Term Typer
Languages and libraries
language learning
SHOW HN2024
220points
99comments
#350of 3,515 in 2024
Top 10%of 2024 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
18 positive, 15 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 8 critical, out of 47 comments about the project. Thread score +0.20.
Idea: 12 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 6 againstDesign: 1 for, 2 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, simple interface and fun to use.
From 4 comments
This is really cool. Clean and simple UI. I'll definitely be using this to help keep up my french lol
nokoanubis on HNI love everything about this, it's really clean! Doesn't support my L2s, so I won't use it long-term Constructive feedback: * the 'typed' word should be discarded in a few cases…
david_allison on HNClean and pleasant interface! I'd suggest a possibility to create your own "decks", so that users could have more flexibility, as well as reduce the manual workload off of you.…
Rembargo on HNThis is super fun! Congrats!
Rucadi on HN
Good for learning vocabulary through typing.
From 3 comments
This is awesome. Especially since Duolingo mostly moved away from typing. Currently learning your language, this is going to be a great help. Obrigado.
cassepipe on HNThis is really cool! If you could put a WPM counter on there, this would be a great way to test your typing speed and learn some new words. Nice job. :)
bear-_- on HNI tried German, but everything seemed to be lowercase even though the words.js on github seems to be fine regarding the special German capitalization. Anyway, cool stuff. I once…
temporarara on HN
Objections
Input matching is too strict on punctuation, accents and spacing.
From 4 comments
Interesting concept. However, the input matching seems a bit strict, it doesn't work even if there's just a missing space.
PixelEngineer on HNit's a good idea but in practice i'm find it really annoying. i typed out the full definition and it highlighted it red and won't say why. does it expect me to type the accent…
windowshopping on HNBug: I chose French, and I had to type “quelqu'un” - but no apostrophe I used was accepted. Neat project though!
ji_zai on HNI noticed an issue when typing multiple lines (for example: english->spanish `adaptar`) wouldn't detect the correct input unless typing shift+enter first. Also, is there a way to…
acupofjose on HN
Only about 20 words available so far.
From 2 comments
What languages? I can add it for you, as we have only 20 words for now
jeanmayer on HNYeah that makes sense, some people complained about the definition punctuation. I'll remove the validation of the definition. We have only 20 words for now, but I'll make sure to…
jeanmayer on HN
Line wrapping and highlighting of the current word are confusing.
From 3 comments
It does wrap automatically if you keep typing. I agree the user experience is not great with that, the word you're typing should always be directly over the guide text.
mactrey on HNHey pal, cheers from Rio! I use monkeytype everyday between some stressful tasks or pomodoros to keep my touch typing in check. Few things: Why do I need to complete 20 sessions?…
rodrigodlu on HNLooks like a great idea! It doesn’t support languages I am interested in right now but I will be sure to go back and check it out again. One suggestion, for words that break a…
metayrnc on HN
Requests
Add more languages such as Russian, Greek, Japanese and Chinese.
From 4 comments
will add russian next!
jeanmayer on HNIf you're taking requests, Greek would be fun :-)
unhammer on HNjapanese!
markdeloura on HNwow so quick thanks I have a much harder request : Chinese with both the characters and Pinyin That would be very helpful
cassepipe on HN
Add option to hide the native-language definition.
From 2 comments
Muito legal mesmo! It might be helpful to provide a way to hide the L1 definition as a way of encouraging thinking in the target language where possible. When I took German at…
schoen on HNthat's a great point. I'll add an option to show/hide the L1. Thanks!
jeanmayer on HN
Let users create their own decks or word lists.
From 2 comments
Clean and pleasant interface! I'd suggest a possibility to create your own "decks", so that users could have more flexibility, as well as reduce the manual workload off of you.…
Rembargo on HNAwesome idea, I'll add the option to the user add whatever they want to write. The project was made in 2 days, so there are a lot of things to improve. Thank you so much parceiro!
jeanmayer on HN
Add a WPM counter.
From 2 comments
This is really cool! If you could put a WPM counter on there, this would be a great way to test your typing speed and learn some new words. Nice job. :)
bear-_- on HNNice idea, I'll add a counter for every word/definition
jeanmayer on HN
Add example sentences and difficulty levels.
From 2 comments
Thanks for this. Instead of a definition it’d be fun to type out an example sentence so you can learn the surrounding words. That … and highlight the place you are typing in the…
semireg on HNThis looks really great, but I wish there was a setting for "SAT level English". That could've really helped me improve my own vocabulary. Also "used in a sentence" so I could…
bironran on HN
Questions
Will the project add programming languages?
From 1 comment
From the title I thought it was teaching programming languages - that would be a nice extension as well. Just type out some linux source code to learn C :)
croemer on HN
Is the source open?
From 1 comment
It makes me remember the days when I learned coding. Instead of copy and paste, I tried to type the code in the editor. I was learning by doing, and I can remember all the…
rovn on HN
Alternatives named
keybr.com
From 1 comment
I've used keybr.com to learn the Cyrillic alphabet while learning Russian. I would love to use this to practice typing and learning Russian words and phrases.
peersa on HN
monkeytype
From 1 comment
Hey pal, cheers from Rio! I use monkeytype everyday between some stressful tasks or pomodoros to keep my touch typing in check. Few things: Why do I need to complete 20 sessions?…
rodrigodlu on HN
typingclub.com
From 1 comment
Can you add typing sound effects like typingclub.com has?
SuperHeavy256 on HN
Duolingo
From 1 comment
This is awesome. Especially since Duolingo mostly moved away from typing. Currently learning your language, this is going to be a great help. Obrigado.
cassepipe on HN