Snap Reviews

CodeCrafters Reviews

Snap mentions (32)

• Ask HN: How would u setup a child's first Linux computer?

  For those actively teaching¹, consider Snap! (https://snap.berkeley.edu/) over/after Scratch. It's nearly a superset, similarly "low-floor" but much "higher ceiling" powerful language. Data structures, control structures/message passing, functional programming... It's really "Scheme in Scratch clothing" under the hood. In particular, its "build your own blocks" facilities are powerful enough (including macros... - Source: Hacker News / 8 months ago

• Replicube: A puzzle game about writing code to create shapes

  Snap! https://snap.berkeley.edu/ Also, I heartily recommend the demoes that the author is giving regularly at FOSDEM. They're really fun to watch :). - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago

• Coding for Kids – Fun Way to Learn Programming

  Kids would probably have a better experience with Hedy https://hedy.org if they are young, and Pyret https://dcic-world.org if they are a little older. Once they know how to program python is obviously a fine choice, but starting beginners with Python is insane. Too many gotchas, incomprehensible error messages etc. Also why logo? Its not 1967 anymore. A far better choice is Snap! https://snap.berkeley.edu. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

• Ask HN: Platform for 11 year old to create video games?

  I upgraded my son from Scratch to Snap! (https://snap.berkeley.edu/). Snap has a much higher ceiling, including collections, first-class code pieces, higher-order functions etc. It pretty openly describes itself as a "Scheme disguised as Scratch" :-) A pragmatic pedagogical thing I love with Snap! Is the ease of creating custom blocks, including macros / custom "C-shaped" control structures. If you have some... - Source: Hacker News / almost 2 years ago

• Ask HN: Modern Day Equivalent to HyperCard?

  Take a look at Snap. It was originally a scratch mod, but does allows for all sorts of advanced things. https://snap.berkeley.edu. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 years ago

CodeCrafters mentions (9)

• Ask HN: What skills do you want to develop or improve in 2026?

  I had a lot of with Code Crafters. It's a paid platform, but they give you a basic walk through of different technologies, with full test suites. For example, you implement some basic Redis. It doesn't spoon feed you what to do, but breaks it down into manageable chunks. https://codecrafters.io/. - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago

• Learning Go the Hard Way

  To make this happen, I'm starting with the Shell Challenge at CodeCrafters.io. - Source: dev.to / 7 months ago

• Build your own shell : Codecrafters Edition

  Have you ever thought of building your own shell — or anything you use in your daily tasks? It could be an IDE, a simple database, or even a text editor. In this blog, I’ll walk you through the exciting journey of building a shell using the Codecrafters platform. I’ll share why the experience is amazing and why you should absolutely give it a try! - Source: dev.to / about 1 year ago

• Long weekends and short updates

  This is where today's quick tip comes into play. Do you know Codecrafters.io? If you don't, let's remedy that now! It's a platform that monthly proposes building projects of different complexity, guiding you step by step in studying and developing. Some of the latest projects include reproducing your own version of Git, Redis, BitTorrent, or your Interpreter. - Source: dev.to / over 1 year ago

• Stop Re-Implementing Code: Use Extract Method in Rust

  I recently started learning Rust using the awesome CodeCrafters website. - Source: dev.to / over 1 year ago