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Show HN: Socratease – A Joyful Way To Learn Things

27 points by jayanthtn 9y ago

rahimnathwani 9y ago
If you like this method of learning or of teaching, check out Oppia, open source software for building things like this: https://github.com/oppia/oppia https://github.com/oppia/oppia The public site with existing lessons is here: https://www.oppia.org/library https://www.oppia.org/library I'm not sure how socratease.in compares. But Oppia has some cool things like being able to set questions which require more than just multiple choice, e.g. requiring you to put a musical note in the right place on a stave.
- jayanthtn 9y ago
  Hi Rahim, thanks a lot for the reference. I did check them out, both the demo video and a few libraries. You are right that the basic premise is the same. And, yes, they allow for a much more customisable flow. Lots to learn from them!
  - rahimnathwani 9y ago
    The Oppia code base is licensed under Apache License 2.0 so you could even use that as a base if it covers everything you have so far.
    - jayanthtn 9y ago
      One difference I see is that Oppia seems to be making AJAX calls (am not familiar with Angular, so, maybe I am wrong). Whereas, I deliberately chose the quiz flow to be one that goes to a different URL as you progress. But, yes, will take a look at the backend and DB and see how things are stored and processed. I learnt just enough web development to be able to build this. So, it will take me a little bit of time to understand code written by a Google team :)
      - rahimnathwani 9y ago
        "I learnt just enough web development to be able to build this." Congrats! Seriously, this is the best way to learn. We're all on the same journey :) EDIT: Yes, Oppia doesn't appear to update the URL after each step. So if you refresh the page you're back at the start of the lesson. (They didn't have to do it that way, though: http://www.codemag.com/article/1301091 http://www.codemag.com/article/1301091)
fredmonroe 9y ago
nice job. just fyi: i was going through the second bitcoin module and hit a broken image link: https://www.socratease.in/static/img/intro-to-bitcoins-2/img_lg/11-bitcoin-transaction.png https://www.socratease.in/static/img/intro-to-bitcoins-2/img...
- jayanthtn 9y ago
  Thanks! Just fixed it.

27 points by jayanthtn 9y ago

If you like this method of learning or of teaching, check out Oppia, open source software for building things like this: https://github.com/oppia/oppia https://github.com/oppia/oppia The public site with existing lessons is here: https://www.oppia.org/library https://www.oppia.org/library I'm not sure how socratease.in compares. But Oppia has some cool things like being able to set questions which require more than just multiple choice, e.g. requiring you to put a musical note in the right place on a stave.

jayanthtn 9y ago
Hi Rahim, thanks a lot for the reference. I did check them out, both the demo video and a few libraries. You are right that the basic premise is the same. And, yes, they allow for a much more customisable flow. Lots to learn from them!
- rahimnathwani 9y ago
  The Oppia code base is licensed under Apache License 2.0 so you could even use that as a base if it covers everything you have so far.
  - jayanthtn 9y ago
    One difference I see is that Oppia seems to be making AJAX calls (am not familiar with Angular, so, maybe I am wrong). Whereas, I deliberately chose the quiz flow to be one that goes to a different URL as you progress. But, yes, will take a look at the backend and DB and see how things are stored and processed. I learnt just enough web development to be able to build this. So, it will take me a little bit of time to understand code written by a Google team :)
    - rahimnathwani 9y ago
      "I learnt just enough web development to be able to build this." Congrats! Seriously, this is the best way to learn. We're all on the same journey :) EDIT: Yes, Oppia doesn't appear to update the URL after each step. So if you refresh the page you're back at the start of the lesson. (They didn't have to do it that way, though: http://www.codemag.com/article/1301091 http://www.codemag.com/article/1301091)

fredmonroe 9y ago

nice job. just fyi: i was going through the second bitcoin module and hit a broken image link: https://www.socratease.in/static/img/intro-to-bitcoins-2/img_lg/11-bitcoin-transaction.png https://www.socratease.in/static/img/intro-to-bitcoins-2/img...

jayanthtn 9y ago
Thanks! Just fixed it.