alt.hn

5/1/2026 at 7:35:39 PM

Whimsical Animations Course Open House

 https://courses.joshwcomeau.com/wham/open-house/00-introduction

by SpyCoder77

5/1/2026 at 10:31:02 PM

Oh hi HN! I'm Josh, the creator of this course.

For context, Whimsical Animations is my new course that focuses on creating beyond-the-basics animations and interactions with modern CSS, JS, SVG, and Canvas. When I launch new courses, I make a few lessons public for a few days. It’s always a bit tricky since most lessons in my course are part of a larger linear arc, and don't really make sense as standalone lessons. I tried to pick stuff that would be independently valuable, rather than it just being a demonstration of the course format / my teaching style.

You can learn more about the course on its homepage (https://whimsy.joshwcomeau.com/), since it doesn't really explain much on the Open House page.

by joshwcomeau

5/3/2026 at 6:18:26 PM

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by bpev

5/1/2026 at 8:11:51 PM

I like Josh. His courses are expensive but compared to a college course they are wayyyyyyy higher quality. Did the CSS one and leveled up a few years ago (pre AI) and felt much smarter. He knows things that many courses fail to teach. He seems like a genuinely chill guy also.

by x86hacker1010

5/1/2026 at 8:29:13 PM

100% agree.

by SpyCoder77

5/1/2026 at 10:32:15 PM

<3

by joshwcomeau

5/1/2026 at 7:48:23 PM

Nice lesson on animation performance, i learned a lot by reading this.

As someone trying to build animated, edutainment-rich courses I'm a big admirer of Josh's work. Another banger

by curo

5/2/2026 at 12:39:42 AM

I've always appreciated the craft and attention to detail that Josh puts into his work, and this one is no different. Good stuff.

by zumwalt

5/3/2026 at 2:01:57 PM

Neal.fun AND Josh posts in the same week?? The whimsy is strong rn.

by bpev

5/2/2026 at 12:25:48 AM

Looks great! Appreciate the free preview to see what the course is like.

by dwoolf

5/1/2026 at 9:35:48 PM

I took his React course and it was top notch. Highly recommend!

by arlobish

5/1/2026 at 8:36:08 PM

cool!

by jdw64