Show HN: Chestnut – The antidote to AI-induced skill atrophy(chestnut.so)
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Show HN: Chestnut – The antidote to AI-induced skill atrophy
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Great idea, to include learning into the regular work.
Can you explain how the lessons are generated?
It looks like there are no pre-generated lessons, they are created on the fly by the AI. Wouldn't it be possible to write a skill or similar that does the same with your existing coding agent?
Can you explain how the lessons are generated?
It looks like there are no pre-generated lessons, they are created on the fly by the AI. Wouldn't it be possible to write a skill or similar that does the same with your existing coding agent?
Thanks!
After agent defined a general direction and send the proposed course via MCP, we search the internet to generate the structure of the course (what to include, what requirements are necessary etc.), then we give it access to a number of tools that create interactive materials in the course, to make learning more engaging.
We consulted behavioural scientists, and decided that the effortful activity of learning has to be separated from effortless-ish activity of AI-assisted coding, to make lessons more engaging. We also can control UI/UX much better than if lessons were delivered via CLI.
After agent defined a general direction and send the proposed course via MCP, we search the internet to generate the structure of the course (what to include, what requirements are necessary etc.), then we give it access to a number of tools that create interactive materials in the course, to make learning more engaging.
We consulted behavioural scientists, and decided that the effortful activity of learning has to be separated from effortless-ish activity of AI-assisted coding, to make lessons more engaging. We also can control UI/UX much better than if lessons were delivered via CLI.
interesting, ideas, how are you guys creating specialized course for each person ?
I started building, and noticing patterns in AI outputs. Enough to be able to understand how a hook works, how to manage state and why Typescript is great. But whenever it came to optimising a piece of code, debugging state issues or designing a codebase from scratch, my mind went blank. I went to ChatGPT Study Mode to seek wisdom.
I found learning with a chat-based interface frustrating. Unstructured conversation with a super smart colleague, who occasionally talks rubbish, would often lead to rabbit holes and surface-level understanding - not true wisdom. I basically became my own teacher, and unless I checked myself - I wrecked myself.
This is why we've been building the best interface for learning programming in the AI era, we called it Chestnut.
We believe interactive, personalised courses, focusing on high-level systems thinking and in-depth understanding, not syntax, are the best way to stay sharp while the world of programming changes. Not hours of passive tutorial hell, browsing the internet for nuggets of wisdom, or endless conversations with coding agents that never quite click.
Give it a spin and let us know what you think!