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I don't think there is anything comparable OSS wise. Creating such an alternative wouldn't only be very difficutl tech-wise, but someone would also have to crea
by cptwunderlich 7y ago
I don't think there is anything comparable OSS wise. Creating such an alternative wouldn't only be very difficutl tech-wise, but someone would also have to create the content.
Anyway, I've been using Duolingo since ca. 2014 and it didn't shutdown... Plus, it's free - what do you have to lose? Your progress on some language learning app? You won't lose the knowledge gained.
- angry_octet 7y agoIt isn't free -- you have to watch ads, which detracts severely from the learning and enjoyment.
- oska 7y agoPlus being a betrayal of their user-base which is heavily weighted towards young and impressionable learners. And, by the way, a betrayal of their initial promise, that they would never do advertising (expressly stated in the first promo video they released, which is still on YouTube).
- kddavis 7y agoYou ever hear of a thing called opportunity cost? Some people interested in learning a foreign language actually have a compelling desire to learn said language.
- yorwba 7y agohttps://tatoeba.org/eng/ https://tatoeba.org/eng/ is a partial solution to the problem that someone has to create the content.
- plapetomain 7y ago> Creating such an alternative wouldn't only be very difficutl tech-wise I am quite curious how you figure this. Other than analytics and tracking, Duolingo doesn’t even require a backend.
- Fnoord 7y agoWhat you have to lose is your time spend. At least you'll lose time due to the gamification and the ads. Anki is useful for spaced repetition, but setting up a deck is going to take effort and requires knowledge (building a deck is useful by itself though).