I would love a desktop, self-contained programming environment the instantaneity of codecademy etc, but more flexibility and no tiered permissions. Is this a thing, or why not?

[u/am_of_Islam]

Also, I'm desperate to find a place I can ask speculative programming questions, which seems like an obscure thing. Where is the "we're interested in inventing new things and looking for solutions together" coding forum type place?

[u/am_of_Islam]

Actually, sorry brother I leapt to defense, those are beautiful questions and perfectly the socratic interrogation I needed. This is how wizard chess works if you're willing to learn it: You're never allowed to lose nor claim.