diff --git a/src/components/controllers/repl-page.jsx b/src/components/controllers/repl-page.jsx
index 11854998e..888126769 100644
--- a/src/components/controllers/repl-page.jsx
+++ b/src/components/controllers/repl-page.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { useRoute } from 'preact-iso';
+import { useLocation, useRoute } from 'preact-iso';
 import { Repl } from './repl';
-import { useExample } from './repl/examples';
+import { fetchExample } from './repl/examples';
 import { useContent, useResource } from '../../lib/use-resource';
 import { useTitle, useDescription } from './utils';
 import { useLanguage } from '../../lib/i18n';
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export default function ReplPage() {
 	useTitle(meta.title);
 	useDescription(meta.description);
 
-	const [code, slug] = initialCode(query);
+	const code = useResource(() => getInitialCode(query), [query]);
 
 	return (
 		<div class={style.repl}>
@@ -24,11 +24,8 @@ export default function ReplPage() {
 					height: 100% !important;
 					overflow: hidden !important;
 				}
-				footer {
-					display: none !important;
-				}
 			`}</style>
-			<Repl code={code} slug={slug} />
+			<Repl code={code} />
 		</div>
 	);
 }
@@ -38,42 +35,31 @@ export default function ReplPage() {
  *
  * ?code -> ?example -> localStorage -> simple counter example
  */
-function initialCode(query) {
-	let code, slug;
+async function getInitialCode(query) {
+	const { route } = useLocation();
+	let code;
 	if (query.code)  {
-		try {
-			code = useResource(() => querySafetyCheck(atob(query.code)), [query.code]);
-		} catch (e) {}
+		code = querySafetyCheck(atob(query.code));
 	} else if (query.example) {
-		code = useExample([query.example]);
-		if (code) {
-			slug = query.example;
-			history.replaceState(
-				null,
-				null,
-				`/repl?example=${encodeURIComponent(slug)}`
-			);
+		code = await fetchExample(query.example);
+		if (!code) {
+			route('/repl', true);
 		}
-		else history.replaceState(null, null, '/repl');
 	}
 
 	if (!code) {
 		if (typeof window !== 'undefined' && localStorage.getItem('preact-www-repl-code')) {
 			code = localStorage.getItem('preact-www-repl-code');
 		} else {
-			slug = 'counter';
+			const slug = 'counter';
 			if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
-				history.replaceState(
-					null,
-					null,
-					`/repl?example=${encodeURIComponent(slug)}`
-				);
+				route(`/repl?example=${encodeURIComponent(slug)}`, true);
 			}
-			code = useExample([slug]);
+			code = await fetchExample(slug);
 		}
 	}
 
-	return [code, slug];
+	return code;
 }
 
 async function querySafetyCheck(code) {
diff --git a/src/components/controllers/repl/examples.js b/src/components/controllers/repl/examples.js
index 26a5f0512..387eb8ff7 100644
--- a/src/components/controllers/repl/examples.js
+++ b/src/components/controllers/repl/examples.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import { useResource } from '../../../lib/use-resource';
-
 import simpleCounterExample from './examples/simple-counter.txt?url';
 import counterWithHtmExample from './examples/counter-with-htm.txt?url';
 import todoExample from './examples/todo-list.txt?url';
@@ -69,15 +67,10 @@ export function getExample(slug, list = EXAMPLES) {
 }
 
 /**
- * @param {[ slug: string ]} args
- * @returns {string | undefined}
+ * @param {string} slug
  */
-export function useExample([slug]) {
+export async function fetchExample(slug) {
 	const example = getExample(slug);
 	if (!example) return;
-	return useResource(() => loadExample(example.url), ['example', slug]);
-}
-
-export async function loadExample(exampleUrl) {
-	return await fetch(exampleUrl).then(r => r.text());
+	return await fetch(example.url).then(r => r.text());
 }
diff --git a/src/components/controllers/repl/index.jsx b/src/components/controllers/repl/index.jsx
index 5b91ae557..0da25a41f 100644
--- a/src/components/controllers/repl/index.jsx
+++ b/src/components/controllers/repl/index.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { useState, useEffect } from 'preact/hooks';
+import { useLocation, useRoute } from 'preact-iso';
 import { Splitter } from '../../splitter';
-import { EXAMPLES, getExample, loadExample } from './examples';
+import { EXAMPLES, fetchExample } from './examples';
 import { ErrorOverlay } from './error-overlay';
 import { useStoredValue } from '../../../lib/localstorage';
 import { useResource } from '../../../lib/use-resource';
@@ -13,9 +14,10 @@ import REPL_CSS from './examples.css?raw';
  * @param {string} props.code
  * @param {string} [props.slug]
  */
-export function Repl({ code, slug }) {
+export function Repl({ code }) {
+	const { route } = useLocation();
+	const { query } = useRoute();
 	const [editorCode, setEditorCode] = useStoredValue('preact-www-repl-code', code);
-	const [exampleSlug, setExampleSlug] = useState(slug || '');
 	const [error, setError] = useState(null);
 	const [copied, setCopied] = useState(false);
 
@@ -23,6 +25,9 @@ export function Repl({ code, slug }) {
 	// causes some bad jumping/pop-in. For the moment, this is the best option
 	if (typeof window === 'undefined') return null;
 
