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SHOW HN2014
368points
107comments
#29of 2,272 in 2014
Top 2%of 2014 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
17 positive, 25 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 6 critical, out of 49 comments about the project. Thread score +0.14.
Idea: 11 for, 1 againstDocs: 3 for, 3 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 againstDesign: 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.
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What HN said
What people liked
Great list and useful resource for beginners
From 3 comments
Really great stuff for beginners. Thanks for the list. I'll forward it along to a few people who are interested but don't know where to start. However, it does look very…
rdudek on HNI'm really glad someone took the time to do this, and came with quite a wholesome set of resources in the end. For someone who has moderate web dev experience such as myself, I…
zeppelinnn on HNThis is really cool - thanks for laying out out like a progression! There are so many resources on the internet I find myself relearning a lot of things several times.
xmmx on HN
Interest in learning paths for other subjects like data science and marketing
From 2 comments
This is a great idea. I'd love to see something like this for other topics such as Data Science, Digital Marketing, Lean Start-Up, Marketing Strategy etc. I'd love to…
krmmalik on HNI wish more subjects/professions were accessible like this.
netcan on HN
Objections
Course ordering is confusing; CS253 before CS101 is a problem for beginners
From 2 comments
Cool idea, but as someone who as actually taken the courses in this list, the order is all out of whack. There is no way someone completely new to programming could jump into…
paulwithap on HNIs there a reason its start with CS253 then flies back to CS101 in section 3. My prior understanding was CS101 knowledge is required for CS253 to make more sense. It seems to…
OafTobark on HN
Udacity webapp2 framework is outdated and lacks community support
From 1 comment
Hey Steve, thanks for your work in this course. It's a terrific thing for you to do and it's my favorite course to recommend to beginners to webdev. That said, the webapp2…
rattray on HN
Requests
Add more learning paths such as Rails, JavaScript, AI and data analysis
From 4 comments
As a recent graduate of a Rails bootcamp, I am excited to see what you guys cook up regarding Rails. I also wanted to see, in the future, if you guys would be interested in…
ycmike on HNHey this is awesome. I'd love an artificial intelligence path. Also, is there a way for me to incorporate courses that I've completed from coursera and udacity into your site?…
bargl on HNWill love to see learning path for Big data.
rajneesh1315 on HNReally great stuff for beginners. Thanks for the list. I'll forward it along to a few people who are interested but don't know where to start. However, it does look very…
rdudek on HN
Add projects or hands-on material to the paths
From 1 comment
It's a well put together list and a very useful website. You've done great work pulling together a whole lot of courses and it's good to see them finally being tied together into…
eriktrautman on HN
Add DevOps and deployment content
From 2 comments
Devops is something not included by majority of web dev classes. Yet it is not ignorable in this profession. Do include something on that.
ankitml on HNHonestly I don't think that web development is that much trickier than learning how to do anything with Python. There's inputs, there's outputs, you can have a half decent REPL…
RodericDay on HN
Questions
How does the site earn money?
From 1 comment
so how do you earn?
govilk on HN
How did the co-founder approach OOP?
From 1 comment
How did she tackle OOP? I'm trying to teach a friend of mine web-development, but she struggles with OOP. Also I teached programming at a company I worked last year and all the…
k__ on HN
Alternatives named
Michael Hartl's Rails Tutorial
From 1 comment
This is a great list. I do think 80+% of this material (maybe everything but the "learn to code" piece) is covered in Michael Hartl's Rails Tutorial:…
2arrs2ells on HN
The Odin Project
From 2 comments
Another great tool, especially if you're looking at Rails is: http://www.theodinproject.com/ It's in beta but it's pretty great from the looks of it.
urs2102 on HNIt's a well put together list and a very useful website. You've done great work pulling together a whole lot of courses and it's good to see them finally being tied together into…
eriktrautman on HN
Udacity web dev course
From 1 comment
I really liked the Udacity course. It's by no means exhaustive or representative of the ecosystem (it focuses on Python/Google App Engine, I took it quite a while ago but I…
Kurtz79 on HN
Udemy free courses
From 1 comment
There are lots of free udemy courses that teaches web development. Here's the link: https://www.udemy.com/courses/Technology/?view=grid&price=free You need some digging to find…
teemo_cute on HN