Orbit: an experimental platform for small tasks repeated over time
Some context: The author created <a href="https://quantum.country" rel="nofollow">https://quantum.country</a> which is a text book augmented with spaced-repetition. It seems that Orbit is a toolkit for creating these types of flashcard/spaced-repetition learning webpages for anyone (with the user data being stored at Orbit's server).<p>I'll have to say that I'm still not 100% sure how useful this approach is. Most of the times when you're learning something you're not merely <i>reading</i>, but you're also actively <i>using</i> the knowledge in some way. If I'm learning about B-trees then the major part of that learning process is implementing them. If I'm learning some complicated math I will solve a bunch of exercises. Where does flashcards in a text book fit into this?<p>It was also my impression (from the Anki community) that spaced-repetition is far more effective when you create the cards yourself. A common "beginner mistake" is to download a pre-made deck and start memorizing from scratch.