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Scrimba: a video format for communicating code
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Re: Scrimba: a video format for communicating code
#102Minor nit: some of the thumbnails report they've been viewed "1.52" times.
Thank you for reporting. Fixed now.
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#103Great job! Is there any other way to login that's not github? I'm trying to move away from github and so far the only thing preventing me are sites that require github login. It would be great if you offered just plain old email login :)
I think its because they use github for storage/forking things, but they could certainly extend it to work without it later.
that makes (some) sense. It would be great if in the future they could not rely on github.
Re: Scrimba: a video format for communicating code
#104Great job! Is there any other way to login that's not github? I'm trying to move away from github and so far the only thing preventing me are sites that require github login. It would be great if you offered just plain old email login :)
Why are you trying to move away from Github, out of curiosity?
just a personal stance. It's a good service, I just personally don't like it.
Re: Scrimba: a video format for communicating code
#105Maybe you need a YouTube video detailing the experience, as it obviously isn't quite as good on mobile Chrome (no sound, I only realised from the comments here; also awkward to control accurately).
A video would also give people a sense of what the environment/process looked like before they hand over details - I'm happy to trade my details for a good experience once I know it's likely to be a good experience, less so when I'm not confident, it becomes a bit chicken and egg...
Re: Scrimba: a video format for communicating code
#106Earlier quoted context omitted.
Y apply to YC. If ur serious about anything and ur a serious developer, u don't need money, connections, etc. Y dilute yourself, Y forever be beholden to investors. I know I don't want anyone telling me what to do regarding my baby. Programming apps is quicker than ever now. All you need is a ramen noodle revenue stream to keep you afloat while you build. I urge you to question why you really wanna go to YC. Is it to…
Fair points, the reason is simply because I think we'll be able to build a bigger company if we join YC. Specifically, the pie will grow more than the 7% YC takes from it. But I might be wrong of course.
Let me just add my two cents, having gone both routes. The mantra you will hear all day long is exactly that... Wouldn't you rather have a smaller piece of a huge pie than a big piece of a small pie?
But I would urge you to weigh things out. That first 7% is just the beginning. They will urge you to hire the best and brightest, time is of the essence. They will tell you not to worry about money, more VC money will flow. And then you find yourself with a big payroll and the need to raise another round, and then another, and then another. Before you know it, you've built the $100 million business you always wanted, but you aren't in charge any more and you own maybe 10 percent. Dilution happens faster than you realize. (Unless your growth is off the charts and you can negotiate amazing terms because VCs are falling over themselves to give you money, ala facebook.)
At that point the question becomes, would you rather have a hundred percent of a $10 million business or 10 percent of a $100m business? I sure as heck would rather own all of the smaller business. You don't go to the board to ask for a raise, you don't hope for a liquidity event so you can get rich one day. You don't waste time trying to convince investors that you will succeed. You control your destiny.
But to each his own. Maybe you would never be able to get to that $10m on your own. And maybe you would rather be known as the founder of something big. Nothing wrong with that. Just know that the headaches and distractions of going the VC route are legion.
Re: Scrimba: a video format for communicating code
#107Please add a favicon!
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#108Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
Do you have a blog where you would update this?
We'll create a blog soon, which will be linked to at Scrimba.com.
Re: Scrimba: a video format for communicating code
#109Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
Do you have a blog where you would update this?
We'll create a blog soon, which will be linked to at Scrimba.com.
Re: Scrimba: a video format for communicating code
#110Awesome work, this seems like something pulled from the future.
One quick question have you considered including Python related stuff?