[HN Gopher] Ask HN: Platform for senior devs to learn other prog...
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       Ask HN: Platform for senior devs to learn other programming
       languages?
        
       A few months ago there was a post about a platform looking for
       funding (i think ?) that was highly praised for the quality of its
       content.  I thought I favored the link, but I can't seem to find it
       ? Any help ?
        
       Author : Raed667
       Score  : 17 points
       Date   : 2024-11-29 20:49 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
       | roetlich wrote:
       | I think you are looking for Exercism: https://exercism.org/
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       | Great website!
       | 
       | Edit: This also looks good, haven't tried it yet:
       | https://app.codecrafters.io/catalog
        
         | Raed667 wrote:
         | amazing ! Yes thank you
         | 
         | I was thinking about this post
         | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41463734
        
       | suprjami wrote:
       | There is also
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       | https://learnxinyminutes.com/
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       | It gives small language syntax/feature tours.
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       | Each file is legitimate syntax for the language it documents.
        
         | JanisErdmanis wrote:
         | This is excellent. I checked Julia which is my main language
         | and all essentials are there. Looked up to Zig, F#, Go all
         | accessible expositions and makes it easy to get a good taste
         | before looking into the manuals.
        
       | thebigspacefuck wrote:
       | Not sure which post you reference but https://codecrafters.io is
       | pretty cool for learning a new language
        
         | amoskvin wrote:
         | +1 for codecrafters
        
       | ecuaflo wrote:
       | What's the difference between how a senior and non-senior learn
       | that would warrant a unique platform for each?
        
         | wnolens wrote:
         | Another programming language as reference. I can learn a new
         | language really easily this way, but the first was really hard
         | - it was so unlike anything i had ever done before.
        
         | PMunch wrote:
         | Well a senior developer would be assumed to share a certain
         | common understanding of concepts and terms that a more junior
         | developer might not. When teaching anything one of the most
         | important parts is ta gauge your pupils and determine whether
         | they need more or less information to keep the topic
         | interesting while not making it impossible to follow along.
         | Since written or otherwise pre-recorded teaching materials
         | aren't afforded the luxury of interacting with their pupils
         | they must choose ahead of time what level they are aimed at.
         | And since a senior in any field would be able to follow along
         | with materials meant for the junior, albeit at a slower and
         | less interesting pace, but not the other way around they tend
         | to err on the side of over-explanation. A platform for teaching
         | senior developers would therefore allow a more engaging and
         | time saving experience for those able to consume it.
        
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