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Hello again,

I'm about to make a lot of changes to the main learning area and don't want to make stupid decision, so thought to get ideas from here first.

Around 5 days ago I've made a post showing the first version of my app, the idea is to allowing the user to make their own outline and have my system create a youtube playlist.

Since them I made a lot of changes, now I would like to know how to improve the user learning experience for you, does the UI look inviting and feel comfortable to use ?, what should change ? what should stay ? what do you think ?.

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I've been tracking Bun since launch, and I'm conflicted about its trajectory.

The speed is undeniably impressive - Bun smokes Node.js in benchmarks. The all-in-one approach (runtime, package manager, bundler) is appealing, and Node.js complete compatibility sounds great.

Fast forward to now, and I'm starting to get "Not Invented Here" syndrome vibes. Instead of focusing on being a super-fast, compatible alternative to Node.js, Bun seems hellbent on reinventing every wheel in the JS ecosystem. It's like they're trying to build an entire platform from scratch.

It reminds me a bit of Cloudflare's approach - they've had success with bringing a lot of services in-house. I wonder if Bun is aiming for something similar, trying to create an integrated ecosystem that could potentially be more cost-effective. It's an interesting strategy, but Cloudflare has significant resources at their disposal. I'm curious how Bun plans to manage this ambitious scope, especially as a newer project in the space.

I wish they'd prioritize full Node compatibility and put other features on the back burner. The JS world could use a speed boost, but at this rate, I fear Bun might end up as just another niche tool instead of the Node.js successor it could be.

Thoughts? Am I being too harsh here, or do you see the same issues? I'm curious to hear other perspectives on this.

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Hi HN,

We’ve just launched v1 of Respeakable, an AI-enhanced language tutor. We have two German lessons (Level A2, beginner to complete beginner) designed by a language-teacher friend of ours – feel free to try it out and give any feedback.

We (lschneider and I) have been experimenting with learning languages (specifically French) using different vocabulary apps and tools. The issue is that apps like Duolingo are after your attention (their motto is “test everything”) rather than teaching you a language and are therefore hyper gamified and too easy – all about hijacking your dopamine system. The only viable solution seems to be to attend real-life courses.

We always thought language learning is the perfect use-case for LLMs but we’ve been astounded at how bad all AI language tutors out there are, so we’ve decided to make a better one that we would actually use.

Respeakable uses structured lessons that are much like real-life lessons and only use LLMs for certain exercises, where it makes sense. We also use FSRS (free spaced repetition scheduler) and word frequency lists for practicing vocabulary on flashcards efficiently. FSRS has been shown to increase speed of memorization by ~30%. As a by-the-by: FSRS is also just being rolled out in Anki for those that know it.

We will be adding more lessons and features in the next few days so stay tuned.

Have a great day!

[1] FSRS: https://github.com/open-spaced-repetition/fsrs4anki/wiki/ABC...

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