Show HN: Node.js video tutorials where you can edit and run the code
Published on: 2025-08-14 00:35:49
Hey HN,
I'm Sindre, CTO of Scrimba (YC S20). We originally launched Scrimba to make video learning more interactive for aspiring frontend developers. So instead of passively watching videos, you can jump in an experiment with the code directly inside the video player. Since launch, almost two million people have used Scrimba to grow their skills.
However, one limitation is that we've only supported frontend code, as our interactive videos run in the browser, whereas most of our learners want to go fullstack—building APIs, handling auth, working with databases, and so forth.
To fix this, we spent the last 6 months integrating StackBlitz WebContainers into Scrimba. This enables a full Node.js environment—including a terminal, shell, npm access, and a virtual file system—directly inside our video player. Everything runs in the browser.
Here is a 2-minute recorded demo: https://scrimba.com/s08dpq3nom
If you want to see more, feel free to enroll into any of the seven fullstack courses
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