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Codingame Gamifies Coding Education

posted by martyb on Friday September 23 2016, @02:49PM   Printer-friendly
from the bonus-points-for-clean-compile? dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

Codingame has developed a platform to gamify coding education for developers, and provide a channel for employers to find prospective employees. From the website:

Practice & learn the fun way
    Practice pure code

Learn new concepts by solving fun challenges in 25+ languages addressing all the hot programming topics.
    Learn from the best

In a matter of hours, discover new languages, algorithms or tricks in courses designed by top developers.
    Become the expert

Our approach has been designed to lead advanced developers to the next level.

There might be developers, team leaders, or employers in the Soylent community who would find it useful.

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  • (Score: 2) by dyingtolive on Friday September 23 2016, @05:02PM

    by dyingtolive (952) on Friday September 23 2016, @05:02PM (#405619)

    You lose a lot in the non-interactive nature of the Khan videos, but I think looking at them as a replacement for proper instruction is the wrong way to do it. They're a great refresher course for someone who just needs a nudge in the right direction.

    I'm really scruffy with math that's much more complicated than Algebra or Trig. Used to be pretty sharp ten years ago in college, but I just don't use them on a regular basis. I ran into an issue about a year ago I actually needed Calc for. A couple Khan videos later and I was back up to speed.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 23 2016, @06:13PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 23 2016, @06:13PM (#405644)

    I prefer to think of them as a form of entertainment. They are interesting but I view ones on topics I don't have a practical need for.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 23 2016, @09:00PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 23 2016, @09:00PM (#405715)

    I'm a big fan of Schaum's outlines, $20 a pop, for review of basic math (precalculus through linear algebra and differential equations). Take one of them somewhere to a quiet place where you can work on them for at least 90 minutes at a stretch, preferably sipping coffee. Bring a college-ruled pad and at least two good ball-point pens. It takes a long time (calendarwise) to work through even one book.

    I always feel satisfied when I'm carting a couple dozen double-sided sheets of scribbling off to the recycle bin as I leave.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 23 2016, @10:34PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 23 2016, @10:34PM (#405751)

    but I think looking at them as a replacement for proper instruction is the wrong way to do it.

    What is "proper instruction"? "proper" is subjective. Some people prefer self-education and excel at doing so. Maybe you don't, but others might.