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shane_burkhart

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About shane_burkhart

I've spent the last month or so making an introductory web development course that teaches you how to build a small Twitter clone in 7 days.

Check it out at http://trysparkschool.com if you are interested.

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    I really like this idea! It has a very real world feel and I'm not sure there is another course that does what you're talking about. I think the course is more advanced than my tar…

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    Comment #13207113

    100% this. I learned rails with that tutorial and highly recommend it.

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    There are already enough barriers to overcome when getting started, I didn't want money to be an additional barrier. I have a bunch of friends that want to learn to code, but have …

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    Hey, love the product, but there were just a few things I needed to be a little better. The code highlighting was a big one, but I also had issues when updating raw HTML. I would c…

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    Comment #13204759

    Yeah you can definitely do that. The links don't expire.

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    Comment #13204513

    It's sent out one lesson per day for 7 days. I used to do all in one day, but the course completion rate was significantly lower. I think people were getting overwhelmed.

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    Yeah long story on how I ended up here. I was using http://teachable.com , but then I decided it would be easier to use jekyll since it's good for code highlighting. I already had …

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    Comment #13204293

    I don't have time right now, but I'll definitely write that down as an idea for a future course. Thanks for the recommendation!

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    Good catch! I updated it, thanks.

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    Thanks. Unfortunately, it came back with an error when I uploaded my image.

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    Comment #13204083

    You're right. I built the page with leadpages so I figured they would do that for me. I'll have to shrink it down manually.

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    Comment #13203846

    Thanks for the awesome recommendation and I'm glad you enjoyed the course!

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    Comment #13203821

    Thanks! I love hearing these things. I hope you enjoy the rest of the course :)

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    Thanks for the comments and email! I'll be responding to your email in a few minutes. I'm going to make another course, but not sure what it's going to be over yet. I'll be asking …

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    Hey I'm Shane, the creator of http://trysparkschool.com . I really like your site and I'm glad the course helped you get it built. Keep up the good work!

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    Thanks I'll look into it.

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    I was in high school when I started CS (now a junior in college) and if there is one thing I would suggest is not to go for the internship this early. Not only is he/she going to h…

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    Do you need a way to manage and register domain names for customers?

    I am making a service that allows non-tech businesses to easily create websites, and I find that the hardest part of the process for them is registering and setting up domain names…

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    My family isn't quite to that level but no one really understands what I do or where I want to go. I feel like this goes for a lot of startup people. Most people don't see what we …

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