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Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own

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Post by 40four »

I don’t understand the title? How do you get ‘rejected’ by Code Academy? It’s not a ‘boot camp’ with an application process. You either do the free lessons offered, or pay up for one of the ‘Pro’ level tiers.

This title seems sensational, and it’s misleading to people not familiar with Code Academy. Considering that, it doesn’t sell me on this product. In fact it makes me not even want to look at the lessons offered, since the premise feels dishonest.

Edit: I don’t think I’m the only one that read it that way based in other comments. Honest mistake, it looks like English is not the authors first language.

Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own

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Post by samstave »

codingdave wrote: post #67
q-big wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> 1. Dodged a bullet (booo on any company that would reject someone with this level of passion). Considering what he writes on https://docs.codeamigo.dev/blog/why-codeamigo , I would assume that he has a somewhat different vision on the product than Codeacademy.

Agreed - passion is great when aligned with the business direction, but can be downright toxic when in conflict.

Its where "mac fanbois" or "BOFHs" come from...

I worked with a guy who was so mac focused he was blind to other tools/perspectives and it was often a friction point between team-members...

Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own

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Post by HiroProtagonist »

40four wrote: post #151

I don’t understand the title? How do you get ‘rejected’ by Code Academy? It’s not a ‘boot camp’ with an application process. You either do the free lessons offered, or pay up for one of the ‘Pro’ level tiers. This title seems sensational, and it’s misleading to people not familiar with Code Academy. Considering that, it doesn’t sell me on this product. In fact it makes me not even want to look at the lessons offered,…

I think he applied to work there and was rejected, as opposed to applying as a student.

Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own

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Post by radlad »

40four wrote: post #151

I don’t understand the title? How do you get ‘rejected’ by Code Academy? It’s not a ‘boot camp’ with an application process. You either do the free lessons offered, or pay up for one of the ‘Pro’ level tiers. This title seems sensational, and it’s misleading to people not familiar with Code Academy. Considering that, it doesn’t sell me on this product. In fact it makes me not even want to look at the lessons offered,…

I assumed he meant rejected as a job candidate.

Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own

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Post by pageandrew »

m00x wrote: post #133

I'll be honest, this is a great start and a good app that not a lot of people would achieve and deliver. Hopefully this feedback can be constructive. It does not feel like a modern "professional" app though, the design is extremely lacking and not something you'd see from an intermediate+ frontend dev. The "New lesson" part doesn't work because it's behind an auth check, but there's no error message and it's displaye…

I disagree about the design. The layout of the app is fine, and its very functional and easy to use. The only problem is the colors. That blue has to go.

Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own

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Post by johnwheeler »

m00x wrote: post #127
efbbrown wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think OP probably means he was rejected from working for codecademy. Their loss judging by codeamigo.

Really? I don't want to be rude, but that site is really awful-looking and looks like something a bootcamp grad would do for their final project. The complexity though of making something like this though is definitely intermediate+.

Oh, you don’t want to be rude? Really? Why just come in here to shit on the devs project? I saw your previous “constructive” criticism. Do you know how hard it is? How many fine details are involved in launching something? Please display some of your solo work, so we can see the merits of your valuable “feedback”

Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own

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Post by matheusmoreira »

grifball wrote: post #12

>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…

I know that feeling. It's a godlike feeling. We start with literally nothing and we create whole a universe inside the computer. A personal virtual universe that reflects our minds and our understanding. We are the gods of these realms.

Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own

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Post by m00x »

plondon514 wrote: post #136
m00x wrote: post #133

I'll be honest, this is a great start and a good app that not a lot of people would achieve and deliver. Hopefully this feedback can be constructive. It does not feel like a modern "professional" app though, the design is extremely lacking and not something you'd see from an intermediate+ frontend dev. The "New lesson" part doesn't work because it's behind an auth check, but there's no error message and it's displaye…

Appreciate the feedback and I don't disagree! I definitely would love to work more on the design and general "smooth-ness" of the app. I've been focused on functionality and driving towards something that works. Time to tighten some screws! PS, did you interview me last year at Codecademy? ;)

I didn't, I never heard of the company before this.

Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own

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Post by matheusmoreira »

PragmaticPulp wrote: post #86
aspencer8111 wrote: post #35

Good 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 (booo on any company that would reject someone with this level of passion). Passion is a double-edged sword: When a person's passions align closely with the company's needs, it's wonderful. But if a person's passions conflict with what the founders want, the passion can amplify the conflict. That's why it's important to understand exactly what the candidate is passionate about. If they're passion…

> If they're passionate about helping the company wherever necessary, that's one thing.

Why would anyone be passionate about any specific corporation? Sounds like a great way to be exploited. People are passionate about enjoyable activities such as programming, not companies. They help companies with their problems because they get paid for it.

Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own

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Post by m00x »

johnwheeler wrote: post #156
m00x wrote: post #127

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Really? I don't want to be rude, but that site is really awful-looking and looks like something a bootcamp grad would do for their final project. The complexity though of making something like this though is definitely intermediate+.

Oh, you don’t want to be rude? Really? Why just come in here to shit on the devs project? I saw your previous “constructive” criticism. Do you know how hard it is? How many fine details are involved in launching something? Please display some of your solo work, so we can see the merits of your valuable “feedback”

I definitely know how hard it is, I have 10 years of experience and I'm now staff eng and team lead at a 50B+ MC company.

I had my own startup, and built many projects first-hand, but I'm not going to de-anonymize myself for the sake of argument.

In my opinion, it should always be hard. OP had a good launch and delivered, which is something that's incredible and that only I also love the fact that he did this out of wanting to prove that he could do the work, and not taking the L from the rejection.

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