promptdojo vs scrimba
scrimba is the gold standard for learning python the classic way — recorded screencasts you can pause and edit. promptdojo is the builder school for the ai era: it's for people whose job just changed and who need to become builders — to go from a plain-english problem to a working tool with ai, and to catch where that ai-written code is wrong. scrimba teaches the language. promptdojo teaches the meta-skill.
your job just changed and you want to become a builder. you need to go from a plain-english problem to a working tool with ai, then read it, audit it, and stop accepting bugs you don't see.
you want to learn python from zero, the classic way. you like screencasts you can pause and edit mid-stream. you have time to build the fundamentals before touching ai.
| feature | promptdojo | scrimba |
|---|---|---|
| free tier | free to start, no signup | free signup, paywalled deeper paths |
| runs in the browser | yes | yes |
| pyodide / no install | yes | partial |
| no signup to start | yes | no |
| plain-english problem to working tool | yes | no |
| catalogs ai-introduced bugs | yes | no |
| screencast-style lessons | no | yes |
| pace: 48 live chapters / 1455 runnable steps | yes | varies |
| cursor / claude code workflow examples | yes | no |
| first 3 lessons of every chapter open | yes | no |
| paid access | plus: $5/mo or $49/yr | no |