Code Trainer

The problems are straightforward and nice for brushing up logic if you already know some programming. It does have a learning section but it is quite limited and you are better off watching a YouTube video about it. The interface is simple and I used another IDE anyways because I like my own personalization and I miss the QoL features it gives me that the ingame editor does not provide. It usually rotates three different problems from the pool of coding problems which is a nice touch. You can do the interview mode which gives tests with quizzes and coding problems from the pool under a time limit. I dont know if it is a time zone thing but the lobbies were empty for the multiplayer aspect. I loved how you can filter out the quizzes and code problems so it is easier to track which you have not completed yet.

Basically feels like an offline version of leetcode. Dev is very helpful and implemented a vim motions mode. would definitely recommend for anyone needing to brush up on data structures and the like.

If you have never coded ever, I cannot recommend this as it doesn't not hold your hand at all and you're expected in one of the available languages understand the basics of that syntax and already know the bones to form functions, for anyone like this i'd strongly suggest downloading the demo, just to see that you will not understand how to answer the questions. but as someone who is very much a beginner but willing to learn and have had some minor experience with C#, python, and gdscript from when i attempted to make games, i feel it is furthering the goal to either program software, or make a game.

It is excelent way to get into programming or to get your skills used. I would appriciate having Lua included, in the options of available languages but with C# I will do ok. C#, Java, JavaScript and Python are possible choices. Downfall is that to this day there are 100 "levels" and I did 31 so far in like 5 - 6 hours of playtime while not being somewhat experienced programmer. I know mostly very basic concepts. This makes me feel that soon I will run out of all the code options. This is partially saved by daily tasks which refresh but the question is how large is the data base or is it infinite? There is a learn option which expalins to you everything you might need so even as a beginner you will be able to do something and learn from scratch, it will be just rocky road for you. At this point I am most likely recommend this game, but I would expect more levels to be added and surely more languages such as Lua.

It's definitely not a "trainer", it isn't teaching you anything other than some advice on how to critically think about learning in general. But it's a fun problem solving practice kind of thing, like you'd see from googling "python practice problems". I actually like that there's no autocomplete/syntax highlighting

Very fun trainer :) just finished the first set of beginner puzzles and they were really good fun. You have to do some research etc but I had very minimal knowledge of JS (the language I chose) or even of coding in general outside of html/css, and found it very doable.

This game is a good way to refresh your coding knowledge and maybe learn something new if you're someone like me that hasn't written more than 10 lines of code since college.

It's leetcode, but offline. No autocomplete/fmt options which is disappointing but overall would recommend!

this is a great contained way to practice. The forums are... mostly people who forget they can open VSCode and copy/try their own code. I find myself in Java without using an IDE due to the fact I started on VS C++ when it was about the same. Also C++ is the same for everything except Map/hashtables. (the lack of knowledge about this and the fact new coders don't try new languages like they used to is sadly apparent in the questions, this is not the devs fault, just something I've noticed about the newer industry). If you are absolutely new to coding, I highly recommend not polluting your mind with algorithms and instead, build a project. Focus on code organizing from Code Complete or another book. 1st editioin organizes chapters 1-8, but 2nd edition moves around code advice. Disclaimer, I haven't read 2nd edition, nor did I read past ch. 8 (it was mgmt stuff). After you've got Don't Repeat Yourself down and made a few hangmans, guess the number, etc, then read the 14 patterns of coding interviews (free blog on internet). Then find a book or course. Take each subject and practice with it. Play. Do bit tricks, eg: use bitflags when you can, play with pointer memory. Find weird ways to play with arrays to reinforce understanding of under-the-hood.