Futurecoder
Learning and science
coding course
SHOW HN2023
371points
78comments
#97of 3,109 in 2023
Top 4%of 2023 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
17 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 5 critical, out of 28 comments about the project. Thread score +0.37.
Idea: 4 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against
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What people liked
Free, well-designed course with no account required
From 3 comments
This looks really good, going through the first couple of tasks it seems well considered. I'm introducing my 8yo daughter to programming at the moment, she is beginning to play…
samwillis on HNLooks great, and I love that it requires no account - you can jump right in! One minor annoyance for me was that the animation for a correct answer - the exploding confetti - was…
fmx on HNAwesome! will try this out with my 10 year old and 6 year old who I want to get started with coding, as I'm not so keen on kid-focused options which abstract the actual coding…
insane_dreamer on HN
Much better than other Python learning apps
From 1 comment
i've tried few python learning apps half an year a go an oh boy... this one is 100x better and free?!?! nice
anonymous344 on HN
Debugging tools and error messages help learning
From 1 comment
Thanks for sharing! This is really cool. I maintain my own learn-to-program site, so I have a sense of how much work this is. One interactive component that we use heavily that…
gchallen on HN
Objections
Browser compatibility issue with Edge Enhanced Security
From 1 comment
It looks cool. You'll forgive me for not trying every example. However, 1. It doesn't seem to work in Microsoft Edge when the default Enhanced Security is turned on. You might…
projektfu on HN
No intellisense or autocomplete in the editor
From 1 comment
looks cool tried the code playground, but seems there is no intellisense? i think that would be very useful to learning
SonicSoul on HN
Shell hidden at start and instructions unclear
From 2 comments
I clicked "just code" on the landing page and it took me to a page where the left pane showed an empty (black) terminal and the right one a python shell. Looking at the developer…
atleta on HNThe only downside is theres multiple ways to reach the same outcome, and unless you program it exactly what you're looking for it gives a false negative that the solution isn't…
angryasian on HN
Requests
Multi-line input in the shell
From 1 comment
This looks great. I like how it's designed for self-paced instruction rather than classroom instruction. I noticed it doesn't appear to support multi-line input. Is that planned?…
hathawsh on HN
Courses for other languages such as C++ or JavaScript
From 2 comments
I would love to see something like this but for c++. I'm going to teach my kids programming but I want to go in this order c++ -> java, javascript/typescript, python -> rust, go…
sabujp on HNThis is great! Thanks for making it free and open source. Is there anything similar for TypeScript or JavaScript?
webosdude on HN
Spanish translation
From 1 comment
This is great. Would love to see this in Spanish. I’m a fluent speaker but have never talked about code in Spanish, however I’d be up to the challenge of helping translate
e-clinton on HN
Walkthroughs for leetcode-style questions
From 1 comment
This is awesome, would love to see this for other languages as well. As for Python, can you add some walkthroughs for leetcode style questions. It'll help tons of us!
999900000999 on HN
Questions
Can users build their own multi-stage tutorials?
From 1 comment
This looks really good, going through the first couple of tasks it seems well considered. I'm introducing my 8yo daughter to programming at the moment, she is beginning to play…
samwillis on HN
How does it pay its own bills?
From 1 comment
It looks cool. You'll forgive me for not trying every example. However, 1. It doesn't seem to work in Microsoft Edge when the default Enhanced Security is turned on. You might…
projektfu on HN
Alternatives named
Codecademy
From 1 comment
This looks really good, going through the first couple of tasks it seems well considered. I'm introducing my 8yo daughter to programming at the moment, she is beginning to play…
samwillis on HN
Hedy
From 1 comment
For 8yo, maybe you can consider bringing her through Hedy: https://hedy.org/ It's gradual (starts easy but limited, then with progress through levels gets more precise and…
dndn1 on HN
Scrimba
From 1 comment
> One interactive component that we use heavily that might interest you for futurecoder is what we call an interactive walkthrough:…
alexmojaki on HN
Exercism
From 1 comment
I'll have to take a look. I really like exercism.org but I'm always looking for new ways to learn.
bloopernova on HN
DataCamp
From 1 comment
This is great! I am about to start datacamp, but I will also play with this one too.
99failures on HN