CheckIO Reviews

Social recommendations and mentions

• The F.O.M.O. Effect: How to Overcome the Pressure of Keeping Up in the Tech Industry

  Instead of hopping between new technologies or languages all the time, concentrate on mastering a select few that are crucial for your current project or job. This will enable you to fully realize the potential of these technologies and more effectively develop your skills. You can utilize gamification here as well for example with programming games to fine-tune your programming skills in one language. Here are... - Source: dev.to / 2 months ago

• Hands-on Python Learning for Beginners

  Https://checkio.org/ Gamified programming puzzles, starts easy and gets harder. The great thing is you get to see how others have solved the puzzle after you have solved it. It was fun and very helpful when I was learning. - Source: Reddit / 3 months ago

• Most coding courses suck – this is why we're building a text adventure

  There are a few gaming based resources: * https://www.codingame.com/start * https://checkio.org/ * https://codepip.com/ * https://codingfantasy.com/games There are also interactive ones that are project based, for example: https://scrimba.com/learn/htmlandcss. - Source: Hacker News / 5 months ago

• Is there anyone doing 100 days of python course by Angela yu?

  Went sideways in between and learnt more of front end and other web frameworks like django etc. Also had some fun with online python programming challenges e.g. Checkio etc. - Source: Reddit / 7 months ago

• Ask HN: Working as Software Engr for 5 years but forgotten all CS stuff. Normal?

  In some specializations of programming, you're going to need a lot of those things. For instance, working with game engines, scientific simulations, image or signal processing, finance, or simply making the base software and libraries that other people use, can involve a lot of CS. In larger corporations, the programming is often much higher level, and consists more of stringing together libraries and frameworks... - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago

• Interesting methods of learning Python better?

  I read a book and at the same time used checkio.org. Checkio provides a series of "gamified" programming challenges. You get to see how others have solved the same problem. I found this accelerated my learning. The problems were also fun to solve. - Source: Reddit / 8 months ago

• How I became a Software Tester in 1 Year

  I spent lots of my time at checkio.org. That is another website I really recommend. Checkio is a learning platform that teaches you programming. Yet, it involves gamification. You solve issues and then unlock other challenges. That was really fun and lots of learning at the same time. Another great platform is exercism.org which also gives many opportunities to learn various programming languages. - Source: dev.to / about 1 year ago

• Learning Python

  Checkio - Coding games beginners to advanced. - Source: dev.to / about 1 year ago

• What are good online resources for learning Python for intermediate programmers (i.e. ones who already understand fundamentals of programming)

  I found checkio.org very useful for learning how to write idiomatic python. A gamified set of programming problems. After you solve a problem you can see how others solved the problem. - Source: Reddit / about 1 year ago

• I am looking for a python lesson with practices, does anyone have that?

  I like checkio.org it is a gamified programming environment. You solve a program, and move on to the next level. You get to see other solutions and you solve problems. It is a great way to learn. - Source: Reddit / about 1 year ago

• Godot & Python?

  Latest release on November 2020 :/ They might be waiting for Godot 4 to further the develop the wrapper but meh, I'd say learn python on fun sites like codecademy (I personnaly don't like it though) or https://checkio.org, let's you learn by completing fun challenges and exposes you to growing number of functionalities from the language. - Source: Reddit / over 1 year ago

• An advice request

  Also https://checkio.org has a variety of different themes programming challenges. - Source: Reddit / over 1 year ago

• hey guys i'm learning how to code, just a quick.

  I enjoyed using checkio.org It is a series of programming problems in a game-ified framework. After you solve a problem you get to see the solutions from others. This was eye opening when I was first getting started. - Source: Reddit / over 1 year ago

• I feel broken. I want to learn. I need to learn. I can't get my head in the game.

  Understand this is important and set clear reliable, achievable and measurable goals. For example you could decide to read the book "Fluent Python", and read it for 30 min per day at least 4 days per week. You could decide to do 1 problem from checkio.org per weekend.... - Source: Reddit / over 1 year ago

• Teaching my kids about crypto and seeing them so interested in the subject in one of those small things I enjoy in life

  My nine year old downloaded the Algorand wallet. I send him .6 ALGO's for every competition math problem he gets right; he pays me .2 for every wrong answer. I send him 2.5 for every Python problem solved on https://checkio.org/. It's well spent money. - Source: Reddit / over 1 year ago

• What to do next? (and a few more questions)

  I found working problems on https://checkio.org/ helpful. You solve the problem and see how others have solved the same problem. This was eye opening for me when I first started. - Source: Reddit / over 1 year ago

• Pygame from data science experience

  You could try to do str, list and dict problems on your favourite challenge platform such as edabit.com or checkio.org (and make sure you read solutions by other coders once you complete each problem). - Source: Reddit / over 1 year ago

• Thinking in Python vs Thinking in C/C++

  The exercises on checkio.org start out quite small and you can quickly knock them out. - Source: Reddit / over 1 year ago

• How do you all remember certain concepts(more elaboration in post)

  When I was first learning the basics of Python, I found checkio.org, fun and helpful. It is a set of problems. After you have solved one, you get to see how others have solved the same problem. - Source: Reddit / over 1 year ago

• Projects for beginners

  You might find checkio.org a fun way to practice and learn. The provide a 'gamified' environment where you solve programming challenges. I found that seeing how others solved the problems to be very useful. - Source: Reddit / over 1 year ago

• What is the best book to learn python from?

  While I was reading the Lutz book, I was also practicing on checkio.org I found this to be a very effective learning tool. Small coding challenges, and you get to see how others solved the problems. - Source: Reddit / over 1 year ago