Bro-gramming - teaching my brother to codeblog.randylubin.com 7 pointsrandylubin13 years ago3 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−zachgalant13yHey Randy,If your brother wants to get a good foundation in problem solving and some JS fundamentals, he should check out http://codehs.comI'm making it to be a really fun, accessible entry point to learning how to code. We have a bunch of different modules that stress different concepts.If he's already started learning, he might find some stuff a bit basic, but it quickly gets much more challenging.Let me know if he gets a chance to check it out and what he thinks.Zach−randylubinOP13yNice! I like the game-centric approach; it's what I loved about 106a.I'll definitely pass it along to my brother.−zachgalant13yAwesome! My cofounder and I were actually TAs for that class for the last 3 years before making CodeHS, so a lot of what we've done is inspired by the 106 classes.
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Hey Randy,
If your brother wants to get a good foundation in problem solving and some JS fundamentals, he should check out http://codehs.com
I'm making it to be a really fun, accessible entry point to learning how to code. We have a bunch of different modules that stress different concepts.
If he's already started learning, he might find some stuff a bit basic, but it quickly gets much more challenging.
Let me know if he gets a chance to check it out and what he thinks.
Zach
Nice! I like the game-centric approach; it's what I loved about 106a.
I'll definitely pass it along to my brother.
Awesome! My cofounder and I were actually TAs for that class for the last 3 years before making CodeHS, so a lot of what we've done is inspired by the 106 classes.