Codecademy Labs
Learning and science
online coding environment
SHOW HN2011
How HN took it
6 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 2 critical, out of 16 comments about the project. Thread score +0.12.
Idea: 3 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
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What HN said
What people liked
Neat idea and a real contribution to education
From 2 comments
It's definitely a neat idea, but as a Python and JavaScript coder, I don't know how much I would actually use it. For Python, my code tends to rely heavily on modules that aren't…
mesher on HNThis is really cool. Can't wait for the Python lessons to come out!
justinmares on HN
Runs sandboxed in the browser, safe to share code
From 1 comment
Its a REPL[1]. It aims to be host environment agnostic, where you could play around with the language itself (Its accomplished by sandboxing the language in a web worker, and…
amasad on HN
Useful for teaching beginners without terminal setup
From 1 comment
I like this a lot. I would love to be able to code in the same online terminal with someone (I'm teaching someone Python right now and she's overseas), but I know collaborative…
jrubinovitz on HN
Objections
Limited to standard library, no third-party modules
From 2 comments
It's definitely a neat idea, but as a Python and JavaScript coder, I don't know how much I would actually use it. For Python, my code tends to rely heavily on modules that aren't…
mesher on HNFor ruby it would be nice if gems can be used as well.
captainaj on HN
Ctrl+C does not stop runaway loops
From 1 comment
Just to be a jerk (not really, but sort of), I did: ``` while True: print "foreverrrrr" ``` Of course it looped quite persistently, and then proceeded to ignore my ctrl+c's. Any…
anrope on HN
Ruby version outdated
From 1 comment
Really cool, although the line "You're running Ruby version 1.8.7" right after it was deprecated in the latest rails beta is a bit of a downer.. but still really cool!
mrleinad on HN
Confusingly similar name to codeacademy.com
From 1 comment
codecademy.com and codeacademy.com two different entities? thats confusing as hell, I feel like one of those should have realized the other existed and branded their product…
pitt1980 on HN
Requests
Support for custom modules and gems
From 2 comments
that is very impressive stuff. I wonder if there is a way to load own classes and files, e.g. "require 'my_class'".
sebilasse on HNFor ruby it would be nice if gems can be used as well.
captainaj on HN
DOM manipulation support for JavaScript
From 1 comment
It's definitely a neat idea, but as a Python and JavaScript coder, I don't know how much I would actually use it. For Python, my code tends to rely heavily on modules that aren't…
mesher on HN
Sign-in link on the page
From 1 comment
It would be nice if you had a link to sign in on the page. You have 3 links to register on the page, but not one to sign in if you already have an account. Edit: Apparently, it's…
jimminy on HN
Questions
Is it built on repl.it?
From 1 comment
Quick question: Did you use the http://repl.it editor? Just wondering because it looks really similar.
neilparikh on HN
Alternatives named
repl.it
From 1 comment
Quick question: Did you use the http://repl.it editor? Just wondering because it looks really similar.
neilparikh on HN
jsfiddle
From 1 comment
You can't even do an alert in that javascript console... IMHO one should use http://jsfiddle.net/ or similar sites to learn javascript.
jQueryIsAwesome on HN
IDLE
From 1 comment
I like this a lot. I would love to be able to code in the same online terminal with someone (I'm teaching someone Python right now and she's overseas), but I know collaborative…
jrubinovitz on HN