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Re: Show HN: Node.js video tutorials where you can edit and run the code

#91

Imba is probably one of the best kept web development secrets! Sindre has done a remarkable job of making an insanely terse while powerfull language for building web applications. Not that it's limited to web applications only, the syntax translates perfectly for any other area as well. The fact that a platform like Scrimba was built using this language and probably only a handfull developers should make you want to…

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Re: Show HN: Node.js video tutorials where you can edit and run the code

#92
This is very interesting, but ran into some weird problems. Was using FireFox nightly, until it decided that ALL MY RAM ARE BELONG TO US... ( two 8G processes ) so switched to Chrome, and could not log into a hotmail address to confirm. So... on to Edge... which confirmed the email, got me back to the video... and it had saved both a bug, and I cannot edit the bug. The cursor has both delete and placement problems. Its a good idea, but supporting multiple browsers... and being beat up my both Microsoft and Mozilla I will start again tomorrow with just Chrome...

I have installed VS Code, and now am going to get node.js running, so I can try all the examples.

I am an educator, but for Young STEM. This may be like the final step for some kids... I want to use it to learn Javascript so I can teach it.

Re: Show HN: Node.js video tutorials where you can edit and run the code

#93

Scrimba is really cool. When I first got into programming, a few years ago, I tried to build something similar using rrweb but with server side code execution in docker containers so that it could support all the programming languages like replit. When I first heard about Scrimba, I abandoned my project because I thought you guys would already go down that path. Why didn't you guys go down that route?

It has the possibility of being really really cool, but after using it for a 5 day tutorial:

1. There is a cross dependence on the mail server: I used live.com to log in, and was stuck running in edge. I then tried my google account, and was stuck running in chrome, If I used my yahoo account, I could run in any browser. A good idea would be to mail a cookie... and then we could choose any browser, and while this was all happening, Nightly/Firefox took a major dump in many of my systems. So... I used chrome.

2. I would like to be able to mirror the code window in my favorite one of the top 3 editors: so... either I could choose a font in your system, or I have to get my other editor to use YOUR font, your spacing, your beautifier, and your color scheme. I opened three bugs in VS Code, one in a plug-in ( yes, prettier is absolute garbage, I may make a cb(1) plugin. ). I opened a bug in Sublime... Also I opened a bug in Notepad ++.

I am now forcing myself to relearn Lisp for emacs. Its really quite brilliant. I would wonder if it would all be possible to implement this all into emacs.

FYI: When I am taking jobs freelance I ask them 3 questions: 1. What is your tool chain? 2. What editor are most of your engineers using? 3. What is the best font for programming?

I have not used Roboto, but now am forced to do it. My favorite font is Arial Narrow, mono-spaced.

As for the highlighting colors, How hard would be a preferences export for VS Code/Zed/Notepad++/emacs to match your color screen so... ( paper balls loaded and ready )...

"What you code is what you get."

And lastly... why is WSL2 so broken? and why is syncing between containers so evilly difficult. The Alpine community has been a great help.

Re: Show HN: Node.js video tutorials where you can edit and run the code

#94

I logged in but I am not sure how to add video to a "Scrim". I'd love to create some Nix ( https://nixos.org/ ) content. Is this possible?

Here is a quick Loom on how to create a scrim: https://www.loom.com/share/1f034653a1ef4e99953cf3b9a5c367ff

Wow cool! Can I use this to generate Nix lessons?

How do I start with Nix and not node.

Re: Show HN: Node.js video tutorials where you can edit and run the code

#95

This is very interesting, but ran into some weird problems. Was using FireFox nightly, until it decided that ALL MY RAM ARE BELONG TO US... ( two 8G processes ) so switched to Chrome, and could not log into a hotmail address to confirm. So... on to Edge... which confirmed the email, got me back to the video... and it had saved both a bug, and I cannot edit the bug. The cursor has both delete and placement problems. I…

Sorry, I meant FIRST step for some kids.
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