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What I like: * block-based, similar to Scratch. * while some people want option for direct text input, I like the blocks, as it is less intimidating for begin
by otterpro 3y ago
What I like:
* block-based, similar to Scratch.
* while some people want option for direct text input, I like the blocks, as it is less intimidating for beginners.
* I genuinely learned few things that I would not have bothered to learn otherwise. I would recommend it for anyone who wants to go beyond simple shell commands.
What I don't like:
* it already assumes that user knows some of these commands. There isn't any instruction on the commands, except for a brief example shown when hovering on top of block.
* there's no help or clue so if you get stuck, it requires a little bit of googling. For example, I had no idea how to convert uppercase to lowercase. I had to use Google to find it.
* One challenge (`belle`) assumes that user will have knowledge of Chess notation or learn it on the spot, which offers more info on chess than on the actual topic of unix commands. I could imagine a user who has never played Chess to spend at least couple of hours trying to understand what is going on.
- scubbo 3y ago(Hopefully this feedback is interpreted in the instructive tone in which it is intended, rather than as pedantic nitpicking) There is a subtle difference in meaning between "few X" and "a few X" in English. While they both refer to a small number of items, "few X" has an implication that that number is smaller than hoped or expected, or is smaller than for other members of a similar category. In that sense, your third point ("I genuinely learned few things that I would not have bothered to learn otherwise") sounds like a negative - the implication is that, while you did learn some things, the number that you learned was small enough to not be worth your time.