flashcard-drill
Run timed flashcard drills when user says "drill <category>" (e.g., "drill bitwise", "drill 1-bitwise", "drill arrays"). Reads all flashcards upfront, quizzes rapidly, logs results, drills missed cards, then updates README.
When & Why to Use This Skill
This Claude skill automates high-intensity, timed flashcard drills designed to master coding concepts and algorithms. It streamlines the learning workflow by reading markdown-based flashcards, conducting rapid-fire quizzes without distractions, logging performance metrics such as score and completion time, and managing focused review sessions for missed questions to ensure long-term knowledge retention.
Use Cases
- Technical Interview Preparation: Rapidly drill essential data structures and algorithms, including bitwise operations, linked lists, and dynamic programming, to build the muscle memory required for high-pressure interviews.
- Syntax and Pattern Mastery: Use timed sessions to reinforce Python-specific patterns, library functions, and coding best practices through active recall and immediate feedback.
- Automated Progress Tracking: Maintain a verifiable record of learning consistency by automatically logging drill results and updating project documentation via Git integration.
- Targeted Weakness Remediation: Efficiently focus on difficult concepts by utilizing the skill's ability to isolate and re-drill only the questions missed in previous sessions.
| name | flashcard-drill |
|---|---|
| description | Run timed flashcard drills when user says "drill <category>" (e.g., "drill bitwise", "drill 1-bitwise", "drill arrays"). Reads all flashcards upfront, quizzes rapidly, logs results, drills missed cards, then updates README. |
Flashcard Drill
Run a timed flashcard drill session for a category in 0-python-flashcards/.
Workflow
1. Setup (before starting)
- Read ALL flashcard files from the requested category directory
- Each
.mdfile is one flashcard: the H1 heading is the question, the code block is the answer - Tell the user the count and that you're ready
- User will say "go" or similar to start
2. Quiz Phase (be FAST)
- Present questions one at a time with the question number prefix (e.g., "Q1: How do you get bit at position i?")
- Get the question number from the filename (e.g.,
03-clear-bit.md= Q3,01b-row-type.md= Q1b) - The question text is in the
**Q:**line of the flashcard (NOT the H1 heading) - When user answers, respond IMMEDIATELY with:
- "Correct!" or "Wrong - [correct answer]"
- Blank line for readability
- Then the next question in the SAME response
- NO extra commentary, NO thinking, NO explanations during the drill
- Track: correct count, incorrect cards (for later review)
3. Log Results
After the last card, ask the user for their time in seconds, then run:
~/.pyenv/versions/python-coding-dojo/bin/python scripts/log_flashcard_drill.py <category> --score <correct> --count <total> --time <seconds> --notes "Missed: Q3, Q7, Q12"
IMPORTANT: Always include --notes with the list of missed question numbers (e.g., "Missed: Q3, Q7, Q12"). Use the question number from the filename (e.g., 03-clear-bit.md = Q3).
Category names in progress.yaml:
bitwise(for 1-bitwise)arrays(for 2-arrays)strings(for 3-strings)linked-lists(for 4-linked-lists)stacks-queues(for 5-stacks-queues)binary-trees(for 6-binary-trees)heaps(for 7-heaps)searching(for 8-searching)hash-tables(for 12-hash-tables)sorting(for 13-sorting)bst(for 14-bst)recursion(for 15-recursion)dynamic-programming(for 16-dynamic-programming)greedy-invariants(for 17-greedy-invariants)graphs(for 18-graphs)
4. Review Missed Cards
If any cards were missed, offer to drill them again. Repeat until user is satisfied.
5. Finish
~/.pyenv/versions/python-coding-dojo/bin/python scripts/update_readme.py
Then commit and push (no "Claude" in commit message):
git add -A && git commit -m "Log flashcard drill: <category>" && git push
Scoring Rules
From log_flashcard_drill.py:
- Pass: Perfect score (score == count) AND under target time
- Fail: Any wrong answers OR over target time
Flashcard Format
Each .md file in 0-python-flashcards/<category>/:
# Card Title
**Q:** Question text here?
**A:** Brief answer description
\`\`\`python
answer_code_here
\`\`\`
The filename determines the question number (e.g., 01-read-csv-basic.md = Q1, 01b-row-type.md = Q1b).
Example Session
User: "drill bitwise" Claude: reads all 17 files in 0-python-flashcards/1-bitwise/ Claude: "Ready! 17 cards. Say 'go' when ready." User: "go" Claude: "Q1: How do you get bit at position i?" User: "(x >> i) & 1" Claude: "Correct!
Q2: How do you set bit at position i?" ... Claude: "Done! 16/17 correct. What was your time in seconds?" User: "485" Claude: logs attempt with --notes "Missed: Q5" Claude: offers to drill missed card