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Re: You can use Code School for free next weekend

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Post by Stratego »

morgante wrote: post #5
[deleted] wrote: post #2

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I wish these courses would be less newbish. I might not know Objective-C, but I know what a variable is.

We try never to make assumptions that would exclude beginners in our intro courses. As someone already mentioned, it's easy to jump ahead if you already know that stuff.

If someone isn't as familiar as you are with variables and we don't cover it, they might give up because too many things go over their head. That's not what we want.

Bear in mind, you're judging Code School based on our more beginner-oriented intro courses, whereas most of our paid courses are aimed at the intermediate level. That's why we like having an event like the Free Weekend, so you can get a good taste of all that we offer.

Re: You can use Code School for free next weekend

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Post by Stratego »

cbsmith wrote: post #30

Does anyone else find this to be a cruel kindness to geeks given that it coincides with the release of Arrested Development Season 4?

We didn't plan for it but it's going to make for a perfect little refreshing break for people between courses and we're definitely going to have Netflix playing in the office while we work to keep everything running smoothly.

I don't think this was a huge mistake. ;-)

Re: You can use Code School for free next weekend

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Post by thejosh »

benatkin wrote: post #37
edh649 wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've tried codeacademy briefly before (Spent ~8 hours total on there). After only 10 minutes on codeschool it feels a lot better. It seems like it's much easier to learn it show you 'real life applications' which is one thing that I thought codeacadmy didn't do well. I'm definetly going to be spending some time on codeschool, seems like a great site.

Insightful review! What about HN? It seems you've spent about 10 minutes here. That should qualify you to review it, right?

Wow, bitter much? People can lurk on HN without signing up.

Compare this to these other paysites where they cannot judge the material until they have paid for it.

Re: You can use Code School for free next weekend

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Post by mikenon »

Stratego wrote: post #45
mikenon wrote: post #9

I was mildly interested until I read the T&C at the bottom. Not being available to current or past users, agreeing to learn more about New Relic, and explicitly stating no time extensions being possible came across as overly negative for 2 days of free access.

What you say simply isn't true. The Free Weekend is offered to all users (past or present) as long as they don't currently have a subscription to Code School. Time extensions aren't stated because this is a limited-time event. New Relic is our sponsor, in exchange with the agreement to be contacted by them via email you obtain access to all our content for 48 hours — something that would otherwise cost you $25. Is th…

> What you say simply isn't true.

What did I say that isn't true? Negative T&C gave me pause about trying Code School. This turned me off forever.

> The Free Weekend is offered to all users (past or present) as long as they don't currently have a subscription to Code School.

This is the only statement I see that differs from my interpretation of the T&C. The line in question, "Free Weekend is not available for current or past subscribers and is intended to allow new Code School users to sample the benefits of a Code School education."

How common is it for a current or past user to not have a disqualifying subscription? The wording makes it clear (intentionally or not) that the promo is for new users.

> Is that really unreasonable?

I didn't say it was unreasonable, but that the T&C as a whole appeared to me as overly negative for what they protect, 2 days of free content valued at $25.

Re: You can use Code School for free next weekend

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Post by nhangen »

thejosh wrote: post #54
benatkin wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Insightful review! What about HN? It seems you've spent about 10 minutes here. That should qualify you to review it, right?

Wow, bitter much? People can lurk on HN without signing up. Compare this to these other paysites where they cannot judge the material until they have paid for it.

Pretty sure the allegation is that the parent only signed up to post a positive comment about codeschool, hence: spam.

Re: You can use Code School for free next weekend

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Post by nhangen »

My biggest gripe about Codeschool is that they switched to 'Paths,' seemingly to compete with Treehouse. I much preferred the prior iterations of the product.

I'm also not fond of partnerships pitched as courses. I'm not sure if revenue is low, or if the money offered by partners (such as New Relic and Github) is so good that they can't resist, but I lost interest in the product after the TryGit course.

Both Treehouse and Codeschool are decent for beginners, but even amateur programmers will outgrow them quickly as their thirst for new knowledge outgrows the offerings. This is one of the reasons I like paying per course instead of per month.

If you are new to programming and want to start learning quickly, I'd recommend paying for Peepcode, Codeschool, Treehouse, and anything else you can get your hands on. Having access to a variety of content and styles can be invaluable.

Re: You can use Code School for free next weekend

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Post by Stratego »

mikenon wrote: post #55
Stratego wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What you say simply isn't true. The Free Weekend is offered to all users (past or present) as long as they don't currently have a subscription to Code School. Time extensions aren't stated because this is a limited-time event. New Relic is our sponsor, in exchange with the agreement to be contacted by them via email you obtain access to all our content for 48 hours — something that would otherwise cost you $25. Is th…

> What you say simply isn't true. What did I say that isn't true? Negative T&C gave me pause about trying Code School. This turned me off forever. > The Free Weekend is offered to all users (past or present) as long as they don't currently have a subscription to Code School. This is the only statement I see that differs from my interpretation of the T&C. The line in question, "Free Weekend is not available for curren…

> What did I say that isn't true?

Actually, I was wrong. The terms incorrectly stated that past subscribers couldn't have access to the Free Weekend. That's what was untrue and has now been fixed.

Re: You can use Code School for free next weekend

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Post by edh649 »

nhangen wrote: post #56
thejosh wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wow, bitter much? People can lurk on HN without signing up. Compare this to these other paysites where they cannot judge the material until they have paid for it.

Pretty sure the allegation is that the parent only signed up to post a positive comment about codeschool, hence: spam.

Well, I didn't sign up just to comment on it, You can see that by looking on my comment history: My first comment was about the uses of facebook. Ah well.
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