CodeLab
The facts below are what the maker publishes about CodeLab, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From CodeLab's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| CodeLab | Free | Free service; programming classes in Python, Java, C++, C, and C# |
The facts
Each one read from CodeLab's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Additional features
- The site lists optional use of LLMs and optional manual review of selected exercises.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Instructor tools
- Instructors can track student usage and accomplishment and create customized exercises.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integration limit
- LTI 1.3 is under development.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- CodeLab supports Canvas, Blackboard, Brightspace, and other learning management systems using LTI 1.1.2.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The Foundation says it was created to make CodeLab freely available to non-profit educational institutions and support computer science education and research.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Languages
- The site lists Python, Java, C++, C, and C# as supported languages.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- CodeLab is a web-based interactive programming exercise system for programming classes.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Scale
- The site says CodeLab has been used at over 400 institutions in 20 countries and has analyzed over 300 million exercise submissions from more than 700,000 students.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Standalone use
- The guides describe a standalone CodeLab web app and instructor workflows for setup, organizing content, creating exercises and readings, setting deadlines, and tracking student work.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Student exercises
- Students can work through exercises involving coding, testing, and behavior prediction, with immediate feedback and hints for wrong answers.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The CodeLab Foundation operates, develops, and supports CodeLab; the Foundation page directs questions to David Arnow.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2002checked 28 Sep 2026
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