Live data from Hacker News

Show HN: C0D3 – A free, interactive site to learn coding

c0d3.com

61–70 of 177 posts

Re: Show HN: C0D3 – A free, interactive site to learn coding

#61

Usually on this site we would talk about how software engineering covers several important skills, of which coding is only one. The real necessity is working with people to understand the details of their own problens and what they want to get out of it and then engineering an approach that effectively handles that going forward. Maybe that's not as relevant here.

> The real necessity is working with people to understand the details of their own problems and what they want to get out of it and then engineering an approach that effectively handles that going forward

c0d3.com' target audience: people who want to become good engineers.

Our solution: To immerse students in an work environment where they communicate with each other, code review each other, build features together, observe users, and update features.

It's meant to be an alternative to aggressive leetcoding and problem/solution memorizing, which is a brute force way to get into engineering without really understanding the details of why they want to get into engineering in the first place.

Re: Show HN: C0D3 – A free, interactive site to learn coding

#62
post #42

There is more to being a software engineer than coding.

Most of software engineering is about the code that you didn't write. There is an infinite amount of hypothetical code that you could write, and every line of code is a liability. I strongly feel like starting lesson 0 with hello world or any other coding activity is a huge mistake if we are actually talking about trying to ramp someone with zero technical background. A more ideal start would be to run with a problem…

I agree. I'm actually trying to model more of this mindset into the curriculum.

Re: Show HN: C0D3 – A free, interactive site to learn coding

#63
post #57
post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've saved your Notion curriculum, and intend to run a program like this soon in my local community. Very inspiring project, and awesome end result. Thank you for your contribution to this area.

Where is the notion curriculum please?

https://www.c0d3.com/book

Re: Show HN: C0D3 – A free, interactive site to learn coding

#64
post #24

Software engineering must be one of the few professions where individuals freely share their energy and expertise with others. This isn't a criticism, neither of the "help others code" movement, nor more insular industries. It's just a very unusual aspect of our field and I wonder where it comes from. For instance, can you imagine reading any of these? Show LN (Litigator News): Learn employment regulations to become…

" struct3r5.com: a free online curriculum for budding structural engineers " Now I'm scared.

If they're only building doghouses and birdhouses that seems fine.

Re: Show HN: C0D3 – A free, interactive site to learn coding

#65

Software engineering must be one of the few professions where individuals freely share their energy and expertise with others. This isn't a criticism, neither of the "help others code" movement, nor more insular industries. It's just a very unusual aspect of our field and I wonder where it comes from. For instance, can you imagine reading any of these? Show LN (Litigator News): Learn employment regulations to become…

I do think that software engineering is setting a very good example of knowledge sharing and helping others grow their skillset. However, we definitely aren't alone in this effort. For example, I've been learning woodworking exclusively through dozens of YouTubers who have spent hours upon hours creating videos filled with valuable wisdom and advice for free. I'm certain we can find examples in various other fields as well. Perhaps our efforts are just most visible because we happen to be comprised of a bunch of internet savvy folks.

Re: Show HN: C0D3 – A free, interactive site to learn coding

#66
post #47
post #2

Last year, I mentored a few students who are learning coding to become a software engineer from non-traditional backgrounds. Rather than encouraging them to leetcode and practice for interviews, I taught them software engineering practices and mentored them to build c0d3.com together as a team. c0d3.com will be a free learning site where other students like them can learn coding and then help improve the site. As a s…

You said, “ Rather than encouraging them to leetcode and practice for interviews, I taught them software engineering practices...”. How do you square that with the reality that many software jobs have leetcode as a gate to an offer? I find myself stuck at this juncture. I am comfortable with software practices, but the reality of these sorts of interviews has me basically trying to figure out how to “hack” the coding…

Think of this as a useful filter of job opportunities for you: don't accept any of those jobs.

Re: Show HN: C0D3 – A free, interactive site to learn coding

#67
I’m always happy to see paths for more people to learn useful industry skills (most often not taught in universities).

But can we please not lower our hiring bars because the company partnered with bootcamp X or because there is a diversity (read: three groups) target to hit?

Yes it’s cheaper, and we save some money after tax incentives, but if I have to pass up a superior candidate due to an order from upper management one more time, I will pull my hair out.

I hope a program like this or freecodecamp offered at every new hire orientation will work wonders. Yes mentoring beginners is fulfilling, but its very taxing when they were hired on the basis of a few bootcamp projects plus a diversity credential when they’re still very green skill wise.

Re: Show HN: C0D3 – A free, interactive site to learn coding

#68
post #49

There is something wrong in the signing up process...

There is something wrong with your bug report. ;-)

The email confirmation opens instead a password recovery interface, which is outdated seconds after being sent. Thus it is not possible to sign up.

Re: Show HN: C0D3 – A free, interactive site to learn coding

#70
post #68

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There is something wrong with your bug report. ;-)

The email confirmation opens instead a password recovery interface, which is outdated seconds after being sent. Thus it is not possible to sign up.

did you type in a username / email with an uppercase letter? that's the only issue we've discovered so far with the signup process.
Post reply on HN