Student Guide to Repl.it
Student Guide to Repl.it
What is repl.it?
Repl.it is a website run with the mission of making programming more accessible. Repl.it makes it possible for OSP CodeLab to design original content for programming lessons.
How do I use repl.it?
Our lessons contain a mix of embedded terminals (essentially a place to create and run code; you can think of it like Microsoft Word, but for code) in the OSP CodeLab website.
Embedded terminals
Embedded terminals look like this: (this is a screenshot and is not clickable):
With this embedded terminal, you can click on the run button at the top of the terminal to execute the lines of code written in the terminal:
If you want to try your hand at implementing a similar example, you can click on the open in repl.it button in the upper right corner:
This will open a new tab on your browser and take you to the repl.it website. There you will be asked to create a free account or continue anonymously:
We recommend creating an account (all you need is an email address), since an account will allow repl.it to save your work and one will be required for more advanced lessons.
After you are logged in, you will be able to edit and run the code, saving it on your repl.it account. For example, to complete the first exercise in Lesson 1 on the repl.it site, type the solution to question 1 in the line below the commented instructions and then click on the run button near the top and center of the screen. When the code is executed, any output will be printed in the darker area on the right side of the screen:
Because line 6 of the code has been edited with a solution, when the run button is clicked, the solution (6.3 + 8.2 = 14.5) is printed in the darker output terminal on the right side of the screen.
Want to learn more?
You can check out more about repl.it and even create your own lessons at https://repl.it.