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Complete iOS7 Course for free

98 points by mstolpm 12y ago

rbinv 12y ago
Product Hunt redirects you to: http://bitfountain.io/course/the-complete-ios-7-course-learn-by-building-14-apps/?couponCode=phunt&src=producthunt http://bitfountain.io/course/the-complete-ios-7-course-learn... (which makes the course free).
- Kudos 12y ago
  What's the deal with people linking to Product Hunt comments instead of the original article, it's not the first time I've seen it happen.
  - untog 12y ago
    Apparently you only get it free if you're going through Product Hunt. Somewhat irritating, as I'd like to avoid going to Product Hunt whenever possible.
    - Kudos 12y ago
      You just need to visit the the page with the "phunt" coupon code in the url, it doesn't check for a Product Hunt referrer.
    - bramgg 12y ago
      > I'd like to avoid going to Product Hunt whenever possible Why?
      - mvid 12y ago
        Why not? Linking to the source is always the ideal.
        sebkomianos 12y ago
        But he didn't say "I'd like to link to the source", he said "I'd like to avoid going to Product Hunt whenever possible".
  - gozmike 12y ago
    I kind of like it. The moderated discussion on ProductHunt is often actually quite good and constructive.
mstolpm 12y ago
Of course, there are lots of iOS courses available, but Eliot Arntz is regarded as great instructor and this bitfoundation course looks solid to me. The free offers seems only valid through the producthunt website, so I had to link there and you have to click thru.
- arntzel 12y ago
  thanks that's so nice :)
wiradikusuma 12y ago
Just FYI, this is Objective-C. For developers completely new to iOS, is this a good starting point or we better skip straight to Swift?
- darrellsilver 12y ago
  Swift was designed for beginners and in our experience it delivers. We (http://www.thinkful.com/ http://www.thinkful.com/) recommend Swift for beginners and the students in our Swift classes the last few months agree!
  - pi-err 12y ago
    Announcing a $500/month price tag _after_ an email signup dripping with trackers is not so inspiring. Hopefully you teach better design practices in your lessons?
    - nicholjs 12y ago
      There is no $500/month price tag. The course is completely free.
      - pi-err 12y ago
        OP's site is free. I was answering to the ad for the thinkful.com site posted above - which asks $500/m.
    - darrellsilver 12y ago
      Hm. On the homepage the price is listed as part of the main description of the course. You're not the first to make this point – there's definitely something to it. We'll have to rethink appropriately. Surprises like this in funnels are not a winning strategy.
- k-mcgrady 12y ago
  I'd say at this point either is fine. Swift is still changing a lot (breaking changes) and the open source ecosystem around it will be lacking for a while. Objective-c is mature with a good ecosystem around it. I've developed in objc for 6 years and learning the basics of Swift was simple for the sole reason that it's the cocoa API's which are important. Once you know them the language is just a different syntax for accessing the same features.
woodylondon 12y ago
Also a deal for the iOS8 version, of course, from $499 > $79! http://bitfountain.io/course/complete-ios8/?couponCode=presale http://bitfountain.io/course/complete-ios8/?couponCode=presa.... I am not connected to the company, but found the link to the deal :-)
- hackerboos 12y ago
  Any coupon for the Happy Bird clone tutorial?
  - nicholjs 12y ago
    http://bitfountain.io/course/the-complete-ios-game-course-build-a-flappy-bird-clone/?couponCode=COUPON237282 http://bitfountain.io/course/the-complete-ios-game-course-bu...
camillomiller 12y ago
Isn't this the same course that's on Udemy?
- nicholjs 12y ago
  yes it is.
ing33k 12y ago
website feedback : signup form accepts signup even if you don't click Accept TOS .
- arntzel 12y ago
  Noted - thanks for the feedback!
spiderpug 12y ago
I'm glad I used a fake email address and unique password when I signed up for this: - no HTTPS - passwords are stored in plain text - password is easily extractable on profile page
- newscracker 12y ago
  That's a good find! I registered with a "junk" email address after seeing this comment. Just a "view source" on the profile page shows the password in clear text. @arntzel, @nicholjs, would you please fix this ASAP?
arpitrai 12y ago
How does this compare to the iOS course by Stanford University on iTunes?
- arntzel 12y ago
  Our course is more geared towards beginners but seeks to incorporate much of the depth available in the Stanford course. We also tried to break items down into smaller chunks then the 90 minute lectures in the Stanford course. Those with a CS background may find the Stanford course to be more their style since the instructor is world renowned teaching iOS.
elwell 12y ago
> "Original Price: $499" A good way to highlight the value/quality of the course; rather than just delivering the course for free, which can give the an appearance of cheaper quality.
allsystemsgo 12y ago
Nice job Eliot ;-)
- arntzel 12y ago
  @allsystemsgo thanks :)
abl 12y ago
getting error loading bitfountain.io: Response Error. Technical description: 502 Bad Gateway - Response Error, a bad response was received from another proxy server or the destination origin server.
- arntzel 12y ago
  Sorry looks like a server issue - working on it now.

