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CodeRoad is a VSCode extension that allows you to play interactive coding tutorials in your editor.

![CodeRoad Image](/gif/coderoad-example.gif)

## Why

Interactive learning is the most effective way to gain new skills and knowledge. CodeRoad aims to help tutorial creators develop and share interactive content with the community.

For learners, there are a number of advantages to running tutorials inside VSCode:

- Learn in a real world coding environment
- Get rapid feedback on save and helpful error messages
- Users own the code, and can build a Git timeline and deploy a portfolio
