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Grasshopper

The coding app for beginners by Google
Grasshopper was ranked #4 of the month for April 2018
Grasshopper was ranked #1 of the week for April 19th, 2018
Grasshopper was ranked #1 of the day for April 19th, 2018

Grasshopper is the coding app for beginners. With fun, quick lessons on your phone, the app teaches adult learners to write real JavaScript. It’s currently available for free on Android and iOS. Grasshopper is built by a team within Area 120, a workshop for experimental projects.

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Launch tags:
Puzzle Games•Free Games•Education
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What do you think? …

Ben Tossell
Saw the article on TC: https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/1... and downloaded straight away! I look back to when I first tried to learn to code about 6 years ago and remember thinking I found it too hard or couldnt keep up with doing it. Now I think, why didn't I just do little bits where I could to keep learning?! I'd be able to actually build my ideas myself! So I've started using Grasshopper! :D lets see how it goes! I think my issue with learning to code is not know where or what to start with....I almost want something or someone to ask "This is the platform I'm looking to build, these are the features, what language and frameworks can I learn to do this?"
Abadesi
@bentossell Similar to you I always got stuck on completing courses, then someone advised me to build sth I need / want / can play with. Led to me finishing my first rails web app. So I'm passing the baton, keep playing with Grasshopper and start building sth you need 😄
Volodymyr Spodaryk

UPD: issue was quickly resolved: it was flag of Haiti not Russia (they look pretty similar on white background in small resolution).

Epic fail with Russian flag for Ukraine!

And looks like it is not just screenshot, it is in app too.

Image from newsletter from ProductHunt:

Topic on TechCrunch:

https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/1...

Pros:

Never used

Cons:

Really offensive promo for Ukrainians

David Bernegger
The blue-red represents the flag of Haiti. In the task you have to change the bottom color from yellow (ukraine) to red (haiti).
Heather Smith
Grasshopper Curriculum Manager here! David is right, the flag shown is the flag of Haiti (blue stripe, then red). However, it was brought to our attention just after we launched that this can easily be mistaken for Russian. We've since updated that puzzle, which you can see reflected in our app and on the homepage: https://grasshopper.codes/ . So thank you for flagging this, it allowed us to make the quick change.
Volodymyr Spodaryk
@heathermacsmith thank you for update. Didn't know how Haiti flag looks like :) On white background flag of Haiti look really similar to Russian. As there are ~200 countries in the world with own flag - there was really small chance to get such issue. But sometime shit happens, especially there where you don't expect them :) Thanks for quick feedback!
Instabug
The app looks great! Congrats @fearofpoets 🎉
Laura Holmes
Maker
@okgabr1 Thanks for all your help with Instabug! @All - Omar's the CEO of Instabug, and it's been great integrating with them and getting streamlined feedback from all our our testers before yesterday's announcement.