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by arcturus17 2414 days ago
I like the idea a lot... Sometimes I don't have a personal project in mind and I'd like something more guided with which I could practice.

However, as others have said I'd need to see what I'm getting for the price. Particularly I'm interested in how the spec is laid out, and how the solution is laid out... From university I learned there's an art to building a pset where you give enough pointers but do not hold the student's hand's too much and that's what I'd be looking for - the right level of challenge, in a nutshell.

Maybe you should give out a project for free, or create a sample or similar...

1 comments

Thanks for the feedback!

Sounds like a good idea to provide a free trial. But I also want to make sure that people are actually interested in paying.

What specifically do you mean, by "how the spec is laid out, and how the solution is laid out"? I guess I understand the spec part, but what about the solution?

The from-university statement, so true, it's an art. We're trying to explore to find the perfect balance :)

Is there no solution to ultimately compare against? How would I know how I’ve done at the end? On the other hand, I wouldn’t want the solution immediately revealed - you barely learn anything with that.