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Every course now has a "work in your own editor" mode: you can download a zip with the starter code for every lesson plus a run_tests.sh that runs the full test suite locally. After that, you can push it to a public GitHub repo, we will judge it based on our grading system and internal tests
Isn't that the best part of codecrafters? Being able to just use your own text editor instead of a janky web based one which loses everything you typed on page refresh?
Looked at the 'build your own os kernel' course and it doesn't appear to be written as a course by someone with experience in teaching that. A normal course also introduces and builds on concepts.
This appears to be generic info laid into topics.
https://shipthatcode.com/courses/build-os-kernel/lessons/wha...
Mark each course as beginner/intermediary/advanced and the required background knowledge assumed. As people have very different levels of experience.
Take some course in learning how to teach.
I can say to codex "I know X, using X can you make a simple version of Y with Z features so I can understand how it works. Use this github code as inspiration"
Nice site tho
The potential for technical authors in this space is enormous.
[0]: https://nostarch.com/building-a-debugger
[1]: https://nostarch.com/writing-c-compiler
Not a huge deal, but you'll get better results in life without it.
It's ironic because an outside observer sees what you say as reasonable and mature but that's just posing because the statement only appears that way because they are not the subject of said statement. To put it simply, imagine you went to your boss and politely asked him to "Please be more mature when talking to others, it will make your life better."
Do you actually think saying that will improve your boss's life and make him thank you for such advice? No. It incites more conflict because of the condescension.
And here's the thing. You're perfectly aware of this on a certain level. Everyone is on some level. They say it because they WANT to be condescending, and at the same time they are unaware that they want it. It's subtle but I'm doing it too, right this instance.
A better way to say it is: "Hey, no offense, but personally when someone says the word bro to me, I personally don't like it, if makes me uncomfortable. I'm happy to have this discussion but I don't like that word. And that's just me" This statement removes the condescension and statements of immaturity and advice about his life.
Anyway I'm saying all of this to you to tell you that I AM being 100% condescending to YOU because I SAW what you said and it was completely obvious to me how directed and deliberately condescending it was.
1. This person is asking us to use/try their product. Very different from a boss/subordinate relationship.
2. This is Hacker News, which has a certain tone and intention. I might text in lowercase and slang with my friends, but I try to write a little more thoughtfully here. This is just one person offering advice on presenting yourself when presenting a product. Not to mention that they politely hedged - "not a big deal", "I would recommend", "it comes across". The OP is free to disregard.
The approach he took was condescending and has zero effectiveness and everyone knows it if they think about it. If he truly wanted someone to change he would not have said it that way. It's a tactic what he did here.
>"not a big deal", "I would recommend", "it comes across"
These are hedges for you as an audience it makes the statement appear reasonable to you and NOT to the victim. The statements are useless to the victim. Imagine I said it to you: "It's not a big deal but you don't come across as intelligent when you say things like that. It comes across as very immature. I would recommend reading some self help books on how to be a better person."
You don't say the above to anyone without starting shit. Like try saying that to any member of your family or your friends. Nobody says that shit because they are perfectly aware it's fucking useless and there's gonna be huge consequences. But as an audience member looking on say someone else agreed with you that the person was being immature and heard you say that. Usually they may miss the deeper analysis and just think about it on the surface level that the statement looks reasonable because they agree with it.
Take the time to think a bit deeper and you'll see it's bollocks, statements like this start shit, they don't do anything more than that because humans don't take criticism that way. It doesn't matter if this is "hacker news" or not. Human psychology is human psychology.
Your imagined scenario seems mostly fine, though I did give more direct advice than “go read some books.” If someone in my personal or professional gave me that feedback I might feel self-conscious, but I’d also appreciate it!
You seem pretty worked up over this. Maybe a good time to step back from the computer and consider whether it’s worth the emotional energy.
Give that feedback to your mother and your best friend and you know how they'll take it. You know that shit doesn't work.
You didn't give any feedback. You're playing a dominance game. Feedback is only camouflage. Just like how me calling you our for this isn't really feedback either. You're not going to turn around and say lesson learned. You're going to be resistant. You're going to play a dominance game. First rule is to play it cool and call the other person emotional and tell them to calm down, check out exhibit A:
>You seem pretty worked up over this. Maybe a good time to step back from the computer and consider whether it’s worth the emotional energy.
Totally wrong. I barely feel anything. I'm just lecturing you and calling you out. This costs me nothing. What you're doing here is another dominance game, very tactical and calculated. When someone is clearly distressed and you call out their distress as invalid ("calm down") and that kind of shit... it's deliberately dismissive and never works.
What you should say is: "Hey I'm sorry, I shouldn't of said something that was so abrasive that got you worked up." That statement actually works. Validating someones distress is how you end someones distress, not dismissing it. But then you know this, that's why you don't play these games with your friends or your boss or your parents.
>Your imagined scenario seems mostly fine, though I did give more direct advice than “go read some books.” If someone in my personal or professional gave me that feedback I might feel self-conscious, but I’d also appreciate it!
Oh so you talk like that to your friends, mother and boss? Good to know.
I have couple of questions:
* I didn't see any AI mention, was it entirely built by humans without AI ?
* Were will the tests run ? Your servers or the user machines ? If on your servers, how do you plan to cover the costs if you don't charge for the service ?
* Will you accept contrbutions to the teaching material? How can other people contribute to the teaching material ? What is the AI policy for contributors ?
I like the idea of a community FOSS or source available offering, I have a lovely pile of ram from the before times (when it didn't cost an arm and a leg).
Every course now has a "work in your own editor" mode: you can download a zip with the starter code for every lesson plus a run_tests.sh that runs the full test suite locally. After that, you can push it to a public GitHub repo, we will judge it based on our grading system and internal tests
I only have browsed your site from a phone and looks interesting but I wanted to ask if you had particular insights around getting people to approach learning, design through tests, breaking down problems, without having someone to guide them. Have you had a chance to observe people using your tool and adjust or it's been mostly dog fooding something you would've loved to have.
This project, however, is aimed at people who already know a programming language but want to understand what goes on behind the scenes of popular software: how it's designed, why certain architectural decisions are made, and what things to avoid.