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I just launched a site to share ‘books’ of code playbacks. These are guided walkthroughs of some code as it evolves with a narrative from the author. The narrative can include text…

I just crossed over 30,000 views of my 'books' of code playbacks on: https://markm208.github.io A few years ago I built an MVP to host code playbacks, 'Our Code Stories' (http://ou…

I have been working for a while on a new medium to guide others through code examples. Devs use an editor (VS Code) to write code and then test it like normal. Then, the code can b…

I am the author of the tutorial. I created a tool that captures keystrokes and file operations in a popular editor and allows them to be played back in a browser. The author can th…

You may have seen a few posts lately around the idea of sharing stories about how code develops. I have been working on this too so I thought I would (re)share https://ourcodestori…

I have struggled with the speed at which I can write code live in class. It is hard to do it fast enough to keep students interested. It is also difficult to show even moderately c…

I am the creator of a new medium to guide others through code examples. I call them playbacks. This is an intro book on Python. I have also written books on [C++]( https://ourcodes…

Our Code Stories ( https://ourcodestories.com ) is a site that holds animated, annotated code walk-throughs called 'playbacks'. These resemble recorded live code demos but one can …

I already posted to the original but thought I would chime in. I like the idea of guiding someone through some code with a narrative. Your tool is very helpful for this. I have a s…

I am working on a tool that allows developers to walk others through their code. It can certainly be used purely for teaching others but I think there is also value in having devel…

I think the 'live' part of streaming might introduce a high noise factor. What if the programmer could finish a programming session and then go back and see exactly what they have …

Was there any reason why this wasn't timed for the summer months? It seems like a lot of entrepreneurial college students would love to spend their summer working on their ideas. P…

There is something that I have been working on: https://vimeo.com/97711978#t=0m37s

Ha ha... yes, it sounds painful but imagine you come across a function that you don't fully understand. You can highlight it and watch how that code evolved. The code will be anima…

Imagine if the author of the novel had to write those irrelevant scenes anyway in order to get to the good stuff. There might be someone, a literature academic for example, who wou…

I agree with the author that historical information about how a codebase has evolved is important. I would also argue that code comments are not always the best place for this hist…

The main problem I see is that code is read left to right, top to bottom (for the most part) but it is rarely, if ever, written that way. The order that decisions are made is almos…

The OP clearly doesn't believe that he has a responsibility to teach those around him to be better. Imagine that you were the CEO of a company that had one great programmer and fou…

I am working on a tool that helps document how code has evolved that I believe is similar in spirit to this post: http://www.storytellersoftware.com I am actively working on it wit…

If you are interested in seeing code examples from a text editor or IDE we are working on Storyteller: http://www.storytellersoftware.com Everything is stored locally and the tool …

I am working with some students of mine on something like 89, 'Code Journeys'. We call it Storyteller. http://www.storytellersoftware.com It allows one to comment on the evolution …

Playbacks can be a great way to learn. I believe git does not provide enough data about the programming process. I am creating a version control system where playbacks are first cl…

All keystrokes are recorded but that is not the main form of documentation created. A developer creates a playback of only the 'interesting parts' of the code and provides a narrat…