Show HN: Hackattic – hard, no-nonsense, real-world programming challenges
hackattic.com
hackattic.com
A few words of background - I was always sort of frustrated how unbelievably dull the usual programming challenges are. I mean all those nearly pure CS-y things that make you invert binary trees and stuff.
They don't really translate well to what the real world offers, and having solved quite a few over the years, I've always been left with the thought of "what the hell did I actually learn?".
The answer was, usually, not much. It's all theoretical skills that fade away if not re-enforced, and that's what I found HARD, because at the end of the day, it all seemed like folly, especially compared to what I had to handle at work.
I had a few ideas, so I put it all together and released a set of 5 challenges. Take a peek inside.
I've always had this general idea of building a truly ambitious-but-also-down-to-earth community, so I hope to push it that way over time.
But like the sorry excuse of a landing page says, this is step zero - you have to start somewhere.
Would love some feedback!
Quick question, how was this site developed? What technologies are you using? I love the simplicity!
It's a pretty standard Django app. Some bland Docker trickery around generating the actual challenges/problems, but that's probably it. Simplicity was definitely a goal. I wanted to waste the minimal amount of energy on stuff that wasn't directly related to the implementation of the challenges themselves.
I also have this weird idea of keeping the site as JS-free as possible - in homage to... simpler times.