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Pretty hardcore.

by robschia 10y ago

Pretty hardcore.

andrewfromx 10y ago
it's just not worth it. if they are serious about learning to code, step 1 is linux or Mac not windows, am I rite?
- GFK_of_xmaspast 10y ago
  > am I rite Not really.
  - andrewfromx 10y ago
    btw we also don't teach node.js - we think server side js is silly. We teach javascript but as a client side only language.
- mortenjust 10y ago
  I don't see it. What part of Windows makes it hard to learn the languages you offer? MySQL, JS, PHP
  - andrewfromx 10y ago
    well I'm on a Mac. I have no idea how to get past weird window specific errors. And our code when it runs in production will run in linux. so... if all serious developers in the industry use Mac/linux, why even mess with windows? I don't see the + I only see -
- dmarlow 10y ago
  "learning to code" I didn't know specific OSes were required to learn to code. "am I rite?" No. Clearly you need a source and I have a feeling you're not going to find one. Your childish tone may prove to gain you favor with other myopic people, but you sound like the people I wouldn't want as a teammate, don't worry, you'll get some interested people, but they'll be just like you, but maybe you won't notice.
  - andrewfromx 10y ago
    dude, wtf? I've worked all over the industry and hating on windows is just normal. Like everyone uses Macs and a few geeks use linux but no serious programer uses windows. this is just fact. Our biggest competitor https://www.turing.io https://www.turing.io sells students new macs.
    - house9-2 10y ago
      > Like everyone uses Macs and a few geeks use linux but no serious programer uses windows. This statement is false, you might need to take a look outside of your bubble - it is a big wide world out there. > dude, wtf? I've worked all over the industry and hating on windows is just normal. And this makes it ok how? I haven't 'worked all over the industry' but I have been building web applications for over 15 years using various technologies and on different OS. They all have their warts and they all shine in different ways.
      - andrewfromx 10y ago
        anyone who gets VC funding from a major Silicon Valley fund, uses linux and mysql, and no ms sql server or IIS or any of that _legacy_ stuff. I want to teach people coding so they are ready to go for work major Silicon Valley companies, not legacy it departments. it makes it ok because this is what students needs to be taught to the right jobs. I cannot tell a student it's a good idea to learn C# or MS SQL Server when I fundamentally don't believe it is.
        everyone 10y ago
        Andrew, nothing to do with windows or the article. But your attitude in the comments.. You seem to have a very close minded and insular view, it disturbs me that someone with such a view is in a position to teach. Perhaps try and think outside of the silicon valley VC startup web-app bubble, otherwise when it pops (which it has in the past) you will be in for quite a shock.
        10y ago

Pretty hardcore.

andrewfromx 10y ago

it's just not worth it. if they are serious about learning to code, step 1 is linux or Mac not windows, am I rite?

GFK_of_xmaspast 10y ago
> am I rite Not really.
- andrewfromx 10y ago
  btw we also don't teach node.js - we think server side js is silly. We teach javascript but as a client side only language.
mortenjust 10y ago
I don't see it. What part of Windows makes it hard to learn the languages you offer? MySQL, JS, PHP
- andrewfromx 10y ago
  well I'm on a Mac. I have no idea how to get past weird window specific errors. And our code when it runs in production will run in linux. so... if all serious developers in the industry use Mac/linux, why even mess with windows? I don't see the + I only see -
dmarlow 10y ago
"learning to code" I didn't know specific OSes were required to learn to code. "am I rite?" No. Clearly you need a source and I have a feeling you're not going to find one. Your childish tone may prove to gain you favor with other myopic people, but you sound like the people I wouldn't want as a teammate, don't worry, you'll get some interested people, but they'll be just like you, but maybe you won't notice.
- andrewfromx 10y ago
  dude, wtf? I've worked all over the industry and hating on windows is just normal. Like everyone uses Macs and a few geeks use linux but no serious programer uses windows. this is just fact. Our biggest competitor https://www.turing.io https://www.turing.io sells students new macs.
  - house9-2 10y ago
    > Like everyone uses Macs and a few geeks use linux but no serious programer uses windows. This statement is false, you might need to take a look outside of your bubble - it is a big wide world out there. > dude, wtf? I've worked all over the industry and hating on windows is just normal. And this makes it ok how? I haven't 'worked all over the industry' but I have been building web applications for over 15 years using various technologies and on different OS. They all have their warts and they all shine in different ways.
    - andrewfromx 10y ago
      anyone who gets VC funding from a major Silicon Valley fund, uses linux and mysql, and no ms sql server or IIS or any of that _legacy_ stuff. I want to teach people coding so they are ready to go for work major Silicon Valley companies, not legacy it departments. it makes it ok because this is what students needs to be taught to the right jobs. I cannot tell a student it's a good idea to learn C# or MS SQL Server when I fundamentally don't believe it is.
      - everyone 10y ago
        Andrew, nothing to do with windows or the article. But your attitude in the comments.. You seem to have a very close minded and insular view, it disturbs me that someone with such a view is in a position to teach. Perhaps try and think outside of the silicon valley VC startup web-app bubble, otherwise when it pops (which it has in the past) you will be in for quite a shock.
        10y ago