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Re: The Great Code Club

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post #3

A little off-topic, but it makes me a little sad that the exemplar my_great_project it mentions is in JavaScript. It's not because of the language itself. It's because it's implied that the platform my_great_project would be built on is "Chrome, the new C runtime". This is the "platform of the future" and that makes me kinda sad. EDIT: clarified

I guess it's safe to say that most web dev know JavaScript.

That's why I chose to use it as an example and will also use it to present projects in the club.

Re: The Great Code Club

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post #3

A little off-topic, but it makes me a little sad that the exemplar my_great_project it mentions is in JavaScript. It's not because of the language itself. It's because it's implied that the platform my_great_project would be built on is "Chrome, the new C runtime". This is the "platform of the future" and that makes me kinda sad. EDIT: clarified

I guess it's safe to say that most web dev know JavaScript. That's why I chose to use it as an example and will also use it to present projects in the club.

So is it just for web devs then?

Re: The Great Code Club

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post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I guess it's safe to say that most web dev know JavaScript. That's why I chose to use it as an example and will also use it to present projects in the club.

So is it just for web devs then?

Not at all. But I'm assuming some knowledge of web development.

For example, one project will be to code an HTML5 game, but you can choose to implement it in C or Java. You'll need to be able to understand JavaScript/HTML to learn from the screencasts that will present the project since I will be using JS and HTML5 canvas.

That's just an example, another project idea I have atm is implementing language or compiler.

Re: The Great Code Club

#16

I'm the creator of the club. Happy to answer any questions about this. I'm just getting started with this so feedback is very much appreciated :)

Will it cost $30/month? That last checkbox takes you by surprise.

Not fixed on the price yet. But yes, most probably.

Re: The Great Code Club

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post #7
post #6

I'm curious why this even mentions that no credit card is required to apply. Is it required later? Why mention it at all if it's not? Also, I use Ghostery and it blocks Google Analytics which seems to consequently block the click-through on your Apply button.

Notice the last checkbox in the application form: I'm willing to commit $30/mo to become a better developer.

Gotcha, I couldn't get to the next page because of Ghostery.

Re: The Great Code Club

#18
post #6

I'm curious why this even mentions that no credit card is required to apply. Is it required later? Why mention it at all if it's not? Also, I use Ghostery and it blocks Google Analytics which seems to consequently block the click-through on your Apply button.

Damnit! Just disabled GA tracking. Thanks for spotting that. There will be a monthly fee to join. I'll try to make it clearer on the page, sorry about that. This is my business, I make a living teaching developers online.

No worries, this is fair, thanks for following up!

Re: The Great Code Club

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Are you trying to find people who are learning to code, or recruit experienced developers?

Falling into the latter group, I don't see any reason to pay $30/mo for an online community which already takes my time.

Re: The Great Code Club

#20

I'm the creator of the club. Happy to answer any questions about this. I'm just getting started with this so feedback is very much appreciated :)

Will the club be focused on web development? You're saying that the presentations will be in JavaScript but that the projects can be done in any language. Since some kinds of projects cannot be done in JS and some can only be done in JS, this seems to be somewhat restrictive.

Maybe you can give us some examples.

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