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   by zds 14y ago

   Really appreciate that, dashN9ne. Looking forward to reading it as we fix things up.
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   by zds 14y ago

   Thanks for this. Added it as an issue in GitHub and we'll start working on it soon!
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   by zds 14y ago

   Thanks, zdgman. Really appreciate the in-depth feedback here - it gives us a lot to go on for the future. We're going to simplify things for beginners and existing users. Many users have chosen their path (Code Year, for instance) so they
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   by zds 14y ago

   The layout was actually designed to facilitate the addition of more courses - we'll iterate based on feedback but also on our longer-term vision. Thanks again, calydon.
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   by zds 14y ago

   Thanks, valhallarecords. We're working on implementing a mix of the two designs. As it seems you've noticed, we've worked on pulling together "tracks" which are the lists from the former design along with new course listings. We're itera
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   by zds 14y ago

   Thanks for your comments, calydon. I'm the cofounder of Codecademy - would love to hear your feedback via email (and on HN).
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   by zds 14y ago

   I'd love to hear your feedback a bit more in-depth, jsavimbi - as mentioned, we do indeed have an in-house designer and design is a big priority for us. We'd love to hear what you think we can do better. Feel free to email us - contact (a
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   by zds 14y ago

   Thanks for your feedback, ramatgan. I'm the co-founder of Codecademy. I'd love your feedback - can you email us?
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   by zds 14y ago

   Thanks for your support, twog.
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    by zds 14y ago

    We have a designer on staff (as another commenter mentions, the excellent Allison House - http://allisonhou.se ). Design is a very big priority for us and this redesign is the first of many we'll make - it's an incremental process and we'
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    by zds 14y ago

    Thanks for pointing out what you do like - we're working on placing more emphasis on tracks.
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    by zds 14y ago

    We've heard comments from both sides of the table and we're working as fast as possible to create something that's easy to use for all of our users. Thanks for bearing with us.
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    by zds 14y ago

    Thanks, Karunamon. We most definitely do care about what's going on the site and that's why we're dedicating so much of our time and attention to making sure the user experience reflects that and is easy for users. I'd love to hear any oth
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    by zds 14y ago

    I'm the cofounder of Codecademy. Unfortunately, there aren't comments allowed on the author's blog so I'll comment here (I'm emailing him as well so hopefully my comment gets posted to his blog). We've received a lot of feedback on our ini
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    Codecademy (YC S11) is looking for engineers and designers

    1 points by zds 14y ago
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    by zds 15y ago

    Thanks for your comments, indubitably. I'm the cofounder of Codecademy. I'd love to hear your concerns - shoot us an email at contact (at) codecademy (dot) com and we'll discuss terms.
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    by zds 15y ago

    New York (NYC) Developer, Designer, or Developer Evangelist Codecademy is the easiest way to learn to code. Since our launch in August 2011, more than 1 million people have started learning the basics of languages like JavaScript. We've r
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    by zds 15y ago

    I'm the cofounder of Codecademy - just to be clear, this project is not affiliated or endorsed by us.
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    by zds 15y ago

    We've added tons of new content over the past few months - check us out again and let me know if you have any issues or concerns (contact at codecademy dot com).
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    by zds 15y ago

    We agree - it's about putting the time into learning. We're trying to make it easier to get started on the path.
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    by zds 15y ago

    thanks, apsurd. it definitely is hard to teach but we're dedicated to creating awesome learning material that's easy for everyone to use and learn with. if you have more (or specific) comments, please shoot me an email - contact(at)codecad
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    by zds 15y ago

    I'd love to hear your comments as to what you'd improve. Feel free to email me - contact(at)codecademy(dot)com. As I've mentioned earlier in the thread, we're pushing improvements every day based on user feedback. We'd be happy to help f
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    by zds 15y ago

    Thanks for the feedback. I'd love to chat with you in a bit more depth about your experience if you have a chance - can you email contact(at)codecademy(dot)com if you have a minute? We're doing everything we can to improve quality of cont
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    by zds 15y ago

    Thanks for the comments, graeme. I'm the cofounder of Codecademy - we're working to keep our instructions clean and easy to understand. Feel free to shoot me an email if you have any other comments.
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    Stripe raises $18 million from Sequoia(bloomberg.com)

    312 points by zds 15y ago|71 comments
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    by zds 15y ago

    New York, NY or San Francisco, CA DEVELOPER - FULL TIME Codecademy is the easiest way to learn to code. Since August, more than a million people have used Codecademy to learn the basics of JavaScript and now they can learn Python and Ruby
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    Codecademy Becomes A Platform: Now Anyone Can Write Programming Tutorials(techcrunch.com)

    148 points by zds 15y ago|24 comments
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    by zds 15y ago

    thanks, danielle!
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    by 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.
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    by zds 15y ago

    Thanks, mlinsey. I'm Codecademy's cofounder and I'm glad you've seen people enjoyed the experience. As you said, it is indeed something you get because you work hard at it.