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Hi guys, I'm working on Hexlet, a platform like Codecademy, but on steroids: instead of simple simulators we have real containers accessed via browser-based ID

Hi guys, I'm working on Hexlet, a platform like Codecademy, but on steroids: instead of simple simulators we have real containers accessed via browser-based IDE. Courses include videos, quizzes and real-world exercises. Last part looks like this http://i.imgur.com/DqtKD1S.png http://i.imgur.com/DqtKD1S.png As a side-project we've launched eduhunt (linked in this post). Producthunt-like community for education enthusiasts who share apps, websites, online-courses and books on variety of topics.

gingerlime 11y ago
Looks interesting, but not very clear how to submit an item. I'm guessing I'll have to register, but will probably be more engaging and clear if you can encourage people to submit something and then walk them through any registration. Otherwise, I'd love to submit Kenhub[0]. It's a learning platform focusing on Human Anatomy, featuring articles, anatomy atlas, videos and interactive quizzes. [0] https://www.kenhub.com https://www.kenhub.com
- freetonik 11y ago
  Yeah, you're right, letting users submit and then ask them to sign up or sign in to verify that submission would be way better. That famous "add to basket and then sign up to finish" move works great. We'll try to implement something of the sort and make a pull request, because for now we're using stock Telescope app [0] which, I believe, doesn't have this feature. You can sign in using Facebook or Twitter and submit your item. It seems to be a great resource, will appreciate your submission. Thanks. [0] http://www.telescopeapp.org/ http://www.telescopeapp.org/
  - gingerlime 11y ago
    Thanks! I signed up and submitted. One more small thing that would be nice to improve is being able to tweak the thumbnail. It seems to be generated automagically, but would be easier / better if you can also upload your own thumbnail. In any case, good luck with Eduhunt. Great to see more resources for e-learning out there.
    - freetonik 11y ago
      Great! Agree with the thumbnail comment, it's pretty limited now, will definitely work on that. Thanks.
  - flashman 11y ago
    What are you hosting Telescope on? Meteor, Heroku, self-hosted?
    - freetonik 11y ago
      On AWS.

gingerlime 11y ago

Looks interesting, but not very clear how to submit an item. I'm guessing I'll have to register, but will probably be more engaging and clear if you can encourage people to submit something and then walk them through any registration. Otherwise, I'd love to submit Kenhub[0]. It's a learning platform focusing on Human Anatomy, featuring articles, anatomy atlas, videos and interactive quizzes. [0] https://www.kenhub.com https://www.kenhub.com

freetonik 11y ago
Yeah, you're right, letting users submit and then ask them to sign up or sign in to verify that submission would be way better. That famous "add to basket and then sign up to finish" move works great. We'll try to implement something of the sort and make a pull request, because for now we're using stock Telescope app [0] which, I believe, doesn't have this feature. You can sign in using Facebook or Twitter and submit your item. It seems to be a great resource, will appreciate your submission. Thanks. [0] http://www.telescopeapp.org/ http://www.telescopeapp.org/
- gingerlime 11y ago
  Thanks! I signed up and submitted. One more small thing that would be nice to improve is being able to tweak the thumbnail. It seems to be generated automagically, but would be easier / better if you can also upload your own thumbnail. In any case, good luck with Eduhunt. Great to see more resources for e-learning out there.
  - freetonik 11y ago
    Great! Agree with the thumbnail comment, it's pretty limited now, will definitely work on that. Thanks.
- flashman 11y ago
  What are you hosting Telescope on? Meteor, Heroku, self-hosted?
  - freetonik 11y ago
    On AWS.