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mchaver
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mchaver at gmail dot com
Current Projects:
https://demo.numerikos.com/
https://demo.cangjieworkbook.com/
- mchaverAs a small software business, do you have other approaches to ads?
- Can you discuss more about Mentava's approach to gamification? I am working on a math practice application and considering adding some, but I don't want it to be annoying.
- I wonder about having gamification as something you can turn off. I am working on a math practice web application. I have not added any gamification to it. I am ok with minimal gamification like Math Academy does with experience points or the sound effects and trophies you get in Khan Academy, but Duolingo is too much. A friend told me he would like gamification in it. Any thoughts on making gamification something you can opt out of?
- As a life long language learner, I wanted to say this is a unique and clever approach, but I also agree that it is really challenging to monetize. Especially in a way that is respectful to users because they are creating a lot of content with very personal data.
- It's a fun little game. I didn't like that dying makes you start from level 1 though.
- I am working on two things.
The first is a customizable digital math workbook. Currently the demo covers fourth grade math. There is a practice mode where you can select the skills you to want practice. There is also a customizable dashboard where you can setup your own widgets to practice math skills in different ways. I am working on some pre-made dashboards to help users get started. The next plan is to cover fifth grade math skills. My plan is to cover first grade math up to Calculus and High School Physics. I envision it as a companion tool for Khan Academy/Math Class/Math Books. Check out the demo. No signup required. Progress is only stored locally.
The second thing I am working on is an application to practice Cangjie. It's a Chinese input method that has been around for a long time. It is based on a visual decomposition of characters. Each character is represented by one to five codes and the majority are unique. My application teaches Cangjie like keyboarding (QWERTY) is taught to young students. You learn the location of the keys, then some basic words, then start typing sentences. I also have a free demo for it as well.
https://demo.cangjieworkbook.com
Feedback on either project would be appreciated.
- I wasn't familiar with that book. For other users, I think the book they are referring to is Introduction to Algorithms A Creative Approach by Udi Manber.
- You can do it. Just create the submission with "Ask HN: What would you like to work on?" and add some details about the kind of things users should discuss there.
- Nice job. The order options don't seem to work when searching.
- Two thoughts on solitaire.
1. I don't like how if I already place an Ace and then reveal a 2 that matches it suit, it then automatically moves it over. While mostly trivial, it still takes a way one move from the player and automates it.
2. Would you be willing to expose the value that seeds the game? That way any particular game of solitaire is replayable or sharable with a friend.
- Yes, it is a little bit further down in my todo list, but I think for teachers (and students who like worksheets), worksheets would be a nice feature.
- This is really cool. Can you describe more about the scenarios you define and how you manage them over time? I can imagine if you end up with a lot of them, then it becomes time consuming to perform all of the visual tests or handle the human-in-the-loop part.
I wonder if you could do some automated diffing between the scenario results. If they are pretty similar and they were previously considered in a good state, then you don't necessarily need a QA person to review it.
- Your homepage https://flotte.sh/ is showing a Welcome to nginx message.
- I've been working on a digital math workbook. Currently the demo covers fourth grade math. There is a practice mode where you can select the skills you to want practice. There is also a customizable dashboard where you can setup your own tasks. There is still a lot of work to do with improving the UI, but I think it is a good start.
I am currently working on fifth grade math. My plan is to cover first grade math up to Calculus and High School Physics. I envision it as a companion tool for Khan Academy/Math Class/Math Books. It is inspired by Chris McMullen's math workbooks.
Check out the demo. No signup required. Progress is only stored locally. https://demo.numerikos.com/
- I have had good results with languages like Haskell and ReScript. They have much smaller code bases than JS and Python.
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- I imagine LLMs have already thrown traditional programming language pedagogy out the window.
- No problem, what you have shared here is very insightful. Cheers to continued success and evenings in the zone.
- Great story. Are you willing to share more about your SaaS?