CourseRoot

Learning and science

curriculum guide

SHOW HN2019

41points
9comments
#871of 2,195 in 2019
Top 40%of 2019 by points

How HN took it

QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project

1 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 1 critical, out of 3 comments about the project.

Pricing: 0 for, 1 against

The thread, comment by comment

Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.

positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

What people liked

  • Nicely designed site

    From 1 comment
    • This is a nicely designed site. The problem I have with this information is there is so many paths and classes to take for computer science. I have started teachyourselfcs and…
      jpizza on HN
  • Brilliant

    From 1 comment

Objections

  • Featured Stanford degree at $65,000/year is misleading next to cheaper options

    From 1 comment
    • A $65,000/year CS degree from Stanford is not a typical CS degree, and I find it misleading to compare that next to a coursera education or a “free” github readme full of links.
      kevintb on HN

Requests

  • Free personal tutor or mentorship matching for beginners

    From 1 comment
    • This is a nicely designed site. The problem I have with this information is there is so many paths and classes to take for computer science. I have started teachyourselfcs and…
      jpizza on HN
  • Tab showing more, cheaper college options

    From 1 comment
    • Hi Kevin, Thanks for taking the time to comment. You are right, it is on the expensive side. We just wanted to showcase the best CS college degrees were someone to decide to make…
      VvdHout on HN

Questions

  • What did the commenter think is great and what could be better

    From 1 comment
    • Great to hear you like it! Mind sharing what you think is great and what could be better? Thanks for sharing!
      VvdHout on HN

Alternatives named

  • teachyourselfcs

    From 1 comment
    • This is a nicely designed site. The problem I have with this information is there is so many paths and classes to take for computer science. I have started teachyourselfcs and…
      jpizza on HN
  • CS50x

    From 1 comment
    • This is a nicely designed site. The problem I have with this information is there is so many paths and classes to take for computer science. I have started teachyourselfcs and…
      jpizza on HN
  • Stanford algorithm classes on YouTube

    From 1 comment
    • Honestly at this point take the advanced algorithm classes from Stanford on YouTube and read very very good code and try to write and work. Contribute to open source projects too.
      xodast on HN
  • Coursera

    From 1 comment
    • A $65,000/year CS degree from Stanford is not a typical CS degree, and I find it misleading to compare that next to a coursera education or a “free” github readme full of links.
      kevintb on HN

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