Show HN: Codenhack – An interactive terminal and live editor for beginners
codenhack Sunday, December 28, 2025
Hi HN,
I’m an indie developer and I built Codenhack because I’m tired of the "setup barrier" for new learners. I believe that if someone wants to learn, they should be coding within 10 seconds—not spending 2 hours debugging local environment variables or Node versions.
How it works: I’ve built a browser-based environment that provides a functional terminal and a code editor with live previews. It’s essentially a "lab" where beginners can execute real commands and see immediate UI/logic results.
Why I’m showing it to you: I’m currently building this in public and would love some technical feedback from this community. Specifically:
How does the terminal responsiveness feel to you?
Do you think the gamification (XP/Leaderboard) helps with retention, or is it too distracting for a serious learning tool?
What technical "hacks" (lessons) should I prioritize next?
It’s 100% free and I’ve tried to make it as friction-less as possible (no mandatory sign-ups to try the main features).
Looking forward to your thoughts and happy to answer any questions about the stack!