Why Use LSBot?

Support for Self-Paced Online Learning

When you’re learning on your own, it’s not always easy to find someone to study or problem-solve with in real time. LSBot acts like a tutor or study partner you can access anytime. You can ask questions, get hints on exercises, or walk through concepts just as you would with a TA or peer. This makes it easier to stay productive and engaged, even when you can’t schedule time to study with others.

Promoting Active Learning

Active learning means engaging directly with the material rather than passively reading or watching videos. LSBot encourages this by letting you interact with concepts in real time. You can test your understanding, try exercises, and get immediate feedback. Instead of just consuming content, you’re actively practicing and reinforcing what you’re learning.

A few examples:

• After completing an exercise, get an LSBot code review. Thinking critically about its feedback can help you improve your code and gain more from the exercise.
• When a paragraph or concept feels confusing, ask LSBot to rephrase it or provide an example. This is faster and more effective than re-reading until it clicks.
• When encountering an LSBot question in the curriculum, pause and try to answer it in your own words. It’s easy to think you understand material, but putting it into words helps solidify your knowledge and uncover any grey areas.

LSBot vs Other AI Tools

Unlike general AI tools, LSBot is built specifically for Launch School students. While there’s a lot of code available online, not all of it is reliable. LSBot uses the Launch School curriculum as a source of truth, helping you avoid bad habits or diving into unrelated or overly advanced material.

Other AI tools might give generic answers, but LSBot tailors responses to your learning path, gives relevant examples, and can create practice problems at your level. Beyond chat, LSBot’s code reviews, hints, and specialized questions offer ways to study and reinforce learning that you won’t get elsewhere.