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Ask HN: Does a code explainer app worth it?
I am banging my head over this thing. Does a code explainer app worth it? if yes, who can it serve?
I am asking this because I built an app that explains code in plain english on any site. I am on the verge of shutting it down. But before doing it, I am curious to hear your thoughts.
- NicoJuicy 5y agoI don't think so. 1) non-coders don't need to watch code. They will need code snippets when learning how to code, to learn how to code/syntax. Not to explain the code in most cases. 2) if non English coders don't understand English at all. But almost all programming is in English. Perhaps for the nouns used?
- NithurM 5y agoWhat about a code piece they come across in SO or github, and they don't understand what is does?
- NicoJuicy 5y agoSO is to find solution through code. The code is normally the answer. GitHub is useful for learning and running it yourselves and is not limited to a snippet. It's mostly architectural or an interesting project. Which you wouldn't want to translate, since you are interested in the project itselve. ( Eg. How they did it). Analyzing through code would be a lot quicker. ( Just my 2 cents) Edit: i think an explainer for NFT's would be worth it. Quickly describe the smart contract and potential flaws? Depending on how much value you think NFT's have ( I'm pretty low on that scale though) "Smart contract explainer", but i have no idea on how to monetize it.
- ssss11 5y agoMaybe for absolute newcomers to coding… perhaps it could be used as a component of a learning/training platform?