Edabit
Learning and science
coding education
SHOW HN2018
How HN took it
5 positive, 16 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 32 critical, out of 54 comments about the project. Thread score -0.42.
Execution: 2 for, 11 againstIdea: 2 for, 8 againstDesign: 1 for, 3 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 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
Good design and useful for beginners learning Python
From 3 comments
I like this for what it is - so far, fairly simple things to do in Python. I'm a beginning programmer (been studying about a year), so I'm happy to spend a bit of time going…
djaychela on HNI really like this, great work. I might try introducing a few people to this. specifically for python. I went through the first python challenge and i think it might be at a…
quadrature on HNThis is a great idea, would love to use this in the future!
lkhatter on HN
Has evolved well since earlier versions
From 1 comment
This has evolved! Great work. I remember seeing this a year or so ago on HN and contributed some solutions. Back then there were only less than 20 quizzes?
raywu on HN
Objections
Security concern: code execution on the server could be abused
From 3 comments
Good job. However, I was able to run the following on your machine (on the publicly available demo page): def hello(): import os print(os.system("whoami"))…
xtrapolate on HNI think a responsible thing should be to take down the site, so that other users data don't get hacked by misuse by some malicious entity.
kuroop on HNBreaking out of a container isn't the only security worry. They have a "Register" button at the top right where you can enter a username and password. If you have shell access to…
adrianmonk on HN
Step-by-step format may not teach concepts well
From 2 comments
Having taught people coding for awhile, I don't think the step-by-step teaching models work with coding. It creates an environment where students just think about the next step…
yjhoney on HNso you'll get a bunch of random things to memorize with no explanation of the concepts supporting them?
gammateam on HN
Testimonial photos appear to be stock or reused images
From 1 comment
I just reverse image searched all three of their testimonial photos all all come from random .edu faculty pages with completely different names. They also show up on random…
css on HN
Site does not work without JavaScript or with some adblockers
From 2 comments
Website doesn't load anything with JavaScript off. Just fyi.
zwaps on HNThe instructions don't load for me in Firefox so I had to open up in Chromium. I disabled my adblocker in FF but didn't do any in-depth troubleshooting.
mavsman on HN
Requests
Add auto-indenting to the Python editor
From 1 comment
I like this for what it is - so far, fairly simple things to do in Python. I'm a beginning programmer (been studying about a year), so I'm happy to spend a bit of time going…
djaychela on HN
Show instructions and code on the same page
From 1 comment
Why don't I have the instructions and my code on the same page? Seriously, I need all my information visible to me. What's going on here?
rjplatte on HN
Questions
How is this different from HackerRank, LeetCode or Duolingo?
From 2 comments
I don't understand how this is different from Hackerrank/Leetcode or how it's similar to Duolingo. Can someone explain what the innovation is here over HackerRank or LeetCode?
anonytrary on HNSo far what I gathered from the comments: * Not the most secure * A fork of code wars. * Has random photos for testimonials. * W3schools links. *How is it like Duolingo at all?
derReineke on HN
Alternatives named
Codewars
From 1 comment
codewars.com already does this I believe.
blondie9x on HN
Exercism
From 1 comment
Has anyone tried exercism.io for learning languages? I found it pretty efficient as it helped me learn syntax very quickly.
Memosyne on HN
freeCodeCamp
From 1 comment
Having taught people coding for awhile, I don't think the step-by-step teaching models work with coding. It creates an environment where students just think about the next step…
yjhoney on HN
HackerRank and LeetCode
From 1 comment
I don't understand how this is different from Hackerrank/Leetcode or how it's similar to Duolingo. Can someone explain what the innovation is here over HackerRank or LeetCode?
anonytrary on HN