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IMO the Udacity course is very poorly authored and taught. I would not recommend it to someone who has a primary goal of learning TensorFlow unless you have a p

IMO the Udacity course is very poorly authored and taught. I would not recommend it to someone who has a primary goal of learning TensorFlow unless you have a pretty deep understanding of deep learning to begin with.

jonperl 10y ago
They have a nanodegree class that is much better. I have been taking it the past two months and I highly recommend it https://www.udacity.com/course/deep-learning-nanodegree-foundation--nd101 https://www.udacity.com/course/deep-learning-nanodegree-foun...
- jjuel 10y ago
  I have watched a lot of Siraj's YouTube videos. He is a very entertaining speaker, but never felt like I actually learned a ton. Is the nanodegree on Udacity better?
- king_magic 10y ago
  What areas have they improved in? I was really disappointed by multiple Udacity courses; not saying they can't pull it off, but I've been burned enough by Udacity that I wouldn't consider paying for any courses from them at this point.
  - FabHK 10y ago
    Yeah, I took most of the "AI for self driving cars" course taught by Sebastian Thrun himself, and was torn. He's no doubt an extraordinarily competent researcher in his field, but he was clearly a beginner to Python (either that or he didn't care), and the Python code (while bringing the concepts across) was so poor as to be distracting.
dnautics 10y ago
it's very poorly organized. I'd say you get maximal utility out of it if you're like me and for some things (I don't always do this) have to pay for the privilege of being pressured to do something to completion, and are reasonably confident you can figure things out yourself (good maths background, minimally "modestly capable programmer", maybe have tinkered with ML). Hopefully future iterations will be better.
rallycarre 10y ago
I have taken a 'certification' and a 'class' with Udacity and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. The courses are shallow and do not challenge the student and the certifications hold no significance. I prefer EduX courses as they are more like 'classes' and I feel are slightly more respectable to put on a resume.

jonperl 10y ago

They have a nanodegree class that is much better. I have been taking it the past two months and I highly recommend it https://www.udacity.com/course/deep-learning-nanodegree-foundation--nd101 https://www.udacity.com/course/deep-learning-nanodegree-foun...

jjuel 10y ago
I have watched a lot of Siraj's YouTube videos. He is a very entertaining speaker, but never felt like I actually learned a ton. Is the nanodegree on Udacity better?
king_magic 10y ago
What areas have they improved in? I was really disappointed by multiple Udacity courses; not saying they can't pull it off, but I've been burned enough by Udacity that I wouldn't consider paying for any courses from them at this point.
- FabHK 10y ago
  Yeah, I took most of the "AI for self driving cars" course taught by Sebastian Thrun himself, and was torn. He's no doubt an extraordinarily competent researcher in his field, but he was clearly a beginner to Python (either that or he didn't care), and the Python code (while bringing the concepts across) was so poor as to be distracting.

dnautics 10y ago

it's very poorly organized. I'd say you get maximal utility out of it if you're like me and for some things (I don't always do this) have to pay for the privilege of being pressured to do something to completion, and are reasonably confident you can figure things out yourself (good maths background, minimally "modestly capable programmer", maybe have tinkered with ML). Hopefully future iterations will be better.

rallycarre 10y ago

I have taken a 'certification' and a 'class' with Udacity and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. The courses are shallow and do not challenge the student and the certifications hold no significance. I prefer EduX courses as they are more like 'classes' and I feel are slightly more respectable to put on a resume.