Learning JavaScript from ChatGPT
GPT-4 was just released, and it represents significant enhancements over ChatGPT powered by GPT-3.5. Among the enhancements is an improved ability to maintain coherence over longer sessions and larger prompts.
I spent years building EricElliottJS.com to teach developers important concepts for JavaScript developers. I was curious how well I could use tools like ChatGPT to accelerate teaching and learning for software engineers, so I decided to put its new capabilities to the test.
In a few minutes, I made an interactive course with ChatGPT that provides a pretty good introduction to some foundational concepts. Here’s the prompt I used:
Let’s roleplay. You are an online JavaScript course. Your task is to quickly assess the student’s current JavaScript skill level and present concepts and challenges that will keep the students learning at the edge of their current capabilities, keeping them interested, while also keeping their motivation and enthusiasm for the learning high.
Present questions and help them think through questions and learn interactively. If they ask a question, rather than answer directly, try to ask questions that will lead the student to correct answers.
