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So I've always just been on of them okes, that simply just uses a PC or hardware.
No software skills at all.

Came across codeacademy.com by way of an article I skimmed across.

Cool that you can do the lessons online or have it e-mailed to you.

Anyway - article got me interested and signed up and starting with the learner courses.
Can't think of why - just for the hell of it.
Java it is then for now.
 
N00b is scratching he's head at some of the excersises.

Sure I'm entering the text correctly but still floundering. :confused:
 
Shake&Bake said:
That's just a result of not caring :)
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Morning - hope you didn't pull an all nighter.

Anyhow - shot. Interesting site and quite useful. I can only find Java there though. Is that the only language available to learn right now?
 
douglash24 said:
Morning - hope you didn't pull an all nighter.

Anyhow - shot. Interesting site and quite useful. I can only find Java there though. Is that the only language available to learn right now?
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Heya! From what I can tell, it seems like JavaScript is the only one for now. Iirc, I think it mentioned in the article I read that the website is still quite new and that they're looking at doing more languages. Also they seem to be hiring. So who knows? Perhaps there's cash to be made for those in the know.
 
As I was reading the thread I noticed you said its Java in the beginning. I'm guessing by now you've realised JavaScript and Java are totally different languages, and this is for JavaScript.

Also, check out this site..

http://academicearth.org/

Go to the computer science section - you can watch recordings off full courses from universities like MIT and Stanford for FREE! And its the full years course too.. like attending university lectures without paying (or getting the qualification lol)..
 
Neverwhere said:
As I was reading the thread I noticed you said its Java in the beginning. I'm guessing by now you've realised JavaScript and Java are totally different languages, and this is for JavaScript.

Also, check out this site..

http://academicearth.org/



Go to the computer science section - you can watch recordings off full courses from universities like MIT and Stanford for FREE! And its the full years course too.. like attending university lectures without paying (or getting the qualification lol)..
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Yes I did notice and thanks for the link :)
 
Nice way to learn Javascript, at step four they assume the user must smell what they mean.

You learn at step 3 (if memory serve):
Code: 
var = myName;
myName = "Bob";

Then at step 4 you're suppose to enter:
Code: 
var = myString "hello";
Users must read the hint before knowing what to do and even that is vague. No way to continue unless you have the correct reply (code), unless you skip the lesson that is. I have a bit of coding knowledge so was able to continue, but what about total noobs?

edit: referring to link in OP
 
cpu. said:
Nice way to learn Javascript, at step four they assume the user must smell what they mean.

You learn at step 3 (if memory serve):
Code: 
var = myName;
myName = "Bob";

Then at step 4 you're suppose to enter:
Code: 
var = myString "hello";
Users must read the hint before knowing what to do and even that is vague. No way to continue unless you have the correct reply (code), unless you skip the lesson that is. I have a bit of coding knowledge so was able to continue, but what about total noobs?

edit: referring to link in OP
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Ja hey. One of the bridges I had to cross there - that and a few other similar problems I've noticed.
But I'm still trying to push on and break through.
Battling with increasing and decreasing a number variable's value.
Its not making a 100% sense to me, as they've described it - or I'm not taking the time to fully absorb what's being put out there :o
 
Shake&Bake said:
Ja hey. One of the bridges I had to cross there - that and a few other similar problems I've noticed.
But I'm still trying to push on and break through.
Battling with increasing and decreasing a number variable's value.
Its not making a 100% sense to me, as they've described it - or I'm not taking the time to fully absorb what's being put out there :o
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I'm at numbers now too. The lessons aren't really coming from anywhere, they jump right in and expect us to follow. But I like it, it's like playing a game. If you can't guess the correct code you can't continue. :)
I have a tab open with Google where I read the definitions of all the words they use (methods, strings etc). I've done that already, but can't remember all the bits and pieces from previous tutorials (etc) I've read.
 
cpu. said:
I'm at numbers now too. The lessons aren't really coming from anywhere, they jump right in and expect us to follow. But I like it, it's like playing a game. If you can't guess the correct code you can't continue. :)
I have a tab open with Google where I read the definitions of all the words they use (methods, strings etc). I've done that already, but can't remember all the bits and pieces from previous tutorials (etc) I've read.
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Yeah, there were a few interesting ones and I got my head wrapped around them too.
It's rewarding, in a way, to crack it and figure it by one's self.
 
I have completed Getting Started with Programming and Functions in Javascript, I am about 15% thru JavaScript Quick Start Guide, but its getting a bit hairy.

I see they've added a new thing now: FizzBuzz

Edit: It looks cool and references all the other stuff you learned.. Gonna do it in the morning.
 
I think its quite a nice thing that you gotta google around to make sense of it.. you learn so much more when you have to figure it out, it sticks because you actually find the meaning on some other website which is in some other context, and have to understand it to apply it to your lesson.
 
Neverwhere said:
I think its quite a nice thing that you gotta google around to make sense of it.. you learn so much more when you have to figure it out, it sticks because you actually find the meaning on some other website which is in some other context, and have to understand it to apply it to your lesson.
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Definitely helps that they don't spoonfeed you everthing!


List of courses similar to academic earth http://lifehacker.com/5875092/plan-your-free-online-education-at-lifehacker-u-spring-semester-2012


Sites similar to codyacademy

Treehouse (paid, CSS3 HTML5 RUBY, IOS, RESPONSIVE DESIGN, adding Php and wordpress this month. A lot of Videos can be viewed if you're not a member but you can't track your progress or take quizes)
They make this too http://coderace.me/ (race a friend in completing code challenges

codeschool (Paid, but free Javascript course "Jquery Air" complete with lame jquery air intro song, Jquery, Ruby, HTML5, CSS)

Nettuts+ premium (Nettuts has a lot of free content, the premium is paid but very sparse at the moment, free CSS HTML course)
 
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Starting this from scratch again - as I've not touched it in ages - seems I'm back to level: D00s :o
 
I have actually found Bucky at http://thenewboston.org to be allot better than code academy. I got to a couple of spots in code academy that weren't very clear.

Ive also not touched it in ages tho, but I got quite far with bucky before I got too busy.
 
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