Code Kingdoms Reviews

Swift Playgrounds Reviews

1. Nathan

   over 3 years ago
   Terrible online training course

   The lowest available rating score is 1, but if there were a zero, I would rate this program a zero. There are no pros to this programming course. The lessons are so brief that I cannot understand them. Before I gave up for good on this programming course, I was writing tons of messages to people on Youtube asking them to explain things to me, and I hated the constant hassle of having to write online messages asking for explanations for the simplest of things that the lessons did not explain. This programming course is NOT a do-it-yourself training course by any means --- and it should not be used by schoolteachers as student homework assignments, as I recently advised a 13-year-old who was having trouble with the lessons and nothing was being helpful to him. This training course should be accompanied not by brief and intelligible on-screen lessons, but it should be accompanied by a detailed high school-style textbook complete with images. By the way, I have Asperger's syndrome, I have all kinds of problems with learning and with executing tasks, and I cannot participate in gainful employment in ANY profession for this reason.

Code Kingdoms mentions (5)

• What does "do projects" mean?

  Your 2c are good, but I'll add to them - if you have trouble with self-tutoring the basics, then tread hte way of the padawan. Use code.org, codekingdoms.com or codecombat.com and the Microsoft code exercises (Hour of code on Minecraft educational edition - the latest HoC offers both block coding and python coding). Source: about 3 years ago

• My 11 y/o son is seriously interested in learning to code

  Codekingdoms.com - offers both block and code, Java (Minecraft) and Lua (Roblox). Source: over 3 years ago

• Coding class for kids?

  CodeKingdoms, I used it a few years back for MC but they also have Roblox things as well... (https://codekingdoms.com/). Source: over 3 years ago

• Ask HN: Is 'Code Kingdoms' Ok?

  Https://codekingdoms.com/ Apparently they teach kids to code via minecraft and roblox. Anyone used it? Is it ok / a scam / worthwhile? Tx! - Source: Hacker News / over 4 years ago

• Where to start for a teen?

  I bought my daughter a subscription to CodeKingdoms and I highly recommend it! There are plentiful courses included and it allows you to start visually and finish with full Lua. Everything you build in the site is deployed to Roblox studio as usual. Source: about 5 years ago

Swift Playgrounds mentions (6)

• Lie-to-Children

  Children in China seem to have no trouble learning programming languages with type systems based on System-F. Swift is heavily pushed[1], for children 8+, but of course 6,7-year-olds also learn it. But maybe if we keep lying and making things "easy" for kids in the west they can make a comeback. [1] https://developer.apple.com/swift-playground/. - Source: Hacker News / 2 months ago

• Bitrig (YC S25) – Build Swift Apps on Your iPhone

  There's the excellent Swift Playground for iOS, requires an iPad: https://developer.apple.com/swift-playground/. - Source: Hacker News / 11 months ago

• iPhone DevOps

  You can code in Swift and even submit to the App Store using Swift Playground using an iPad [1]. [1]: https://developer.apple.com/swift-playground/. - Source: Hacker News / 11 months ago

• Claude Code is all you need

  There are plenty of free models available; many that rival their paid counterparts. So that kid interested in trying stuff can use Qwen Coder for free [1]. If the kid's school has Apple Silicon Macs (or iPads), this fall, each one of them will have Apple's 3 billion parameter Foundation Models available to them for free [2]. Swift Playground [3] is a free download; Apple has an entire curriculum for schools. I... - Source: Hacker News / 11 months ago

• Ask HN: I'm a rookie building an app and need advice. Can you help?

  > I’m using AI to assist me and I’m building an app Vibe coding is a myth, it will take you only so far and will require manual fixes and refactoring before MVP. Learn the basics of and keep learning, say, Swift. https://developer.apple.com/swift-playground/ > Should I actually use a completely blank iPhone for this instead? Does not make any difference. Every app runs in its own separate environment. Only iOS... - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago