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Re: Show HN: Leaf – Create interactive coding tutorials

#21
Very neat and could be very useful.

I would like to see this integrated with existing doc build tools like Sphinx. All of my documentation+examples for [various projects] are auto-built with [Sphinx / other tools].

If you can make it easy to add this as an extension, then I’m sold. If I have to link to / embed another website, I’m not interested.

Re: Show HN: Leaf – Create interactive coding tutorials

#22
Hey Adish! This looks really cool. I'm working on something similar at https://codeamigo.dev

Maybe we could sync up :)

I'm taking a similar approach, but teachers are also required to create tests for each step of the tutorial. That way, user's need to pass a test to get to the next step.

I wrote about the project in more detail here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27900111

Or check out a tutorial: https://codeamigo.dev/lessons/54, as you can see the platform forces you to be interactive, rather than being passive about it.

Re: Show HN: Leaf – Create interactive coding tutorials

#23
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Hey HN, my name is Adish Jain & I am building Leaf. Inspired by Stripe's API documentation ( https://stripe.com/docs/payments/integration-builder ), Leaf is a no-code tool which helps anyone author coding tutorials in a similar side-by-side format. Leaf has a code editor & image selection block in the right pane. In the left pane, you are able to write out the steps of your coding tutorial using Markdown. You can the…

This looks like a great tool for learning. If this was self hosted, I would use it as an addition to a first-semester programming course in the university I work in right away!

However, I agree with the sentiments of some other posters that a SaaS model is simply a non-starter, for obvious reasons institutionally wise, but also for any personal use. I simply do not want to be tied to a particular service just to write a specific kind of post.

If there is a way to host this at the moment, please contact me if you want a test drive in a university context.

Re: Show HN: Leaf – Create interactive coding tutorials

#24

Putting on my technical writer hat and providing feedback from that perspective. First impressions: > Leaf is a platform built from the ground up, for coding tutorials In general I do think there could be a market for this. Lots of people want to create those kinds of side-by-side tutorials and they are hard to DIY. You would probably need to let customers brand the tutorial experience (host it on their own domain, e…

I think this is a very rude feedback and lazy on your part to use this on iphone when it is clearly not intended for mobile use. I think it is very clear what's in it for the site owners. > host it on their own domain You can embed it in full page in your site. Little hacky I know.

Go read The Mom Test.
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