So this is completely unrelated to the YouTube Channel amigoscode? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SGDpanrc8U
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
#92Way to be! It's silly how often employers overlook the "I just really want to be part of/build this" factor. People with that make for excellent teammates.
Sorry but anyone who comes with that attitude is extremely naive and cannot be trusted. And is NOT a good teammate. How can you want to be part of something when you don’t even know what it’s like on the inside? What happens when you are given a task you do NOT want to be part of? What happens when a task has moral gray area? What happens if you suddenly decide you really want to be part of something else? Fuck peopl…
Ah yes, obedient workers. But also creative and open minded. And autonomous. Well as long as they are autonomously doing the thing I want. Scratch the creative part, I‘m already creative enough! Also loyalty is super important - for them of course. I reserve the privilege to lay them off or fire them - business is business after all.
Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own
#93the app for "build your own crypto wallet" is essentially: const App = ( Hello Bitcoin! ); curious about version 0.0.2 ;-)
Yeah that's definitely Step 1, but there are a few more steps that dive into how mnemonics are created, their importance, and how addresses get derived.
Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own
#94Hey, great work. I have a small feature request. I want to be able to give feedback on code to my students, just like in github. Click on a particular line(number), a text box pops up and then I can type in my comments. Is it possible to build the feature?
Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own
#95Good on you man! You: 1. 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!
> 1. Dodged a bullet
I'd argue that Codecademy dodged a bullet. Calling them out by name is in really bad taste IMO.
Let's be honest: if he had launched a coding tutorial website thing and it didn't have the "comeback story" marketing narrative then no one would care.
Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own
#96Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own
#97Hey, great work. I have a small feature request. I want to be able to give feedback on code to my students, just like in github. Click on a particular line(number), a text box pops up and then I can type in my comments. Is it possible to build the feature?
I love this idea!
Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own
#98Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
I would've been very happy to contribute on any level. I have a desire and passion to be in the ed-tech space. Eventually I just figured that the lowest barrier to entry was building my own site.
Cool site and congrats on a successful launch!
Tip: Add it to your HN profile.
Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own
#99nice work!
Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own
#100Earlier quoted context omitted.
Sorry but anyone who comes with that attitude is extremely naive and cannot be trusted. And is NOT a good teammate. How can you want to be part of something when you don’t even know what it’s like on the inside? What happens when you are given a task you do NOT want to be part of? What happens when a task has moral gray area? What happens if you suddenly decide you really want to be part of something else? Fuck peopl…
Ah yes, obedient workers. But also creative and open minded. And autonomous. Well as long as they are autonomously doing the thing I want. Scratch the creative part, I‘m already creative enough! Also loyalty is super important - for them of course. I reserve the privilege to lay them off or fire them - business is business after all.
I believe he put it in a wrong way but he has a valid point. How can you be so passionate about working in a place you never worked at? there's a big risk you're just in love with the idea and you'll be deluded once you experience it first hand. It's a risky hire if the day to day job doesn't match his big expectations.