Lambda School
Learning and science
online programming course
SHOW HN2016
How HN took it
5 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 21 comments about the project. Thread score +0.05.
Idea: 1 for, 2 againstDocs: 1 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Video format appreciated for learning new languages
From 1 comment
I really, really like video tutorials. I always have problems learning completely new languages because i can't motivate myself to complete the introductionary books. I want to…
LeanderK on HN
Presentation quality impressive
From 1 comment
The presentation is really impressive! I'd be interested to know how much time/resources went into this if Levi is on here?
boothead on HN
Objections
Haskell is a poor fit for a crash course
From 2 comments
While I really like the course from what I see, I also think that Haskell is not a good subject for a "crash course". In the Learn Haskell From First Principles book[1] it is…
cies on HN> In the Learn Haskell From First Principles book[1] it is given why a "crash course" Haskell is not working for many, and I second it. What's their reasoning? I didn't find this…
thinkpad20 on HN
No syllabus visible, only a preview video
From 1 comment
A little feedback for the author - The curriculum link is not really a curriculum at all its a preview video. I would be far more inclined to pay $50 if I could see a syllabus,…
bogomipz on HN
Pure FP teaching in Haskell is impractical compared to OCaml or F#
From 1 comment
I still don't quite get it though... Is being impractical actually a virtue for a strictly typed functional language nowadays? Like "if it hurts more, you'll learn more" or…
nnq on HN
Requests
Show a syllabus or list of course topics
From 1 comment
A little feedback for the author - The curriculum link is not really a curriculum at all its a preview video. I would be far more inclined to pay $50 if I could see a syllabus,…
bogomipz on HN
Transcripts with videos
From 1 comment
I like videos, but if they don’t have good controls or a transcript I go insane. We’ll be including a transcript (modified so you could read it) with each video as well
xwowsersx on HN
Questions
Why is this better than Learn You a Haskell
From 1 comment
Why is this better than Learn You a Haskell for Great Good?
DarkContinent on HN
Does the material transfer to Swift or Elixir
From 2 comments
I wonder if topics learned would apply to Swift. Any ideas?
nwalter08 on HNHow well would this transfer to something like Elixir?
weatherlight on HN
Alternatives named
Learn You a Haskell for Great Good
From 2 comments
Awesome, thanks for sharing! Here are some other resources to learn Haskell: 1. Learn You a Haskell for Great Good - http://learnyouahaskell.com/ - can read the text for free…
dpflan on HNWhy is this better than Learn You a Haskell for Great Good?
DarkContinent on HN
Haskell Programming from First Principles
From 2 comments
While I really like the course from what I see, I also think that Haskell is not a good subject for a "crash course". In the Learn Haskell From First Principles book[1] it is…
cies on HN>and perhaps fully grokking these essential constructs before moving on to using them indirectly through all the layers of pretty syntax would have helped me understand all those…
coolsunglasses on HN
Functional Programming in Scala
From 1 comment
Completely agree. This is one of the things I really like about the book Functional Programming in Scala, which builds from the ground up. I haven't found an equivalent book in…
SatvikBeri on HN