Gitorials
Learning and science
interactive tutorials
SHOW HN2017
How HN took it
5 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 11 comments about the project. Thread score +0.19.
Idea: 5 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Stepping through commits and diffs makes tutorials easier to follow
From 2 comments
I've tried this idea out before (on three occasions, with different approaches, but the same name :P). I think this approach has a lot of promise. Compared to normal blog posts,…
z1mm32m4n on HNI think that this is a great idea!! Following the commit tree allows you to easily modify the code without breaking it, and then quickly test out the results by running it while…
kovek on HN
Concept holds promise for interactive learning
From 2 comments
I've tried this idea out before (on three occasions, with different approaches, but the same name :P). I think this approach has a lot of promise. Compared to normal blog posts,…
z1mm32m4n on HNWith a business like this it's more important to make it easy on the content providers than optimizing the user experience for consumers. At some mass the algebra changes and…
addcn on HN
Objections
Brittle when steps are edited; rebasing changes commit hashes
From 1 comment
I've tried this idea out before (on three occasions, with different approaches, but the same name :P). I think this approach has a lot of promise. Compared to normal blog posts,…
z1mm32m4n on HN
CLI-only workflow is a barrier, especially on mobile
From 2 comments
I've tried this idea out before (on three occasions, with different approaches, but the same name :P). I think this approach has a lot of promise. Compared to normal blog posts,…
z1mm32m4n on HNSo instead of running the code for your interactive tutorial in my very handy cross-platform graphical javascript sandbox I should clone a git repo and run a shell script that…
colemannugent on HN
Requests
Run tutorials in the browser without a local CLI
From 2 comments
I've tried this idea out before (on three occasions, with different approaches, but the same name :P). I think this approach has a lot of promise. Compared to normal blog posts,…
z1mm32m4n on HNThat is a valid point -- I had to get quite used to git rebase while making the initial gitorials =) If all you need to modify is the commit messages, this tool apparently is a…
gw on HN
Playback tool with annotations for stepping through commits
From 1 comment
It would be cool to make a tool for 'playing back' git repos like this. I could see it having media player style controls so you can jump anywhere in progress, step to the next…
westoncb on HN
Questions
How to make corrections or add content as a contributor
From 1 comment
It would be cool to have a Gitorial about using Gitorials.com. I get the idea of this project but don't really know where to start and how to do it (like make corrections, add…
superasn on HN
Alternatives named
Blog posts with linked commits (Practical Redux series)
From 1 comment
I've been trying to something sort of along this line with my "Practical Redux" tutorial series ( http://blog.isquaredsoftware.com/series/practical-redux ), as well as other…
acemarke on HN
HelloGit tutorial repo
From 1 comment
I had the same idea a couple of years ago, but never created a business or a website for it. Here's the one tutorial I created this way (NodeJS + Express):…
jtwaleson on HN
Kondiment HTML tutorial generator
From 1 comment
I made a similar tool if you want to output a nicely formatted HTML tutorial: http://github.com/alexspeller/kondiment
spellboots on HN