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Re: GitHub Student Developer Pack

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Post by tubbzor »

jasonsmiff wrote: post #215
tubbzor wrote: post #214

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As a student (albeit a CS major), I immediately signed up and will be using many of these services. My friends and I have been looking at creating an app and these will def get us started for no money which is huge for us (especially the domain name, hosting services, and private repos). While I don't feel overwhelmed by all the services, there are some of these I couldn't see how we would immediately use such as dat…

HipChat did offer up a free plan in recent history, unless it is the video and screenshare you are after. https://www.hipchat.com/pricing

I use their free plan with several projects and love it. I am just a fan of their product and think other students/up-and-coming devs would appreciate it too.

I actually filed a support ticket yesterday trying to entice them to get on the list.

Re: GitHub Student Developer Pack

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Post by hootener »

tubbzor wrote: post #214
djb_hackernews wrote: post #38

This really makes something I've been thinking about very clear. I often think about the "everyone can code" movement. It's not something I particularly believe in, but exposing as many people as possible is a great thing. However, the bit I get stuck on is programming is more than just typing characters in the correct sequence. It's deploying, testing, environment issues, metrics, databases, dns, etc. Basically it i…

As a student (albeit a CS major), I immediately signed up and will be using many of these services. My friends and I have been looking at creating an app and these will def get us started for no money which is huge for us (especially the domain name, hosting services, and private repos). While I don't feel overwhelmed by all the services, there are some of these I couldn't see how we would immediately use such as dat…

I'm not sure what you're after with paid HipChat (e.g., video/screen sharing, >5GB file uploads, etc.), but Slack[1] might get it done for you for free. Probably still not ideal depending on what you want, but a potential alternative nonetheless.

[1] https://slack.com/

Re: GitHub Student Developer Pack

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Post by acheron »

jonahx wrote: post #64
djb_hackernews wrote: post #38

This really makes something I've been thinking about very clear. I often think about the "everyone can code" movement. It's not something I particularly believe in, but exposing as many people as possible is a great thing. However, the bit I get stuck on is programming is more than just typing characters in the correct sequence. It's deploying, testing, environment issues, metrics, databases, dns, etc. Basically it i…

> It's deploying, testing, environment issues, metrics, databases, dns, etc. Basically it is a lot more complex than "learn to code". I would even go further and say that such things are well over 50% of a working programmer's time. Learning the toolset for modern programming is as hard or harder than learning how to program well. It's a different kind of hard, though -- the ability to slog through tedium and frustra…

As someone who's gotten away from programming in the past few (er, several.. many... how old am I now anyway?) years, this kind of stuff is what keeps me from getting back in. I think "Oh, Clojure [or whatever] looks cool..." but by the time I get through installing a bunch of different programs and figuring out how to deploy something and whatnot, I never make it to really learning much. I just want to start up, you know, Borland Turbo C, and get to writing code.

I'm sure I'm making it more of a big deal than it is because I am old and cranky, but it really can seem daunting, even if it's only in appearance.

Re: GitHub Student Developer Pack

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Post by trwhite »

Tehnix wrote: post #135
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…

>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. What? You mean to say that students, who spend all their time studying (and pay tuition in some countries), are in a better financial position than people who has either free time and don't pay tuition, or has a full-time job? They give it…

Did you consider those who don't have the time to work a full time job? I'm interning as a Junior Webdev for 9 hours a day on no pay, and college is out of reach (financially) for me, although admittedly I'm probably a minority. It's not surprising that many of my students friends do have alot of excess cash though, considering that student living costs are relatively low and they often benefit from a wide range of discounts on amenities like internet etc.

Re: GitHub Student Developer Pack

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Post by bdcs »

rustyfe wrote: post #183
sondh wrote: post #151

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I have just redeemed the code in my DO account and it worked on the first attempt. I think they have fixed the issue. To any students out there: try first before reaching out to support, they are busy men/women.

Yep, my code redeemed immediately. They even changed the copy to reflect this: "You can redeem your offer code using the link above, even if you have previously redeemed a different DigitalOcean promotional offer, credit card required for activation"

Where are you reading this? I was not issued any codes.
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