Moocable
Consumer and social
study partner matching
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How HN took it
10 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 17 comments about the project. Thread score +0.36.
Idea: 6 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Good idea that fills a gap in finding study partners
From 3 comments
What a great idea. I literally had this idea in the last week. I have an abundance of helpers (friends, local meetup, IRC, Discord) for what I’m learning, but I’m driving them…
sshine on HNIn the early days, MOOC's were provided synchronously and there was a cohort. When MOOC's scaled, that mostly fell by the wayside. So I can see why someone would want this to…
brudgers on HNThis is a cool idea. Good luck.
nothrowaways on HN
Users are happy to see courses and books added to the library on request
From 2 comments
Awesome, thanks so much!
SamBorick on HNthanks
humanlity on HN
Objections
Critical mass of users will be hard to build
From 1 comment
In the early days, MOOC's were provided synchronously and there was a cohort. When MOOC's scaled, that mostly fell by the wayside. So I can see why someone would want this to…
brudgers on HN
Missing courses or books when posting a group
From 1 comment
cool, but I can't post [Crafting Interpreters](https://craftinginterpreters.com/)
humanlity on HN
Safari on iPhone gets stuck on a checking-your-browser message
From 1 comment
I’m stuck with the “checking your browser” message on Safari for iPhone.
BostonFern on HN
Requests
Add a rating or ranking system
From 1 comment
Some kind of rating / ranking system could be a nice enhancement for the solo-player experience. But best focus on the marketing for now so we can find the study partners :)
_xiaz on HN
Use consistent MOOC capitalization in the name
From 1 comment
We had electric sheep, why not electric cows?! Maybe it would help some folks if you consistently capitalized MOOC and only MOOC in the name of your website (in the text and logo).
dr_kiszonka on HN
Questions
Has the maker had success finding study partners on such sites
From 1 comment
Congrats on the launch. Have you personally ever had success getting a study partner on one of these sites? Might work for you if you get a subreddit to recommend your site as a…
raybb on HN
Are there established alternatives
From 1 comment
Are there any established alternatives to this? I couldn't seems to find them even though it's such a good idea and I think there is demand for this. Thank you.
supuun on HN
Alternatives named
Reddit study subreddits
From 1 comment
For finding study partners -> Reddit. For directory (courses) -> https://www.classcentral.com/ For directory (books) -> https://www.oreilly.com/search/ Also, Goodreads. These are…
junaid_97 on HN
Class Central
From 1 comment
For finding study partners -> Reddit. For directory (courses) -> https://www.classcentral.com/ For directory (books) -> https://www.oreilly.com/search/ Also, Goodreads. These are…
junaid_97 on HN
O'Reilly search and Goodreads
From 1 comment
For finding study partners -> Reddit. For directory (courses) -> https://www.classcentral.com/ For directory (books) -> https://www.oreilly.com/search/ Also, Goodreads. These are…
junaid_97 on HN
MOOCLab and Cuddy
From 1 comment
For finding study partners -> Reddit. For directory (courses) -> https://www.classcentral.com/ For directory (books) -> https://www.oreilly.com/search/ Also, Goodreads. These are…
junaid_97 on HN