98 points by mstolpm 12y ago

rbinv 12y ago

Product Hunt redirects you to: http://bitfountain.io/course/the-complete-ios-7-course-learn-by-building-14-apps/?couponCode=phunt&src=producthunt http://bitfountain.io/course/the-complete-ios-7-course-learn... (which makes the course free).

Kudos 12y ago
What's the deal with people linking to Product Hunt comments instead of the original article, it's not the first time I've seen it happen.
- untog 12y ago
  Apparently you only get it free if you're going through Product Hunt. Somewhat irritating, as I'd like to avoid going to Product Hunt whenever possible.
  - Kudos 12y ago
    You just need to visit the the page with the "phunt" coupon code in the url, it doesn't check for a Product Hunt referrer.
  - bramgg 12y ago
    > I'd like to avoid going to Product Hunt whenever possible Why?
    - mvid 12y ago
      Why not? Linking to the source is always the ideal.
      - sebkomianos 12y ago
        But he didn't say "I'd like to link to the source", he said "I'd like to avoid going to Product Hunt whenever possible".
- gozmike 12y ago
  I kind of like it. The moderated discussion on ProductHunt is often actually quite good and constructive.

mstolpm 12y ago

Of course, there are lots of iOS courses available, but Eliot Arntz is regarded as great instructor and this bitfoundation course looks solid to me. The free offers seems only valid through the producthunt website, so I had to link there and you have to click thru.

arntzel 12y ago
thanks that's so nice :)

wiradikusuma 12y ago

Just FYI, this is Objective-C. For developers completely new to iOS, is this a good starting point or we better skip straight to Swift?

darrellsilver 12y ago
Swift was designed for beginners and in our experience it delivers. We (http://www.thinkful.com/ http://www.thinkful.com/) recommend Swift for beginners and the students in our Swift classes the last few months agree!
- pi-err 12y ago
  Announcing a $500/month price tag _after_ an email signup dripping with trackers is not so inspiring. Hopefully you teach better design practices in your lessons?
  - nicholjs 12y ago
    There is no $500/month price tag. The course is completely free.
    - pi-err 12y ago
      OP's site is free. I was answering to the ad for the thinkful.com site posted above - which asks $500/m.
  - darrellsilver 12y ago
    Hm. On the homepage the price is listed as part of the main description of the course. You're not the first to make this point – there's definitely something to it. We'll have to rethink appropriately. Surprises like this in funnels are not a winning strategy.
k-mcgrady 12y ago
I'd say at this point either is fine. Swift is still changing a lot (breaking changes) and the open source ecosystem around it will be lacking for a while. Objective-c is mature with a good ecosystem around it. I've developed in objc for 6 years and learning the basics of Swift was simple for the sole reason that it's the cocoa API's which are important. Once you know them the language is just a different syntax for accessing the same features.

woodylondon 12y ago

Also a deal for the iOS8 version, of course, from $499 > $79! http://bitfountain.io/course/complete-ios8/?couponCode=presale http://bitfountain.io/course/complete-ios8/?couponCode=presa.... I am not connected to the company, but found the link to the deal :-)

hackerboos 12y ago
Any coupon for the Happy Bird clone tutorial?
- nicholjs 12y ago
  http://bitfountain.io/course/the-complete-ios-game-course-build-a-flappy-bird-clone/?couponCode=COUPON237282 http://bitfountain.io/course/the-complete-ios-game-course-bu...

camillomiller 12y ago

Isn't this the same course that's on Udemy?

nicholjs 12y ago
yes it is.

ing33k 12y ago

website feedback : signup form accepts signup even if you don't click Accept TOS .

arntzel 12y ago
Noted - thanks for the feedback!

spiderpug 12y ago

I'm glad I used a fake email address and unique password when I signed up for this: - no HTTPS - passwords are stored in plain text - password is easily extractable on profile page

newscracker 12y ago
That's a good find! I registered with a "junk" email address after seeing this comment. Just a "view source" on the profile page shows the password in clear text. @arntzel, @nicholjs, would you please fix this ASAP?

arpitrai 12y ago

How does this compare to the iOS course by Stanford University on iTunes?

arntzel 12y ago
Our course is more geared towards beginners but seeks to incorporate much of the depth available in the Stanford course. We also tried to break items down into smaller chunks then the 90 minute lectures in the Stanford course. Those with a CS background may find the Stanford course to be more their style since the instructor is world renowned teaching iOS.

elwell 12y ago

> "Original Price: $499" A good way to highlight the value/quality of the course; rather than just delivering the course for free, which can give the an appearance of cheaper quality.

allsystemsgo 12y ago

Nice job Eliot ;-)

arntzel 12y ago
@allsystemsgo thanks :)

abl 12y ago

getting error loading bitfountain.io: Response Error. Technical description: 502 Bad Gateway - Response Error, a bad response was received from another proxy server or the destination origin server.

arntzel 12y ago
Sorry looks like a server issue - working on it now.