Comments for How I Learned Everything http: The real world isn’t a place, it’s an excuse. It’s a justification for not trying. It has nothing to do with you. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:44:10 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Clearing the Air by John Humphrey http:/2011/10/30/clearing-the-air/comment-page-1/#comment-45 John Humphrey Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:44:10 +0000 http:/?p=600#comment-45 The amount of effluent in the way of press surrounding this tiny startup (4 tutorials the first 4 months now up to 6) should serve as a lesson in how a Reality Distortion Field is created around anything YT and PG. And now the 'White House Announcement'! ALL the tech blogs are falling over themselves to heap praise on CodEcadamy. Did ANY of them try the tutorials? I was done in 45 minutes–a minor blip in the quest for a great online coding school. I too wish them the best of luck and really, my agitation is as much about the tech press as anything else. Good luck with CodeAcademy! (And P.S. the timing seems right for an online version!) The amount of effluent in the way of press surrounding this tiny startup (4 tutorials the first 4 months now up to 6) should serve as a lesson in how a Reality Distortion Field is created around anything YT and PG. And now the ‘White House Announcement’! ALL the tech blogs are falling over themselves to heap praise on CodEcadamy. Did ANY of them try the tutorials? I was done in 45 minutes–a minor blip in the quest for a great online coding school.
I too wish them the best of luck and really, my agitation is as much about the tech press as anything else.
Good luck with CodeAcademy! (And P.S. the timing seems right for an online version!)

]]> Comment on Learn Ruby by BinaryDaze http:/2012/01/15/learn-ruby/comment-page-1/#comment-44 BinaryDaze Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:12:28 +0000 http:/?p=647#comment-44 This is a great list of books to get started. I don't come from a CS background, and it's great to find good concise lists like this one that help point me in the right direction! Thanks! This is a great list of books to get started. I don’t come from a CS background, and it’s great to find good concise lists like this one that help point me in the right direction! Thanks!

]]> Comment on Learn Ruby by Ginny Hendry http:/2012/01/15/learn-ruby/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Ginny Hendry Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:26:09 +0000 http:/?p=647#comment-43 Mendicant University is now at http://mendicantuniversity.org/ Its current courses are designed to train a intermediate Rubyists to become open source contributors so it's definitely not for beginners. They're planning to add beginner courses some time soon so keep an eye on their website for news. Mendicant University is now at http://mendicantuniversity.org/ Its current courses are designed to train a intermediate Rubyists to become open source contributors so it’s definitely not for beginners. They’re planning to add beginner courses some time soon so keep an eye on their website for news.

]]> Comment on Clearing the Air by NSG http:/2011/10/30/clearing-the-air/comment-page-1/#comment-38 NSG Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:55:51 +0000 http:/?p=600#comment-38 Because it makes it more readable. Because it makes it more readable.

]]> Comment on Clearing the Air by Ryan http:/2011/10/30/clearing-the-air/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Ryan Mon, 31 Oct 2011 04:58:07 +0000 http:/?p=600#comment-37 Ever since I saw the name I was waiting for this blog post :) And yea... it's pretty obvious through due diligence when brainstorming names you'd get the spelling right.... amirite. Ever since I saw the name I was waiting for this blog post :) And yea… it’s pretty obvious through due diligence when brainstorming names you’d get the spelling right…. amirite.

]]> Comment on Clearing the Air by Tristan http:/2011/10/30/clearing-the-air/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Tristan Mon, 31 Oct 2011 04:30:56 +0000 http:/?p=600#comment-36 Why are you capitalizing it as codeCademy instead of Codecademy? Why are you capitalizing it as codeCademy instead of Codecademy?

]]> Comment on Help by PD http:/2011/04/17/help/comment-page-1/#comment-35 PD Mon, 18 Apr 2011 03:13:14 +0000 http:/?p=470#comment-35 Jesus. Jenn got your number right on the money back then, and, obviously, you haven't changed it since. =) Jesus. Jenn got your number right on the money back then, and, obviously, you haven’t changed it since. =)

]]> Comment on Steve by Mike McGee http:/2011/04/10/steve/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Mike McGee Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:09:45 +0000 http:/?p=464#comment-34 Jobs is awesome even in crisis! Lolz. “He suffered a midlife crisis at 30, and compressed it into three months – an over-achiever even at personal trauma” Jobs is awesome even in crisis! Lolz.

“He suffered a midlife crisis at 30, and compressed it into three months – an over-achiever even at personal trauma”

]]> Comment on Steve by PD http:/2011/04/10/steve/comment-page-1/#comment-33 PD Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:58:03 +0000 http:/?p=464#comment-33 Apples are not my favorite, but nobody can deny their consistency, hardiness, popularity, and purity of design. =) Apples are not my favorite, but nobody can deny their consistency, hardiness, popularity, and purity of design. =)

]]> Comment on Leadership? by Claire http:/2011/03/27/leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Claire Sun, 03 Apr 2011 15:28:23 +0000 http:/?p=451#comment-32 This is a really good post. This is a really good post.

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