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RubyMonk - ruby lessons right in your browser

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Post by skyfallsin » Tue, Oct 18, 2011, 10:48 PM UTC

RubyMonk - ruby lessons right in your browser
rubymonk.com

Re: RubyMonk - ruby lessons right in your browser

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Post by ew » Wed, Oct 19, 2011, 12:13 AM UTC

I'm really tired of seeing Ruby tutourials online. Teaching someone Ruby doesn't teach them the first thing about getting set up with a functioning website where they can put that code to practice.

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Post by rargulati » Wed, Oct 19, 2011, 12:17 AM UTC

Really well made. Loved the attention to detail: after switching from cmd + enter to clicking "run" a few times, I was given the hint to use cmd + enter instead. Ticker on the top really added to keeping focused and goal oriented. Going to get back to finishing this.

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Post by inuhj » Wed, Oct 19, 2011, 12:17 AM UTC

It looks like codecademy.com really dropped the ball with their product. It's been a while since they released their MVP(emphasis on the 'M') and now they're being cloned left and right...while they still have yet to add a single lesson to their 30 minute introduction to javascript.

Congrats on rubymonk. I'll run through it in a bit.

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Post by duck » Wed, Oct 19, 2011, 12:20 AM UTC

Very cool and great design, but I think I would recommend http://rubykoans.com/ over it if you really want to jump into Ruby.

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Post by swanson » Wed, Oct 19, 2011, 12:20 AM UTC

You should add the link to the Next Lesson at the bottom of the page (or have use a fixed layout as you scroll down). I got to the end of Chapter 0 and was ready to move on, but I couldn't find the Go To Next Chapter button without looking around.

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Post by zds » Wed, Oct 19, 2011, 12:22 AM UTC

inuhj wrote: post #4

It looks like codecademy.com really dropped the ball with their product. It's been a while since they released their MVP(emphasis on the 'M') and now they're being cloned left and right...while they still have yet to add a single lesson to their 30 minute introduction to javascript. Congrats on rubymonk. I'll run through it in a bit.

hi inuhj, i'm one of the cofounders of codecademy. we haven't dropped the ball - expect an announcement soon!

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Post by kaiwren » Wed, Oct 19, 2011, 12:25 AM UTC

swanson wrote: post #6

You should add the link to the Next Lesson at the bottom of the page (or have use a fixed layout as you scroll down). I got to the end of Chapter 0 and was ready to move on, but I couldn't find the Go To Next Chapter button without looking around.

Thanks for the heads-up, swanson. We'll add this shortly.

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Post by jasim » Wed, Oct 19, 2011, 12:26 AM UTC

duck wrote: post #5

Very cool and great design, but I think I would recommend http://rubykoans.com/ over it if you really want to jump into Ruby.

We love RubyKoans too! With RubyMonk we are trying to make things more interactive, and easier for new users to get into.

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Post by jasim » Wed, Oct 19, 2011, 12:33 AM UTC

rargulati wrote: post #3

Really well made. Loved the attention to detail: after switching from cmd + enter to clicking "run" a few times, I was given the hint to use cmd + enter instead. Ticker on the top really added to keeping focused and goal oriented. Going to get back to finishing this.

We have Badges and Achievements planned to keep it even more interesting. But had to cut down scope to release an MVP and see if the community likes it. Thanks for the response!