playfulprogramming / playfulprogramming/playfulprogramming

[Feature Request]: Dont-try-this-at-home codeblocks

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design enhancement
Dominant language
TypeScript
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Avg merge
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Description

Description

Codeblocks containing pseudocode, conscious errors, or other don't-try-this-at-home ideas are a great teaching tool, but might benefit from a visual indication aside from (con)textual hints. It should be clear enough so that a reader scrolling through code examples doesn't end up copying non-working code or patterns marked as 'bad'.

Describe the solution you'd like

A warning triangle in the corner or a different border would go a long way. Here be dragons! 🐉

Describe alternatives you've considered

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Research direction

Locate the codeblock rendering and styling entry points, then review how pseudocode, conscious errors, or other non-working examples are currently marked. Define a visual treatment that remains clear while scrolling; done means readers can distinguish these examples before copying them.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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