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University of Reddit
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#22There was quite some controversy about [1] this C++ course. It supposedly was a collection of bad practices and an all round bad way to learn C++.
[1] http://ureddit.com/class/23620/introduction-to-c----a-video-...
Re: University of Reddit
#23There was quite some controversy about [1] this C++ course. It supposedly was a collection of bad practices and an all round bad way to learn C++. [1] http://ureddit.com/class/23620/introduction-to-c----a-video-...
Thank you for this comment! I otherwise would have dived straight into the C++ course as I have been thinking about learning it for a while now.
That said, do you or does anyone have a reccommendation on an online tutorial/course for learning C++? I already have a few years of programming experience, mostly in Java, Python and Haskell. I hope it is not the wrong place and time to ask such a question.
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#24For anyone confused by the lack of context, it basically seems to be an aggregation of any post in /r/UniversityofReddit/ that starts with "[Class]". (There are actual legal guidelines for using the word "University" in some states and countries; I wonder if the name will last.)
That's not quite how it works. The subreddit and UReddit.com sites are not connected like that.
Teachers go in and list their courses, syllabus, and relevant information to make it easier for folks to find after the content falls off our front page. There is also a messaging feature so that once a student enrolls (adds) a class, the teacher can message them with updates. So it is an aggregator or sorts, but it's also a tool to increase communication and organization. As far as using the term University, unfortunately that was picked in 2010, and we often just go by UReddit.
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#25Earlier quoted context omitted.
They are actually kickstarting a platform, OpenCompass that much more closely resembles Coursera/Udacity. Perhaps a minor reason for that was to help get away from the word University as they grow. Possibly Reddit too, their default homepage isn't exactly gleaning with intelligence most of the time.
Sadly, the Kickstarter seems to have ended unsuccessfully? http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1918344721/open-compass
Unfortunately Kickstarter did not work for us. This will just force our Open Compass to seek actual investors.
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#26I hope archive.org or similar will find a useful/successful way of crawling this. Such resources should be given the durability of independent redundancy (where permissible).
Most of the content listed on UReddit is actually housed on the teacher's own site or subreddit. We are really just an aggregate to help them organize and reach more people. Plus they have complete control and ownership of their content. Unfortunately our non-profit Open Compass hit a delay as we were hoping KickStarter would work out for us.
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#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yeah I can't figure this out.
It's historical. It was started by reddit user http://reddit.com/u/eawesome3 http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/c0vx3/dear_reddit... http://www.reddit.com/r/UniversityofReddit/comments/c0wil/we...
Correct. Unfortunately eawesome3 is not really involved any longer. It's mostly Anastas and myself. Here is the actual link to eawsome3's original post from 2010 though http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/c0vx3/dear_reddit...
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#28There was quite some controversy about [1] this C++ course. It supposedly was a collection of bad practices and an all round bad way to learn C++. [1] http://ureddit.com/class/23620/introduction-to-c----a-video-...
Your statement directly solidifies my thoughts about the quoted line from the failed kickstarter.
"The principle of UReddit was simple: anyone can register an account and teach a class on whatever he or she likes..."
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#29There was quite some controversy about [1] this C++ course. It supposedly was a collection of bad practices and an all round bad way to learn C++. [1] http://ureddit.com/class/23620/introduction-to-c----a-video-...
Rightfully so. UReddit was setup as a self-service with only one developer. Between myself, a few kind subreddit mods, and the dev, it was difficult to verify everything. We mostly relied on the teacher's peers to let us know if something was not up to par. If/When we launch Open Compass, verification will be implemented, and only the best content from UReddit will make it there.
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#30How do they ensure that teachers know what they're talking about? There's a lot of topics I can think of where someone can easily sound like they are an expert, but instead just have an amateur understanding of it. Any kind of topic involving some amount of subjectivity would be hard to ensure that best practices are being taught.