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If it was 15 years ago it probably would have been named "Codr.io", so there is progress
Codebedandbreakfast with the YC founders saying “no that’s not quite right, how about…”
I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own
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Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own
#32>My favorite part of the photographic process was watching prints come to life. I loved starting with a blank sheet of paper and applying various photographic methods to bring the image to life. >I found that building websites was similarly satisfying. For example, click the "Reveal Image" button to watch an image fade in to the blank canvas! I think a lot about why I went into computer science and this is the same c…
...although I also got a kick out of "remixing" Windows 95. And "remixing" video games (Civ and Colonization were particularly great because they were SO EASY to edit both assets and configuration). So many custom mouse cursors, shutdown screens, start-up sounds, etc etc.
Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own
#33What does 'rejected' mean, I thought they let you sign up free? Either way, it's always nice to see alternatives, thanks for sharing
I think OP probably means he was rejected from working for codecademy. Their loss judging by codeamigo.
Lots of different situations could apply.
Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own
#34>My favorite part of the photographic process was watching prints come to life. I loved starting with a blank sheet of paper and applying various photographic methods to bring the image to life. >I found that building websites was similarly satisfying. For example, click the "Reveal Image" button to watch an image fade in to the blank canvas! I think a lot about why I went into computer science and this is the same c…
For me, programming was like being a little god in my own little world. For an introvert especially, it was exhilarating. You write a command, and it obeys. When you see something on screen is even more satisfying. In fact, the all-night coding binges happen because in an intense period of learning, you are producing a ton of adrenaline, and that annihilates sleep. (Sorry, working, don't care to look for the study ri…
But then I went professional and that felt a little like how the Old Testament God must have felt: overwhelmed and irritable.
Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own
#351. Dodged a bullet (booo on any company that would reject someone with this level of passion).
2. Created your own product (which you seem even more passionate about)
3. Did all the heavy lifting to make it interesting out of the gate (provided content).
Wishing you all the success!
Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own
#36Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own
#37>My favorite part of the photographic process was watching prints come to life. I loved starting with a blank sheet of paper and applying various photographic methods to bring the image to life. >I found that building websites was similarly satisfying. For example, click the "Reveal Image" button to watch an image fade in to the blank canvas! I think a lot about why I went into computer science and this is the same c…
When you open vim and look at the blinking cursor, you stand on the precipice of greatness in the shoes of every programmer who has ever lived, all of you united across space and time by that peculiar feeling you get when you peer into the infinite possibilities of your empty text file.
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#39Why don't they just call it Code Academy. why does it have to be some weird little made up word that doesn't even make any sense
Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own
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I think OP probably means he was rejected from working for codecademy. Their loss judging by codeamigo.
Possible loss, on the other hand "this guy wants to build his own site / make the decisions" might not be a great hire if you're trying to hire a worker drone to build a given widget. Lots of different situations could apply.