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I agree with you, I'm confused as to why they're constantly talked about. The idea is nothing new and there's plenty of competition. Personally, I think it's

by timjahn 15y ago

I agree with you, I'm confused as to why they're constantly talked about. The idea is nothing new and there's plenty of competition. Personally, I think it's just the industry's current shiny thing. Regarding the constant press, I'd be willing to bet it's the investors. Money talks, right?

frasertimo 15y ago
Geez, way to be so cynical guys. I think it's because they have a great UI, they respond to feedback, they've worked hard at marketing it, they impressed some VCs, and all the million other reasons that start-ups succeed. Don't complain about it, ask why.
- hazov 15y ago
  You mean, skills and luck, right? For me this remembers Youtube, not the first but the most famous of them. We can build causal histories but maybe they exist just because they make sense not because they're true. EDIT: I added the second paragraph.
- nhangen 15y ago
  My point is not that the product is bad, but that there are many products just as good, hitting the same demo. I'm sure the team is great and the investors are great, but let's be honest, the product is fairly light right now. The UI is nifty, but there's nothing special about it. I'm not trying to knock the guys, I'm simply trying to determine why they've become such media darlings without really having delivered anything.
  - wahnfrieden 15y ago
    Please share these other products with us. I genuinely want to know - out of curiosity and because Codecademy tops out too quickly as it is (I had a relative of mine try it out.)
    - nhangen 15y ago
      Here's a quick list: http://teamtreehouse.com http://teamtreehouse.com http://tryruby.org http://tryruby.org which I believe is an extension of http://codeschool.com http://codeschool.com http://learncodethehardway.com http://learncodethehardway.com Then of course there are sites like Peepcode, Udemy, and a host of others that offer tutorials, which aren't quite the same, but stil serve the same purpose. I'm sure there are more I don't know of.
    - jmtame 15y ago
      check out www.trybloc.com
- tlear 15y ago
  But that is not how one gets government endorsement. It happens through connections and contributions(of the $$ kind).
chaser7016 15y ago
I'm confused ... who is their competition? What other sites make learning this stuff easy and fun for the masses? Also offer it as a free service? I'm not aware of others...
- paul7986 15y ago
  Saw http://coderace.me http://coderace.me on techcrunch which is similar. Also stumbled upon http://CodePupil.com http://CodePupil.com yesterday on programming zen. Though I think there closest competitor is teamtreehouse but it's not free. I did subscribe to treehouse for a month but I preferred Codecademy's style of teaching.
zds 15y ago
I'm Codecademy's cofounder. I can tell you our investors have very little to do with our press - we've used them rarely, if ever, to get press thus far.

by timjahn 15y ago

frasertimo 15y ago

Geez, way to be so cynical guys. I think it's because they have a great UI, they respond to feedback, they've worked hard at marketing it, they impressed some VCs, and all the million other reasons that start-ups succeed. Don't complain about it, ask why.

hazov 15y ago
You mean, skills and luck, right? For me this remembers Youtube, not the first but the most famous of them. We can build causal histories but maybe they exist just because they make sense not because they're true. EDIT: I added the second paragraph.
nhangen 15y ago
My point is not that the product is bad, but that there are many products just as good, hitting the same demo. I'm sure the team is great and the investors are great, but let's be honest, the product is fairly light right now. The UI is nifty, but there's nothing special about it. I'm not trying to knock the guys, I'm simply trying to determine why they've become such media darlings without really having delivered anything.
- wahnfrieden 15y ago
  Please share these other products with us. I genuinely want to know - out of curiosity and because Codecademy tops out too quickly as it is (I had a relative of mine try it out.)
  - nhangen 15y ago
    Here's a quick list: http://teamtreehouse.com http://teamtreehouse.com http://tryruby.org http://tryruby.org which I believe is an extension of http://codeschool.com http://codeschool.com http://learncodethehardway.com http://learncodethehardway.com Then of course there are sites like Peepcode, Udemy, and a host of others that offer tutorials, which aren't quite the same, but stil serve the same purpose. I'm sure there are more I don't know of.
  - jmtame 15y ago
    check out www.trybloc.com
tlear 15y ago
But that is not how one gets government endorsement. It happens through connections and contributions(of the $$ kind).

chaser7016 15y ago

I'm confused ... who is their competition? What other sites make learning this stuff easy and fun for the masses? Also offer it as a free service? I'm not aware of others...

paul7986 15y ago
Saw http://coderace.me http://coderace.me on techcrunch which is similar. Also stumbled upon http://CodePupil.com http://CodePupil.com yesterday on programming zen. Though I think there closest competitor is teamtreehouse but it's not free. I did subscribe to treehouse for a month but I preferred Codecademy's style of teaching.

zds 15y ago

I'm Codecademy's cofounder. I can tell you our investors have very little to do with our press - we've used them rarely, if ever, to get press thus far.