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Re: Code School now open to the public

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Post by jschuur »

j_baker wrote: post #28

"An interactive online marketplace where you can learn to code directly in the browser" Is it just me or does something seem ... off about this blurb? For whatever reason, "interactive online marketplace" just rubs me the wrong way, but I can't quite put my finger on why.

Marketplace does suggest it's an opportunity for other people to sell their goods. Perhaps it hints at participation from outside experts not a part of Envy Labs that will become more apparent in later courses? The upcoming jQuery one seems to be run by an outsider.

Still, I think we're nitpicking on their copy here.

Re: Code School now open to the public

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Post by gte910h »

jeffreymcmanus wrote: post #39
gte910h wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Videos with tests that check your answers.

So, no way to ask questions, then. Hm.

The course material really doesn't require it.

Try the free rails for zombies module. You can do just a bit of it to get the style.

http://railsforzombies.org/

Re: Code School now open to the public

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Post by jeffreymcmanus »

gte910h wrote: post #42
jeffreymcmanus wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So, no way to ask questions, then. Hm.

The course material really doesn't require it. Try the free rails for zombies module. You can do just a bit of it to get the style. http://railsforzombies.org/

Every course requires an instructor. Unless you've envisioned every question that every student could possibly ask, which seems unlikely.

Re: Code School now open to the public

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Post by PStamatiou »

falcolas wrote: post #20

Doesn't it seem to anyone else that there's more than a little astroturfing going on here? Many positive commenters in this thread have 1 karma and no other posts, and this link has shown up in no less than 3 front page links as of this writing. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2354776 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2354830 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2355091

No astroturfing. I genuinely think this is an awesome product. I completed Rails for Zombies when it came out and was blown away. When I heard about Code School I asked for a beta invite and I did Rails Best Practices and similarly loved it. I wanted to blog about it ASAP.

I emailed Gregg and asked if I could have some beta invites to share with my blog readers for my post. He told me to hold off as they were just about ready to launch and didn't need anymore beta testers but that he would ping me on launch, which he did.

Re: Code School now open to the public

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Post by DerekH »

BvS wrote: post #11

75 US$ (final price for Rails Best Practices) for 5 videos of 10-15 minutes seem a little expensive. Are the non video parts worth the money?

To me, it's definitely worth it for people trying to pickup a new skill like programming.

I hope they pitch this to schools, particularly middle school and high school. Something like this could potentially handle the curriculum for a programming course. It would be a lot less expensive than paying someone full time to teach a course.

We need more of this.

Re: Code School now open to the public

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Post by radioactive21 »

Looks good, but I'll wait for more refinement of the courses and website.

One thing others have mention and I hope gets attention, is more details are need for each class. Right now it's like looking at a book with just the title and back cover. Hard to see if it's for you.

Re: Code School now open to the public

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Post by mdwrigh2 »

molecularbutter wrote: post #15

looks great, any plans for courses on Objective C, Cocoa, iOS/Mac development?

I would pay for this. While Rails development stuff is useful, I feel like there are a _lot_ of resources out there for it on the web. This isn't so true for Mac development in particular, at least to my knowledge.
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