Show HN: Codey ― A chatbot for learning to code

9 points by sauldcosta ↗ HN
Hi HN! At Codevolve we've released an Alpha version of Codey, our chatbot for learning to code. Codey is designed to answer questions for beginner programmers and help them form effective programming processes.

He's REALLY Alpha right now, < 250 answers to questions, but we're trying to get as many people to ask him questions as possible so we can improve him for future students.

If you have a few minutes during your lunch break, I'd really appreciate it if you stopped by to give him a try. Here are the instructions (no sign up required):

1) Go to https://www.codevolve.com

2) Click the code editor image on the landing page (it'll say "Demo" when you hover on it)

3) Pick a language / create a file

4) Codey will introduce himself, and then just type any questions you think might be valuable for learning to code into the message box in the bottom right!

He's not going to have answers for a majority of your questions, but by asking questions you think will be valuable to people learning to code I think that together we can build an awesome tool for beginning programmers.

Thank you so much for your help!

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Pretty cool. I couldn't really think of many questions, but I think it is a good idea. I wish Codey would respond with some funny answers to my nonsense though.
Coding answers first, more nonsense later :) Thank you SO much for trying him out!
A couple of Easter Eggs would be nice.