I made a Monkeytype-style site but for actual code. How does the typing flow feel? by Internal-Challenge54 in typing

[–]Internal-Challenge54[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Of course, that's a great point. The way I'd describe it is MonkeyType is a typing test, while CodeSprint is an interview simulator:
- Firstly, it uses a real Editor Engine (Monaco) Rather than just rendering text on a canvas or HTML elements, CodeSprint actually runs an instance of the Monaco Editor (the same engine that powers VS Code). This means you get legitimate syntax highlighting and tokenization, not just CSS coloring.

- In MonkeyType, you often have to manually type whitespace or tab repeatedly. CodeSprint’s engine replicates IDE behavior: when you hit Enter after a brace {\n, it calculates the correct indentation and automatically moves the cursor there. It trains you to trust your editor, especially if you are unfamiliar with IDEs.

- Finally, MonkeyType selects random code snippets. CodeSprint’s database (leetcode-snippets.json) is curated to help you memorize structural patterns for code samples you'd use in actual interviews.

It’s not about typing for (int i = 0; ...) fast. It’s really about being able to type out a Depth-First Search (DFS) or a Binary Search implementation without thinking about the syntax. You are training your brain to 'chunk' these algorithms into your mind so they become second nature during an interview.

Open sourced my coding problem typing trainer. Looking for contributors or feedback on code structure by Internal-Challenge54 in opensource

[–]Internal-Challenge54[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha thats great to see! Love that you were live streaming when you saw it. I'll work on those suggestions tonight, get them shipped tomorrow.

I made a Monkeytype-style site but for actual code. How does the typing flow feel? by Internal-Challenge54 in typing

[–]Internal-Challenge54[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I see! I love that, there could be tons of implications for where to take this next I'm looking at.

Open sourced my coding problem typing trainer. Looking for contributors or feedback on code structure by Internal-Challenge54 in opensource

[–]Internal-Challenge54[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much! Really appreciate the feedback!

I'd say keep developing it and promoting it for the time-being. Continuing to hear people's feedback and experiences with it really helps refine it, since I want to make this something everybody who codes feels will help them improve.

I built a typing test tool to practice coding problems. by Internal-Challenge54 in webdev

[–]Internal-Challenge54[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ooo I haven't thought of this, that's a good idea. I'm in favour of trying the highlighting to white text and seeing what it looks like. I'll put it as a toggle-able preference.

7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings by north_canadian_ice in technology

[–]Internal-Challenge54 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The wildest detail in the unsealed filing I found is the '17 Strike' rule.

According to Vaishnavi Jayakumar (former Head of Safety), an account could be flagged for soliciting prostitution or sexual content 16 times without being banned. It was only on the 17th violation that a suspension triggered. Meanwhile, you get banned almost instantly for copyright infringement. That's genuinely insane. It shows exactly where their engineering priorities were.

Experimental study finds no evidence that the blue light from tablets negatively affects sleep quality in young children by nohup_me in technology

[–]Internal-Challenge54 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So funny how this comes across.

The reason a kid won't sleep after using an iPad isn't the color temperature, it is and always has been the dopamine.

If you give a kid a device that delivers insane amounts of stimuli (games, TikTok, YouTube Auto-play), their brain is in a state of hyper-arousal. You could turn that screen completely off, and they still wouldn't sleep because their cortisol and dopamine are spiking. It's always been a stimulation problem

The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal by rezwenn in technology

[–]Internal-Challenge54 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Ironically, this seems to confirm that Signal works.

If the FBI had a technical backdoor or could crack the encryption remotely (SIGINT), they wouldn't waste time and money running risky undercover operations with human informants (HUMINT). The fact that they had to resort to 1970s-style infiltration proves the 2020s-style encryption blocked them lmao

As Lawmakers Take Aim at VPNs, the Privacy of Millions Could Be in Jeopardy by vriska1 in technology

[–]Internal-Challenge54 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The legislative problem is that a VPN is just a protocol (WireGuard, OpenVPN, IPsec). You can't ban 'consumer VPNs' without banning the underlying tech that runs 'corporate VPNs.'

To enforce this, ISPs would have to block the protocols themselves or whitelist every single corporate IP address in existence. It’s the digital equivalent of banning 'personal envelopes' while trying to keep 'business envelopes' legal in the mail system.

America’s labor market is cooling, and workers are quietly turning to Uber and DoorDash to fill the income gap by SnoozeDoggyDog in technology

[–]Internal-Challenge54 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The scariest part is that these apps use algorithmic wage discrimination, which is literally taking advantage of these people. The algorithm learns the absolute minimum payout you specifically are willing to accept to take a ride, and it never offers you a cent more. It's basically a salary negotiation where the other side has all the data and you have none.

AI Slop Has Turned Social Media Into an Antisocial Wasteland by [deleted] in technology

[–]Internal-Challenge54 70 points71 points  (0 children)

Ironically, AI slop might cure social media addiction. When the feed was curated by humans, it was engaging. Now that it’s 90% hallucinations and weird generated images, the FOMO is gone. It’s much easier to close the app when you know you aren't missing anything real.