The Great Code Club

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Post by cocoflunchy » Mon, Jan 27, 2014, 4:18 PM UTC

The Great Code Club
greatcodeclub.com

Re: The Great Code Club

#2

Post by jonhmchan » Mon, Jan 27, 2014, 4:57 PM UTC

Nice resource - just applied

Re: The Great Code Club

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Post by sdegutis » Mon, Jan 27, 2014, 4:59 PM UTC

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

Re: The Great Code Club

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Post by githulhu » Mon, Jan 27, 2014, 5:06 PM UTC

Blocked by WebSense at my work. "Potentially Damaging Content." :(

Re: The Great Code Club

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Post by ihuman » Mon, Jan 27, 2014, 5:14 PM UTC

sdegutis wrote: 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

How come? JavaScript is a pretty popular language nowadays.

Re: The Great Code Club

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Post by codezero » Mon, Jan 27, 2014, 5:17 PM UTC

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.

Re: The Great Code Club

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Post by jmduke » Mon, Jan 27, 2014, 5:20 PM UTC

codezero wrote: 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.

Re: The Great Code Club

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Post by Zikes » Mon, Jan 27, 2014, 5:30 PM UTC

sdegutis wrote: 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

Programming languages are a means to an end. Greatness can be achieved in a variety of environments.

Re: The Great Code Club

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Post by macournoyer » Mon, Jan 27, 2014, 5:32 PM UTC

codezero wrote: 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.

Re: The Great Code Club

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Post by sdegutis » Mon, Jan 27, 2014, 5:34 PM UTC

Zikes wrote: post #8

sdegutis wrote: 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

Programming languages are a means to an end. Greatness can be achieved in a variety of environments.

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.