on HN
Email notification signup after beta
From 1 comment
You may want to consider allowing people to register to be notified after beta when its GA. There’s probably a decent number of people who are interested but for whom signing up…
wheremiah on HN
Questions
Pricing model
From 1 comment
What will be the pricing model?
taxyovio on HN
Release timing
From 1 comment
When are you planning to release it approx?
meflou on HN
Why iPad only
From 1 comment
Why iPad only?
halfhalycon on HN
Alternatives named
Apple Swift Playgrounds
From 1 comment
(Full disclosure: I'm the app developer) I'm looking for beta testers for my new app Tinkerstellar, it is similar in concept to Apple’s own Swift Playgrounds, but for Python and…
navoshta on HN
Juno (maker's own iPad Python IDE)
From 1 comment
This is really nice. Congrats on the release! How are you running Python on the client? Is it Pyodide or something else? I see from comments below that you also created juno.sh…
localhost on HN