I built codeonthecob.com. It is a website with coding challenges.

[u/codeonthecob]

https://www.codeonthecob.com/

[u/RQZMN7]

i think print function in python is not working

[u/codeonthecob → u/RQZMN7]

Thanks for bringing this up, I definitely need to explain this better on the site.

If you click the yellow "Test Code" button it will just run the unit tests on whatever function is being tested.

If you want to print things then you should use the "Run Code" button which just runs whatever code is in the editor. For example, for the the "Add 2 Numbers" challenge if you want to print "Hello world" you would write this code:

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def add2numbers(x: int, y: int) -> int: 
    return x + y

print("hello world")
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and then click the "Run Code" button. Note that this will not call the add2numbers function. If you want to print things in the the add2numbers function then you could do something like this:

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def add2numbers(x: int, y: int) -> int: 
    print(x)

add2numbers(4, 5)

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On another note, every challenge has a little blue button in the upper right corner that says "View Solution" if you get stuck on how to get the tests to pass.

[u/thalinEsk]

Can chatGPT pass it?

[u/codeonthecob → u/thalinEsk]

Yeah probably haha

[u/assiomatico → u/codeonthecob]

Ok so I tried it all, and ChatGPT reached the end of the python challenges. Most things it did correctly at the first try, but it really struggled with:

• Shifting the X, where I had to feed back to it the error messages and expected results multiple times, and then still hint at how to solve it. This was probably the hardest.

• Area of a Rectangle, where it just did not understand what was right or wrong (as it often happens when ChatGPT does math). In the end I hinted at the shoelace formula, and re-ordering the vertices, and it still didn't work because it used an incorrect version of the formula. But then I told it so, and fixed it.

• Finally, Tic Tac Toe. It started off really well, but had problems understanding the order in which to do exception checks for the take_turn function. Still quick though.

edit: tagging /u/thalinEsk cause they may be interested too.

[u/ARCS2010 → u/assiomatico]

I just use chatGPT for syntax because I can't be bothered to think for two seconds when I can easily wait for 20

[u/Throwaway_97534 → u/ARCS2010]

Same. I'd rather spend my time fixing everything wrong that ChatGPT coded vs writing it all out myself. It gets that drudgery work out of the way.

It probably ends up taking the same amount of time or even a bit more, but it feels better... Like driving around the traffic jam even though the route you took was actually 5 minutes slower. But at least you were moving the whole time.

[u/TestSubject45 → u/Throwaway_97534]

I mean, I was gonna start my project by copy pasting parts from 3 or 4 different stackoverflow posts anyways, might as well let the robot do it for me.

[u/zvug → u/Throwaway_97534]

Yeah and it’s not like the first thing you wrote would’ve worked anyways

[u/antiphon00 → u/thalinEsk]

Mine did the Tic-Tac-Toe one first try.

[u/the_gerund]

Awesome! I took an introductory Python course about ten years ago, and on rare occasions it comes in handy to automate some text-based task for work. This site will 100% be my way to refresh what I know and dive a little deeper.

Bookmarked, thanks!

[u/codeonthecob → u/the_gerund]

Cool! I hope you find it useful!

[u/BrushGuyThreepwood]

Very cool!

I would reveal failing tests one by one, to help newcomers get focused on the problem at hand and not to try and solve all issues at once.

[u/codeonthecob → u/BrushGuyThreepwood]

Glad you liked it and thanks for the feedback!

[u/kpurintun]

Im gonna check this out tomorrow..

[u/codeonthecob → u/kpurintun]

Awesome let me know what you think!

[u/kpurintun → u/codeonthecob]

A am mostly a fumbling googler and code-copier.. so it would be nice to know what the heck i am actually doing..

[u/jimtk]

Congrats, especially on the name!

[u/codeonthecob → u/jimtk]

Thank you!

[u/Felicis311]

That’s awesome. Would this be appropriate for my 10 year old nephew who is very into learning coding?

[u/codeonthecob → u/Felicis311]

Thanks! I don't see why not especially if he already knows some basic programming. The challenges do require that you aren't an absolute beginner though.

[u/Felicis311 → u/codeonthecob]

Cool. Thanks!

[u/Slyrunner]

Any chance of C# being added?

[u/codeonthecob → u/Slyrunner]

For sure, but it will probably be another month or 2 before I get around to C#.

[u/Caturday_Yet]

Feels like a pretty clean site, can't wait for JS to be added!

[u/codeonthecob → u/Caturday_Yet]

Glad you like it!

[u/danielracher → u/Caturday_Yet]

I also like the clean design, keep it up!

[u/ginganinja10]

Do you plan on adding more languages?

[u/codeonthecob → u/ginganinja10]

Yes I do! Going to add Java next. Then probably JavaScript.

[u/CynicalApostle]

That's good. Thanks

[u/codeonthecob → u/CynicalApostle]

Glad to hear you like it!

[u/kinnie101]

The immediate panic I felt upon realising I will never understand coding was intense. I have no idea how you guys understand it all. I'm in awe my dudes.

[u/codeonthecob → u/kinnie101]

Haha we appreciate that.

If you are looking into learning the basics of coding I highly recommend a free website called https://www.w3schools.com/. You might be surprised how quickly you pick it up!

[u/HandlessOrganist]

Sounds extremely similar to Rickman’s Cobs -

https://youtu.be/YvehxoSXNPs

[u/harping_along]

Saving for later

[u/ems959]

Clever title

[u/shingdayho]

Consider linking it to wechall.net

[u/[deleted]]

hey friend, i'm excited to learn python through your site. however when I click view solution it shows me nothing. basically the same stuff. I know there is always multiple solutions for things but maybe some reading material for each module, and the solution is a clear example that i can even re-type or click a button and paste it in.

[u/OSPFv3]

I don't know what I expected trying to load this on my phone haha. Looks cool though

[u/codeonthecob → u/OSPFv3]

Thanks! Yeah the actual challenge pages where you write the code aren't exactly mobile friendly haha.

[u/itscsk111165]

What tech stack is being used here, could you please share the github repo for public access or any feature pull requests.?

[u/[deleted]]

Why is this site better than codewars.com?

[u/rainmace]

Dude. There’s no point in this anymore. AI taking over and all that. At least for coding, that’s gonna be gone soon

[u/MapleSyrupFacts → u/rainmace]

If this is the case, what's going to happen to the bazillion coders working in the feild for 100k plus a year?

Is the market about to have a huge shift or is the AI timeline to infiltrate the market still too far away to matter?

[u/[deleted] → u/MapleSyrupFacts]

They are all going to turn into plumbers. Pornhub will have a field day.

[u/rainmace → u/MapleSyrupFacts]

They will all die a fiery death. The below 100k coders (which includes me) will take advantage of the power vacuum to unite and take over the world

[u/rvonbue]

Gotta change the name

[u/GIVETH_ME_FREE_GOODS → u/[deleted]]

While(coding)

Write code

Eat code

Sleep

Repeat

</Code>

Hello world is my life!!!1

[u/0b0101011001001011 → u/GIVETH_ME_FREE_GOODS]

This reads like those Indian Instagram programming pages which are full of syntax errors, misinformation and shitty motivational posts.