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How did I not know about peepcode? I don't mean to hijack this post but: is it worth the money? Does anyone have experience with their videos?

kmfrk 16y ago
The ones I have bought have been decent, but nothing to blow me away. I'd watch a preview and ask people who've seen that specific episode before buying.
igorgue 16y ago
I love Peepcode, the NodeJS tutorial is great, explain to you everything you'd probably learn in days of reading. I also got some VIM videos and a MacRuby video. In my opinion they have the best tech screencasts on the web
bobbywilson0 16y ago
When I bought peepcodes, they were always great. Usually including a couple of hours of video with an accompanying pdf. The production quality is excellent and for the price, you can't beat it.
BasDirks 16y ago
Thanks for the replies. I'll have a look at some of the previews on offer.
pchristensen 16y ago
I'm a big fan. If it's something you've just heard about or don't know anything about, there's usually no better way to get up to speed than peepcode. For stuff you know a little about, it can be slow because they take the time to lay a good foundation. If you put a dollar value on your time, PeepCode is a no-brainer.
- duck 16y ago
  I agree 100%. Also would add these new "play by play" videos are great especially if you are a freelancer or not working with other awesome folks. They really give you some insight on not just how to do something, but what their thinking while they do it. I've picked up several Vim tricks and just general workflow tips. Looking forward to more of these.
nhangen 16y ago
I've been considering joining, but it looks like their output has been low lately, and there's not as much order as I'd like.
runjake 16y ago
I'm a big fan. I've bought & gone through several of their videos, especially his Ruby, Rails, & iOS stuff. Pretty light on content but great for getting started & running in a given area. Geoffrey is a great teacher. I'm an experienced programmer who already knows a large variety of languages, so this is only my perspective.
briandoll 16y ago
Peepcode is awesome. This is from the 'play by play' series, which is probably one of the only places you can get to watch an expert work. The other topical videos are great as well. It must be an incredible amount of work that goes into scripting, programming, recording and editing them and the result is a really high quality learning tool. I prefer to watch them twice through. Once to just soak it up in one pass, and a second time to dig in and play around with things as the video progresses. They are well bookmarked as well, so you can skip ahead or back to a specific section easily. Every one of them that I've purchased has been well worth the money. I've purchased tons of books over the years that were a huge disappointment and cost way more. You can't go wrong with a PeepCode.
- BasDirks 16y ago
  My wallet hates you.
  - briandoll 16y ago
    Your career thanks you.
reedlaw 16y ago
I've purchased a bunch of them, but I never felt I got as much out of them as Ryan Bates' Railscasts. For one, peepcodes are too long to sit through in one session and follow along. Secondly, there is a bunch of extraneous stuff in each peepcode that I didn't feel was really useful but I had to sit through to get to the good stuff. Railscasts are seldom more than 10 minutes and I can generally work through them as they play with few pauses.
xutopia 16y ago
The unlimited yearly plan made me a more productive programmer and it kept me up to date on what I should be learning next.
planetmcd 16y ago
I've been a subscriber for a few years and I'm mixed based on my personal learning style. I learn better by reading and find it tough to find time to sit through the screencasts (any screencast where the visual is not integral to the topic). I always learn something from Peepcode screencasts, but think that I could have read it in half the time. I would rate the quality of the screencasts as high. If you learn well from "lecture", I would not hesitate to recommend their offerings.

kmfrk 16y ago

The ones I have bought have been decent, but nothing to blow me away. I'd watch a preview and ask people who've seen that specific episode before buying.

igorgue 16y ago

I love Peepcode, the NodeJS tutorial is great, explain to you everything you'd probably learn in days of reading. I also got some VIM videos and a MacRuby video. In my opinion they have the best tech screencasts on the web

bobbywilson0 16y ago

When I bought peepcodes, they were always great. Usually including a couple of hours of video with an accompanying pdf. The production quality is excellent and for the price, you can't beat it.

BasDirks 16y ago

Thanks for the replies. I'll have a look at some of the previews on offer.

pchristensen 16y ago

I'm a big fan. If it's something you've just heard about or don't know anything about, there's usually no better way to get up to speed than peepcode. For stuff you know a little about, it can be slow because they take the time to lay a good foundation. If you put a dollar value on your time, PeepCode is a no-brainer.

duck 16y ago
I agree 100%. Also would add these new "play by play" videos are great especially if you are a freelancer or not working with other awesome folks. They really give you some insight on not just how to do something, but what their thinking while they do it. I've picked up several Vim tricks and just general workflow tips. Looking forward to more of these.

nhangen 16y ago

I've been considering joining, but it looks like their output has been low lately, and there's not as much order as I'd like.

runjake 16y ago

I'm a big fan. I've bought & gone through several of their videos, especially his Ruby, Rails, & iOS stuff. Pretty light on content but great for getting started & running in a given area. Geoffrey is a great teacher. I'm an experienced programmer who already knows a large variety of languages, so this is only my perspective.

briandoll 16y ago

Peepcode is awesome. This is from the 'play by play' series, which is probably one of the only places you can get to watch an expert work. The other topical videos are great as well. It must be an incredible amount of work that goes into scripting, programming, recording and editing them and the result is a really high quality learning tool. I prefer to watch them twice through. Once to just soak it up in one pass, and a second time to dig in and play around with things as the video progresses. They are well bookmarked as well, so you can skip ahead or back to a specific section easily. Every one of them that I've purchased has been well worth the money. I've purchased tons of books over the years that were a huge disappointment and cost way more. You can't go wrong with a PeepCode.

BasDirks 16y ago
My wallet hates you.
- briandoll 16y ago
  Your career thanks you.

reedlaw 16y ago

I've purchased a bunch of them, but I never felt I got as much out of them as Ryan Bates' Railscasts. For one, peepcodes are too long to sit through in one session and follow along. Secondly, there is a bunch of extraneous stuff in each peepcode that I didn't feel was really useful but I had to sit through to get to the good stuff. Railscasts are seldom more than 10 minutes and I can generally work through them as they play with few pauses.

xutopia 16y ago

The unlimited yearly plan made me a more productive programmer and it kept me up to date on what I should be learning next.

planetmcd 16y ago

I've been a subscriber for a few years and I'm mixed based on my personal learning style. I learn better by reading and find it tough to find time to sit through the screencasts (any screencast where the visual is not integral to the topic). I always learn something from Peepcode screencasts, but think that I could have read it in half the time. I would rate the quality of the screencasts as high. If you learn well from "lecture", I would not hesitate to recommend their offerings.