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"An interactive online marketplace where you can learn to code directly in the browser" Is it just me or does something seem ... off about this blurb? For wha
by j_baker 16y ago
"An interactive online marketplace where you can learn to code directly in the browser"
Is it just me or does something seem ... off about this blurb? For whatever reason, "interactive online marketplace" just rubs me the wrong way, but I can't quite put my finger on why.
- neverdull 16y agoIt's the word "marketplace" that sounds off to my ear - too buzzwordy, and not descriptive of what's on offer. "Environment" might sound better? The words "interactive" and "online" are fair descriptions of the service, but essentially made redundant by the phrase "directly in the browser".
- jschuur 16y agoMarketplace does suggest it's an opportunity for other people to sell their goods. Perhaps it hints at participation from outside experts not a part of Envy Labs that will become more apparent in later courses? The upcoming jQuery one seems to be run by an outsider. Still, I think we're nitpicking on their copy here.
- j3 16y agoYou're right. Look for it to be changed in the next round of design revisions.
- adeaver 16y agoOut of curiosity, why doesn't everyone dislike 'marketplace'? A marketplace is where people sell things, CodeSchool sells things therefore it's a marketplace.