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Hey everyone, I’ve found that learning algorithms is more engaging when solving them with other people. So, I’ve built a site to help people learn algorithms a
by readyoursicp 7y ago
Hey everyone,
I’ve found that learning algorithms is more engaging when solving them with other people. So, I’ve built a site to help people learn algorithms and data structures together! I’ve worked on it with a friend for a few months and would love your feedback.
On Binary Search, you can create or join a room with others and work on the same coding problem together. You can choose to compete to finish the problem first, or solve them together and help each other out.
Working with friends (or strangers!) makes for a much more engaging atmosphere, and we’ve actually built a small community of coders who love to help each other out!
Check it out at https://binarysearch.io https://binarysearch.io — we’ll be hanging out in some of the rooms. Let us know if you have any feedback or run into any issues. Hope to see you around!
- cyorir 7y agoHow many problems do you have available?
- readyoursicp 7y agoI've got 50 at the moment, ranging from easy to hard -- adding more every day, though!
- 112 7y agoThe `/api/stats` request (500) hangs the application on my side. Can't wait to try it out, I wish there were more game-y training sites. Codewars is fun, but knowing you're competing with other people at the same time is way more interesting.
- pseudoramble 7y agoCame here to say the same thing. This endpoint is eventually responding for me, but it's taking between 20-30 seconds. In addition, https://binarysearch.io/api/rooms https://binarysearch.io/api/rooms just returned a 502 Bad Gateway. Maybe the site is getting hugged by HN.
- readyoursicp 7y agoWe're back open for business! Just had to cache some things :P
- bananaeater 7y agoStill getting a hug of death message on my end? Edit: It's up now, looking forward to using it.
- readyoursicp 7y agoHey, thanks for the heads up and sorry about that! We've just pushed a fix. Should be back up and running in a few minutes.
- coldfire 7y agolove the concept, especially as a self taught programmer. I've always struggled with algorithms myself, and I find reading books equally boring. On a side note, what's the UI components library that you're using? I've a hobby project that I'm working on and really liked the style/theme of your app :)
- misterhtmlcss 7y agoI'm like you a self taught for the most part and I find algos boring to learn alone as well. They aren exactly head turners, but still in a group would be nice. Also I was thinking the same thing about the UI. I hope there is an answer somewhere. It's very Balsamiq looking and I love that!
- readyoursicp 7y agoThanks! Hope to see you around the site :) We're using https://thesephist.github.io/blocks.css/ https://thesephist.github.io/blocks.css/ -- it's great and super simple!