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I teach computer science, and love the growth of these cloud-based IDE/compiling tools because it's a good backup for students who can't get their programming e
by lazyjeff 6y ago
I teach computer science, and love the growth of these cloud-based IDE/compiling tools because it's a good backup for students who can't get their programming environment set up in a remote class during the pandemic. It's much harder to figure out package dependency and configuration issues when you can't take over the keys to check out their programming environment.
I used repl.it for a class and it worked out nicely, where I could set up a template with data and code and the students could fork it. The one thing that made me not renew past a month is their receipts say "Hacker" on it as your purchase (it's one of their pricing levels), and it was awkward getting a reimbursement from the university for that. Even handing a receipt saying that I purchased "Hacker" (without much context) made me hesitate.
- Aeolun 6y agoI’m fairly certain that’s an indictment of your university instead of Repl.it.
- mlyle 6y agoFinance departments are so silly-- wanting a receipt to explain what is actually being purchased in some kind of understandable language!
- mlyle 6y agoThey want you to buy the "Team for Education" level for $35/mo which offers your students unlimited "multiplayer", letting you drop into their individual notebooks during class, etc.