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Hard pass. I used a site that did something like this. I found it extremely frustrating not to just be able to look at the entire document with multiple code sa
by gfxgirl 6y ago
Hard pass. I used a site that did something like this. I found it extremely frustrating not to just be able to look at the entire document with multiple code samples. This to me is fluff and animation because you can, not because it's a good idea.
You can show a snippet
function log(...args) {
}
and show additions with highlights or colors
function log(...args) {
+ console.log(...args);
}
show deletions with strikeouts, etc.. Much better than having to scroll up and down, up and down, up and down, and watch the animations to divine what actually changed from one segment to the next.
- rikroots 6y agoI agree with this. As much as I like the look of these coding lessons (I am easily distracted by the Shiny), when it comes to learning I find it much better to type out and run the code locally as I follow along with the lesson. A static presentation which highlights code changes is the simplest, most effective presentation for me. It's also the approach I used for the lessons I wrote for my canvas library[1]. I could do with a tool to make developing these lessons a lot easier - currently I have no toolchain to help, which is why I haven't written more lessons in a while. [1] https://scrawl-v8.rikweb.org.uk/learn/first-lesson https://scrawl-v8.rikweb.org.uk/learn/first-lesson