Show HN: Learning SICP with Understudy
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Show HN: Learning SICP with Understudy
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#3Should probably mention somewhere in the link that this is iOS only.
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#4If it's a shared whiteboard with embedded video chat how it it tied to a particular book? They indicate that they are starting with two books for now.
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#5Too bad I don't have an iPad, I would love to try out this app :/
Are you planning to develop an android version anytime soon?
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#6If it's a shared whiteboard with embedded video chat how it it tied to a particular book? They indicate that they are starting with two books for now.
The app looks like this when you launch it: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zmj9poc7nic7wzz/Homescreen%20Final...
If you enroll in SICP, we find you someone to work with.
(You can always just call someone you already know, though.)
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#7If it's a shared whiteboard with embedded video chat how it it tied to a particular book? They indicate that they are starting with two books for now.
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#8"We find that Understudy is much more natural than Skype for collaboration (as opposed to for idle chatting). The whiteboard canvas lets you gesture and make visual references, and you can attach PDFs or images."
This is a false analogy. Skype isn't limited to idle chatting and you can also attach PDFs or images into a skype chat. And you can also screen share on Skype so any paint program would double as a whiteboard.
I suspect the use case for Understudy is much better served with Understudy than Skype, but the way the comparison is presented on the site doesn't really help, and may be interpreted as completely disingenuous.
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#9Too bad I don't have an iPad, I would love to try out this app :/ Are you planning to develop an android version anytime soon?
At the moment, more trying to make things work well at least _somewhere_. :-)
Would love to do Android, though.
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#10This is pretty timely, I tried and failed to get into Chapter 2 of SICP just a few months ago and eventually got discouraged and ran out of steam. I signed up for this, maybe it'll help keep me accountable and on track.