Upfront : As a member of the first student cohort and a non-user of Hacker News this is my opinion. I've relied on this tool consistently over the past year. While it's not the only AI I use, it's the only one that provides a comfortable and effective workflow. The core strengt, for me, lies on my agency. I control the decision-making and discuss the implementation steps. while I may generate fewer lines of code than my peers, the work is solid, well-explained, and easily iterable. Also I knwo the code i just wrote, the ability to articulate the function of every line of code is a crucial benefit that I deeply value. It it's the sweet spot for me and i fell more productive.

Strong recommend. I did the trial course which meant I could complete Advent of Code and also build an app to take you to the moment in the course videos where topics were discussed. With SolveIt you can have your hand-held while you go from idea to result; learning as you go.

These achievements may not sound much to hard-core tech bros but that's the beauty of the problem solving method - it meets you where you are. After working through your problem you'll have learnt something and be able to tackle harder tasks next.

It's been fun watching the team continuously evolve the product over the last year. Looking forward to round 2.

@dang Looks like astroturfing. There are several comments by users with very little history, all mentioning that they took the course before.

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Solveit community is so nice and wholesome that I see many comments being dismissed as astroturfing, well maybe HN is not used to this but I can tell you all the people in there are for real.

You can take my case, I started writing and posting videos after taking the solveIT course because you are encouraged to do so. Many people on the community have started to do so, and that's why they might not have much of a history yet.

Moreover, the course is such a good experience that when there's a chance to share it publicly and invite more people to it (after a year of private beta), members go out of their way (into HN) to try to invite more people.

I have seen all the people you mention in the discord and chat with some of them so I can tell you they are real.

Because once again, my comment might sound like astroturfing, you can have a look at my youtube & X where I've been posting about this stuff for quite a while

www.youtube.com/@polavec7163 x.com/pol_avec

May I also add that the SolveIt Discord hosts a very welcoming community. Not all are.

OK thanks. We've moved those comments (and this one) to a hidden "stub" subthread.

A reminder to everyone that the FAQ includes this:

Can I ask people to comment on my submission?

No, for the same reason. It's also not in your interest: HN readers are sensitive to this and will detect it, flag it, and use unkind words like 'spam'.

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For all we know the Solveit guys didn't ask anyone to come and comment here, so we don't want to judge them (and they're good guys who have contributed positively to HN in the past). Sometimes people in a community – particularly an engaged and loyal one like Solveit’s seems to be – can be "too helpful" and act as though they're astroturfing, even though they're just sharing their excitement about the product and community.

The problem on HN is that it can be hard to tell the difference between authentic excitement and astroturfing.

Thanks for the assumption of good faith. We had no intent to astroturf. Some of the students from cohort one were discussing the negativity of the HN thread on the course discord server. It seems that several took it upon themselves to come share their experience. From the comments whose names I recognize, I can assure that these are all real people who have first-hand knowledge of what they're posting about.