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Re: GitHub Student Developer Pack

#101

Post by naiyt »

So if you have an existing DigitalOcean account, it makes it seem like you can't apply the promo code to it. But I shot off a ticket to DigitalOcean's support, and they applied the $100 promo to my account within 5 minutes. So definitely send them a message if you have an existing account that you would like to have the credit applied to.

Awesome pack, and great service from DigitalOcean as well.

Also of interest is that my account is apparently already flagged as a "student account" since I've gotten the 5 free private repos in the past with it. Which means once I hit "Get your pack" it immediately gave me access.

Re: GitHub Student Developer Pack

#102

Post by kendallpark »

maratd wrote: post #78
chrisan wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Many 'students' would probably be in a better financial situation than a non-'student' who is trying to learn. Somehow 'education' has turned into a tool for passing on privilege. Without that, how would they validate who is a student vs not? I know nothing of Go but want to learn. Am I not a 'student'? I understand what you are saying, but without being an actual verifiable student they would be giving this away t…

> Without that, how would they validate who is a student vs not? What? Why would they need to? Those "perks" are only appealing to somebody who's learning or a hobbyist. They are absolutely worthless to a professional. I will burn through them in a week. Github is just trying to market this to kids. It has nothing to do with learning or providing a better value proposition. It's all about hooking them into your brand…

> It's all about hooking them into your brand early.

Yup. That's how Amazon Prime got me. Free Prime for students? Well, four years later I'm hooked and pay full price.

Ingenious marketing strategy.

Re: GitHub Student Developer Pack

#103

Post by [deleted] »

naiyt wrote: post #101

So if you have an existing DigitalOcean account, it makes it seem like you can't apply the promo code to it. But I shot off a ticket to DigitalOcean's support, and they applied the $100 promo to my account within 5 minutes. So definitely send them a message if you have an existing account that you would like to have the credit applied to. Awesome pack, and great service from DigitalOcean as well. Also of interest is…

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Re: GitHub Student Developer Pack

#105

Post by johndbritton »

naiyt wrote: post #101

So if you have an existing DigitalOcean account, it makes it seem like you can't apply the promo code to it. But I shot off a ticket to DigitalOcean's support, and they applied the $100 promo to my account within 5 minutes. So definitely send them a message if you have an existing account that you would like to have the credit applied to. Awesome pack, and great service from DigitalOcean as well. Also of interest is…

Yeah, you'll have to contact DigitalOcean support to redeem the code if you already used one on your account.

Re: GitHub Student Developer Pack

#106

Post by freehunter »

tetrep wrote: post #83
freehunter wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The exploration of modern programming is a big factor keeping people out. You don't get a computer with BASIC installed anymore, or magazines that teach you programming from start to finish with code samples included. To figure out desktop programming, you have to download a compiler and hope there is a good tutorial on some random blog which most likely gave up after part two of a five part series. To figure out web…

>The exploration of modern programming is a big factor keeping people out. Is that a problem? From a professional perspective, it seems ideal to not pollute the field with people who are uninterested in such things, as they would very quickly run into issues keeping their knowledge up to date. The field has been and always will be in flux. From an amateur perspective, I think it's fine if people are dissuaded, amateu…

This mentality jives with the common hacker refrain that everyone should learn at least some programming, that people should know more about their computers, and with the general idea the knowledge is power. We shouldn't be looking to lock people out just because we don't want amateurs or hobbyists encroaching on our turf. Hackers by definition are not professional programmers. Would you seek to ensure that only college educated programmers are allowed to use a compiler? The idea isn't that it's difficult to get into in order to keep the riff raff out, it's that people who may genuinely enjoy the craft never even start because we've made it so damn difficult to get anything done.

As for the free education, I wrote a whole section on the terrible state of teaching programming, from free blogs to Codecademy. There are many better-worded arguments saying that programming education falls short of what it should be as well.

We should be encouraging more people to program, especially if it means they can do it without a college degree. The amount of people in the world without access to a college education is appalling, but we still want them contributing. What we don't need is elitism.

Re: GitHub Student Developer Pack

#107

Post by johndbritton »

xbryanx wrote: post #90

This is great. On an unrelated note, I wanted to give GitHub a big high-five for their non-profit organizational discounts. Tech companies that provide non-profit discounts really help non-profits where technology expenses are often under-appreciated and underfunded.

Thanks. For people that are curious, you can find said nonprofit discounts here: https://github.com/nonprofit

You get $25/month off, which is equivalent to a free Bronze plan with 10 private repositories. If you upgrade, you only have to pay the difference.

Re: GitHub Student Developer Pack

#108

Post by neom »

naiyt wrote: post #101

So if you have an existing DigitalOcean account, it makes it seem like you can't apply the promo code to it. But I shot off a ticket to DigitalOcean's support, and they applied the $100 promo to my account within 5 minutes. So definitely send them a message if you have an existing account that you would like to have the credit applied to. Awesome pack, and great service from DigitalOcean as well. Also of interest is…

This should be no problem at all. If you have already applied a promo just let support know and they will be able to get folks figured out and moving forward.

Happy coding!! <3

Re: GitHub Student Developer Pack

#109

Post by enraged_camel »

Cshelton wrote: post #89
akx wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> So I need to pay money to a big institution to be considered a student? In the US, I guess you do. Here in Finland, all uni/polytechnic/what-have-you students get a school-issued email address and student identification card, and tuition is free. So I guess your criticism is for the US culture? :)

I want to emphasize here a common misconception of 'free'. Your education is not free, some may even argue it is more expensive than the US system. Myself included. You pay an extraordinary amount of taxes for the 'free' education. You pay for it regardless if you decide to attend university or not. Letting the 'rich' pay for it is not an economic solution either. Hence the outrage in the US of moving toward the Euro…

>>Hence the outrage in the US of moving toward the European socialist model, most do not want anything close to it.

"Most" do not want anything close to it, or the rich do not want anything close to it?

I'm absolutely certain that most people in the US would vote for free healthcare and education. The problem of course is that politicians and special interest groups make sure things never get to that stage.

Re: GitHub Student Developer Pack

#110

Post by hk__2 »

akx wrote: post #67
maximgsaini wrote: post #30

Awesome service guys. The following criticism is not for github, but for our culture as a whole. I cannot get myself to agree with how our culture has come to describe a 'student'. An example would be the following: "If you're a student aged 13+ and enrolled in degree or diploma granting course of study, the GitHub Student Developer Pack is for you. All you need is a school-issued email address, valid student identif…

> So I need to pay money to a big institution to be considered a student? In the US, I guess you do. Here in Finland, all uni/polytechnic/what-have-you students get a school-issued email address and student identification card, and tuition is free. So I guess your criticism is for the US culture? :)

Same in France. I paid €5 for my fifth and last year of higher education that started this September, and I get €250/mo during 10 months to help me pay for food/housing/books. Students in more confortable situations paid 450€ and don’t get any money during the year, but that’s still pretty cheap.
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