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   by freshfey 15y ago

   I'd say udemy (www.udemy.com - no affiliation) is the closest to the site you're looking for.
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   by freshfey 15y ago

   Hi! We built http://www.skillpunch.com about two weeks ago and it looks like we're going into a similar direction. :) Emailed you!
3. 213.▲
   by freshfey 15y ago

   I know that there is probably a reason for not doing that, but could you elaborate on your business a little?
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   by freshfey 15y ago

   We'll add some, promise. Do you know any good ones?
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   by freshfey 15y ago

   Thank you. You're right, in the first batch we looked for a balance between paid and free resources that's why we just chose a few providers of online courses/screencasts/books, the other formats will be added soon. :)
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   by freshfey 15y ago

   very high on the list, thanks! :)
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   by freshfey 15y ago

   I'm sorry that you feel that way :( We'll keep working hard at it and maybe someday, we'll be able to make you happy as well :) As for the topics: on it!
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   by freshfey 15y ago

   Thank you! Well it was either that or ads, either way some people are not gonna like it! We decided to color them in the same way since we're putting a price tag on them on the page already.
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   by freshfey 15y ago

   You are right, there are of course awesome sites to learn Ruby online for free, and we'll definitely include a whole batch of 'em in the iteration, they just didn't get into the first launch! ;)
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    by freshfey 15y ago

    We'll look into adding those topics, since they are very important, thanks. As for the search, it isn't working perfectly (yet), we're on it! :) Thanks!
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    by freshfey 15y ago

    Well we don't have zero content. We have some, of course not everything, but we're working on it. And like I said earlier there's a fine line between trying to launch fast and filling it with content which at the end (maybe) nobody even use
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    by freshfey 15y ago

    Yeah this would make sense. We'll look into that for the next iteration, thanks!
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    by freshfey 15y ago

    Yes, we're planning on doing that. However we thought that we might need a base of traffic to even talk to them, otherwise it wouldn't make sense for them I suppose.
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    by freshfey 15y ago

    something like this? http://www.skillpunch.com/entries
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    by freshfey 15y ago

    We do and of course you're absolutely right. The search algorithm is far from perfect. It'll definitely work better on the next version :) Thanks for your feedback!
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    by freshfey 15y ago

    Thanks a lot for your compliments :) Of course we are hoping to get good feedback (some true gems have already been told!) from the very smart Hacker News crowd to bring the product to the next level. But we want to keep a certain balance b
17. 227.▲
    by freshfey 15y ago

    Thanks for the feedback!
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    by freshfey 15y ago

    Yeah, we'll add .NET as well. We focused on launching fast and didn't think about that :) No we want a balance of free and paid resources, because sometimes the free resources aren't necessarily the best ones. Udemy and amazon were included
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    by freshfey 15y ago

    You are right. We wanted to launch fast, that's why we couldn't include all resources we wanted. They are very high on our list of "next to be added" :) Thanks for taking the time and checking it out!
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    by freshfey 15y ago

    We'll add some django resources as soon as possible! :)
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    by freshfey 15y ago

    You're absolutely right, these are a top priority on our list (we compiled a huge list while researching the idea). Thanks for the suggestions! :)
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    by freshfey 15y ago

    Books who have kindle versions qualify as online learning resources (since you can download and read instantly on all devices). We included books because some topics have just few courses/screencasts. Stuff like description, ratings + user-
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    by freshfey 15y ago

    Thanks! No, we'll try to cover all topics. That's just the beginning and resources like Khan Academy are highly respected and useful, that's why included it from the start. As for the search term, the search algorithm isn't perfect yet, wor
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    by freshfey 15y ago

    That's the question, we'll be able to answer you in a few days/weeks. We believe that as long as we solve your problem (search for online learning resources), you'll find use and come back.
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    by freshfey 15y ago

    We (me and @therod on twitter) built this page in one week. There are a lot of great online learning resources but not one place where you can search for all of them (right now we have around 2800 entries, we'll add more every day), that's
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    Spend time learning, not searching - a directory for online learning resources.(skillpunch.com)

    86 points by freshfey 15y ago|49 comments
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    Learn Coding with Google Code University(code.google.com)

    1 points by freshfey 15y ago|0 comments
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    by freshfey 15y ago

    Check out David Kadavy's "Design for Hackers", this is probably what you're looking for. http://tinyurl.com/8886wpy (affiliate link)
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    by freshfey 15y ago

    Check the libraries in your region and/or ask the biggest one whether they could buy it for the library -> free option.
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    by freshfey 15y ago

    "Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger" by Peter Bevelin. Excellent read.