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Medea

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Would you use a coding challenge where you fix bugs in a real codebase instead of solving LeetCode-style problems

I built a coding challenge where you fix bugs in a real codebase instead of solving LeetCode-style problems

Instead of:
โ€œwrite a function that does xโ€

you get:

  • a small project (multiple files)
  • a realistic bug (e.g. duplicate payments, broken auth, slow endpoint)
  • tests that verify your fix

So it feels more like actual dev work:
understanding code > writing from scratch

It runs through a simple CLI, so you can pull a challenge, work locally, and submit your fix

Itโ€™s also fully open source, so people can create and share their own system-style challenges

Iโ€™m trying to figure out if this is actually useful or just a cool idea

Would you use something like this to practice / prep for real dev work?

Github org: https://github.com/Recticode
(you can try it with: pip install recticode)

Honest feedback would help a lot ๐Ÿ™

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