alana goyal

congrats on the launch! codecrafters has been a staple in my coding practice for the last 9 months now. as a vc, i don't get a *ton* of time to write code, but it's really important to me that i keep it up so that i can build & experiment with new technologies. codecrafters provides the perfect, byte-sized (no pun intended) challenges for me to complete so that i'm constantly keeping my skills sharp. when i studied cs in college, i was often frustrated at how theoretical everything felt. i didn't make a website until my senior year. i spent so much time learning data structures & algorithms, without actually learning how to build something real with them. codecrafters is different: it orients around the end-product and gives me a sense of accomplishment for building something real & useful. 11/10 recommend for anyone who wants to learn to code (start with the easy ones), up-level their coding abilities (try implementing a project in a new language), or just keep up their coding abilities with fun challenges. feature request: would love some more challenges that are less infra-y and more product-y. for example, i'd love to build my own cal.com, chatGPT, AI headshot generator, etc.