+	/**
+	 * @type {{ Runner: import('../repl/runner').default, CodeEditor: import('../../code-editor').default }}
+	 */
 	const { Runner, CodeEditor } = useResource(() => Promise.all([
 		import('../../code-editor'),
 		import('./runner')
@@ -30,38 +35,28 @@ export function Repl({ code, slug }) {
 
 	const applyExample = (e) => {
 		const slug = e.target.value;
-		loadExample(getExample(slug).url)
+		fetchExample(slug)
 			.then(code => {
 				setEditorCode(code);
-				setExampleSlug(slug);
-				history.replaceState(
-					null,
-					null,
-					`/repl?example=${encodeURIComponent(slug)}`
-				);
+				route(`/repl?example=${encodeURIComponent(slug)}`, true);
 		});
 	};
 
-	useEffect(() => {
-		const example = getExample(exampleSlug);
-		(async function () {
-			if (example) {
-				const code = await loadExample(example.url);
-				if (location.search && code !== editorCode) {
-					setExampleSlug('');
-					history.replaceState(null, null, '/repl');
-				}
-			}
-		})();
-	}, [editorCode]);
+	const onEditorInput = (code) => {
+		setEditorCode(code);
+
+		// Clears the (now outdated) example & code query params
+		// when a user begins to modify the code
+		if (query.example || query.code) {
+			route('/repl', true);
+		}
+	};
 
 	const share = () => {
-		if (!exampleSlug) {
-			history.replaceState(
-				null,
-				null,
-				`/repl?code=${encodeURIComponent(btoa(editorCode))}`
-			);
+		// No reason to share semi-sketchy btoa'd code if there's
+		// a perfectly good example we can use instead
+		if (!query.example) {
+			route(`/repl?code=${encodeURIComponent(btoa(editorCode))}`, true);
 		}
 
 		try {
@@ -90,13 +85,13 @@ export function Repl({ code, slug }) {
 			<header class={style.toolbar}>
 				<label>
 					Examples:{' '}
-					<select value={exampleSlug} onChange={applyExample}>
+					<select value={query.example || ''} onChange={applyExample}>
 						<option value="" disabled>
 							Select Example...
 						</option>
 						{EXAMPLES.map(function item(ex) {
 							const selected =
-								ex.slug !== undefined && ex.slug === exampleSlug;
+								ex.slug !== undefined && ex.slug === query.example;
 							return ex.group ? (
 								<optgroup label={ex.group}>{ex.items.map(item)}</optgroup>
 							) : (
@@ -137,7 +132,7 @@ export function Repl({ code, slug }) {
 						class={style.code}
 						value={editorCode}
 						error={error}
-						onInput={setEditorCode}
+						onInput={onEditorInput}
 					/>
 				</Splitter>
 			</div>
diff --git a/src/components/controllers/tutorial/index.jsx b/src/components/controllers/tutorial/index.jsx
index e80ec36ea..b06579d90 100644
--- a/src/components/controllers/tutorial/index.jsx
+++ b/src/components/controllers/tutorial/index.jsx
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ export function Tutorial({ html, meta }) {
 	// causes some bad jumping/pop-in. For the moment, this is the best option
 	if (typeof window === 'undefined') return null;
 
+	/**
+	 * @type {{ Runner: import('../repl/runner').default, CodeEditor: import('../../code-editor').default }}
+	 */
 	const { Runner, CodeEditor } = useResource(() => Promise.all([
 		import('../../code-editor'),
 		import('../repl/runner')
@@ -73,7 +76,7 @@ export function Tutorial({ html, meta }) {
 			solutionCtx.setSolved(false);
 			content.current.scrollTo(0, 0);
 		}
-	}, [html]);
+	}, [meta.tutorial?.initial]);
 
 
 	const useResult = fn => {
@@ -140,42 +143,38 @@ export function Tutorial({ html, meta }) {
 					orientation="horizontal"
 					force={!showCode ? '100%' : undefined}
 					other={
-						// TODO: CodeMirror v5 cannot load in Node, and loading only the runner
-						// causes some bad jumping/pop-in. For the moment, this is the best option
-						typeof window === 'undefined'
-							? null
-							: <Splitter
-									orientation="vertical"
-									other={
-										<>
-											<div class={style.output}>
-												{error && (
-													<ErrorOverlay
-														name={error.name}
-														message={error.message}
-														stack={parseStackTrace(error)}
-													/>
-												)}
-												<Runner
-													ref={runner}
-													onSuccess={onSuccess}
-													onRealm={onRealm}
-													onError={onError}
-													code={editorCode}
-												/>
-											</div>
-											{hasCode && (
-												<button
-													class={style.toggleCode}
-													title="Toggle Code"
-													onClick={toggleCode}
-												>
-													<span>Toggle Code</span>
-												</button>
-											)}
-										</>
-									}
-							  >
+						<Splitter
+							orientation="vertical"
+							other={
+								<>
+									<div class={style.output}>
+										{error && (
+											<ErrorOverlay
+												name={error.name}
+												message={error.message}
+												stack={parseStackTrace(error)}
+											/>
+										)}
+										<Runner
+											ref={runner}
+											onSuccess={onSuccess}
+											onRealm={onRealm}
+											onError={onError}
+											code={editorCode}
+										/>
+									</div>
+									{hasCode && (
+										<button
+											class={style.toggleCode}
+											title="Toggle Code"
+											onClick={toggleCode}
+										>
+											<span>Toggle Code</span>
+										</button>
+									)}
+								</>
+							}
+						>
 								<div class={style.codeWindow}>
 									<CodeEditor
 										class={style.code}