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You can use Code School for free next weekend

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Re: You can use Code School for free next weekend

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Post by jsftw »

jschuur wrote: post #13
pubby wrote: post #4

That's great and all, but why pay for an online coding school in the first place? The web has a ton of freely available programming learning materials.

CodeSchool has a consistent quality, with professionally done videos. By now, the site has enough of a reputation, that you can show around your profile that lists what challenges and courses you've passed.

I hope there's a kickstarter project to make some badges for challenges passed. People will then be able to sew them on their shirt, to show how good a programmer they are.

Re: You can use Code School for free next weekend

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Post by mkoble11 »

mscarborough wrote: post #15
pubby wrote: post #4

That's great and all, but why pay for an online coding school in the first place? The web has a ton of freely available programming learning materials.

Because people learn differently. I learn a ton from google searches every day at work but new topics are better served by a structured program. When I learned Rails I paid $100 or so to Hartl and another $30 for the Obie book. That's one hour of consultant work to have people who know their stuff tell you about it.

Because people learn differently.

Agreed. Online schools are fantastic, because anyone anywhere can work through them at anytime.

At the end of the day, some people need a little more interaction. There are in-person mobile programs like The Disruption Institute (http://www.disruptioninstitute.com) with teachers & mentors. They can really help if you get stuck on a tough problem you're trying to work through, need a concept explained further, etc.

Re: You can use Code School for free next weekend

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Post by quinndupont »

jschuur wrote: post #13
pubby wrote: post #4

That's great and all, but why pay for an online coding school in the first place? The web has a ton of freely available programming learning materials.

CodeSchool has a consistent quality, with professionally done videos. By now, the site has enough of a reputation, that you can show around your profile that lists what challenges and courses you've passed.

Doesn't the old-fashioned Lynda.com offer much better videos? At first blush, Codeschool doesn't seem to be teaching so much as introducing. The JavaScript lessons seem way too high-level, and way too focused on frameworks and libraries (these are important, but only once you have the basics down).

Re: You can use Code School for free next weekend

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Post by ineedtosleep »

mikenon wrote: post #9

I was mildly interested until I read the T&C at the bottom. Not being available to current or past users, agreeing to learn more about New Relic, and explicitly stating no time extensions being possible came across as overly negative for 2 days of free access.

From the T&C:

"[...] and by doing so, agree to learn more about New Relic."

How is that even enforceable and what does that even mean?

Re: You can use Code School for free next weekend

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Post by seanlinehan »

ineedtosleep wrote: post #24
mikenon wrote: post #9

I was mildly interested until I read the T&C at the bottom. Not being available to current or past users, agreeing to learn more about New Relic, and explicitly stating no time extensions being possible came across as overly negative for 2 days of free access.

From the T&C: "[...] and by doing so, agree to learn more about New Relic." How is that even enforceable and what does that even mean?

Presumably you are subscribed to their email list.

Re: You can use Code School for free next weekend

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Post by gales »

They e-mailed me earlier today, with the message "New Relic wants to buy you a free weekend of Code School to celebrate!" however, after typing in my e-mail on the promo page, I was told I was not eligible! Have now added Codeschool to my e-mail block list.

Re: You can use Code School for free next weekend

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Post by Felix21 »

pubby wrote: post #4

That's great and all, but why pay for an online coding school in the first place? The web has a ton of freely available programming learning materials.

Most people don't know what to learn, or where to find the resources.

When you google around, you either find something too advanced or to "beginner" and it gets frustrating.

When I started learning how to code, I was learning JavaScript, cause I didn't really get the "concept" of web apps, back end and front end. I didn't even know there was a concept to "get"... "Rails? What's that?"

So really, that's what you're paying for with these online code schools, someone to show you the way.

Re: You can use Code School for free next weekend

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Post by Felix21 »

gales wrote: post #26

They e-mailed me earlier today, with the message "New Relic wants to buy you a free weekend of Code School to celebrate!" however, after typing in my e-mail on the promo page, I was told I was not eligible! Have now added Codeschool to my e-mail block list.

You could have just unsubsidised. This will just do unnecessary harm to their email delivery rates.

Re: You can use Code School for free next weekend

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Post by iends »

Code School is not for people who know how to program. I found their material very basic and slow, even for things like node that I did not know at the time. I felt like the same material could be absorbed much quicker using other means (blogs, etc.)
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