Support: teachcode - reinforcing coding foundations

[jamesgeorge007]

teachcode is a utility by which one can brush up their programming skills right from the terminal. Presently there are 2 learning tracks (Python & JavaScript) comprising 30 tasks. The good thing is that after completing a task the respective solution is pushed to his/her remote repository on GitHub - tracking user progress.

• GitHub Repository: https://github.com/madlabsinc/teachcode
• Docs: https://teachcode.madlabs.xyz/

This is one of the queries often asked about teachcode: https://github.com/madlabsinc/teachcode/issues/73

[mikeysan]

Hmm... this sounds interesting. I'll take a look and give some feedback here when I am done.

[mikeysan]

I like the idea of this tool and its potential. I wasn't able to use, however, because when I went to install it, I got:
npm --version zsh: command not found: npm
I'm currently learning Python so I have no need, at least for now, to install node.js on my system. I think the readme could do with an update on where to get the npm tool from for Windows and Mac OS at least.

Personally, I would prefer a docker image to setting up a Javascript developer environment just to test a tool.

[mikeysan]

The next thing I noticed is the requirement of users to have access to Github.

If you are targetting new developers, I would propose you consider removing this requirement. Github is not the easiest thing to wrap your head around when you first start learning a programming language.

[eddiejaoude]

Hi, I will be reviewing open source projects on a live stream today at 2pm UK time (2.5 hours from now).

Here is the YouTube live link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyTUj6YQoBo