CodeCrafters

Programming challenges for seasoned programmers

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March 7, 2020 First time hitting 1k visitors in one day!

Now that I've got 3 challenges, I created a challenges listing that collates all 3.

Posted this on r/programming. That post drove ~2k visitors, and resulted in ~200 early access signups.

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March 2, 2020 Third Challenge announced

Announced the third challenge that will be part of early access: Build your own Git.

Posted this on our Discord server, Reddit and Hacker News.

The Reddit post seems to have gained a fair amount of traction: ~50 upvotes, which resulted in ~20 signups for early access

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February 21, 2020 First popular Reddit post

I posted about the Build your own Docker challenge on Reddit a couple of days ago. The post seems to have gained a fair amount of attention, it's now the 3rd most popular post of the month in r/docker.

That post alone drove 100+ signups for early access!

A similar post on HN did result in a ~100 visits, but didn't really get upvoted much.

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February 18, 2020 Second Challenge Announced

Announced the second challenge that will be part of early access: Build your own Docker.

I had a lot of fun preparing the challenge stages for this one, particularly excited about it!

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February 13, 2020 First Early Access Trial

Ran the first early access trial for the Build Your Own Redis challenge.

5 people participated, one of them completed the whole challenge.

The next 3-4 early access trials are scheduled, and our Discord community is slowly growing.

I'm holding off on inviting all signed up people to the Early Access program, waiting to see how the first couple early trials pan out.

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February 1, 2020 Early Access Launched

Launched the CodeCrafters Early Access program today.

The web app is still under active development, but the core challenge experience is ready for preview. Aiming to get this into the hands of a few early customers who're brave enough to try this out.

Published an early access page with a signup form. When people signup, I send them invites to our Discord server, where we co-ordinate early access trials.

Starting with one challenge: Build Your Own Redis.

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CodeCrafters builds upon the popularity of "Build your own X" tutorials, packing them into fun challenges and making them accessible to a wider audience.