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Scrimba: a video format for communicating code

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Re: Scrimba: a video format for communicating code

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Post by endergen »

judofyr wrote: post #40
benmcnelly wrote: post #34

Man this is good. Any plans to extend it to other languages?

Thanks. Yes, other (server-side) languages are definitely coming. We're currently working with a prototype that integrates with Jupyter/IPython, and we're also playing with the idea of using Docker images for giving a full terminal. The biggest challenge is to give a powerful execution environment and make it easy for the viewer to play with the code and be able to run it.

Have you guys seen https://runkit.com/ ? I suspect they are using something like docker for snapshot and replaying. I'm sure there are some tricks to be learned from them

Re: Scrimba: a video format for communicating code

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Post by [deleted] »

judofyr wrote: post #40
benmcnelly wrote: post #34

Man this is good. Any plans to extend it to other languages?

Thanks. Yes, other (server-side) languages are definitely coming. We're currently working with a prototype that integrates with Jupyter/IPython, and we're also playing with the idea of using Docker images for giving a full terminal. The biggest challenge is to give a powerful execution environment and make it easy for the viewer to play with the code and be able to run it.

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Re: Scrimba: a video format for communicating code

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Post by mrborgen »

Thanks a lot for all the feedback, everyone! We're overwhelmed by all the positive comments. If you have any feature requests, please submit them as issues here: https://github.com/scrimba/community

Also, a few people have asked us how to create content, so we're obviously not making it clear enough. To do that, simply create an account (with GitHub) and start screencasting in our browser editor.

If you want to get in touch with us, send me an email at per@scrimba.com.

Finally, I want to mention that we're applying for YC this spring. If any of you have any tips or connections you think we should speak with, please let me know :)

Re: Scrimba: a video format for communicating code

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Post by Ruphin »

This is the coolest web tech I have seen in a while.

I am actually not super convinced on the usecase of being able to edit the code at any time, but simply being able to copy it is already so much added value over traditional video course material.

I will definitely be checking out the possibilities with this.

Re: Scrimba: a video format for communicating code

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Post by SeanAnderson »

I literally yelled aloud, "Wait! Stop! What is going on?! THIS IS COOL." when I first interacted with your product. This is novel & fantastic. Well done.

EDIT: I've gone ahead and moved all my UI/UX feedback into GitHub per your request. Good luck working on this! :)

Re: Scrimba: a video format for communicating code

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Post by goshx »

Ruphin wrote: post #67

This is the coolest web tech I have seen in a while. I am actually not super convinced on the usecase of being able to edit the code at any time, but simply being able to copy it is already so much added value over traditional video course material. I will definitely be checking out the possibilities with this.

A good usecase is for when you are learning something through the video and can play with it right there. Khan Academy uses something similar and it is awesome.

Re: Scrimba: a video format for communicating code

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Post by somebee »

SeanAnderson wrote: post #68

I literally yelled aloud, "Wait! Stop! What is going on?! THIS IS COOL." when I first interacted with your product. This is novel & fantastic. Well done. EDIT: I've gone ahead and moved all my UI/UX feedback into GitHub per your request. Good luck working on this! :)

Thanks for really valuable feedback :) Great if you want to submit and follow up at github.com/scrimba/community! We hadn't really planned for a HN launch yet so a lot of the ux is rough around the edges.
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