Polymath
Learning and science
online learning resources
SHOW HN2012
How HN took it
5 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 5 critical, out of 12 comments about the project. Thread score +0.03.
Idea: 4 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Good idea that solves finding the best tutorials
From 3 comments
This is great. When I first learned web development, I found it pretty hard to figure out which tutorials were best and which ones were a waste of time. This would have helped a…
johnnyn on HNbravo! this is something a friend and I have been discussing on and off for more than 3 years, good that someone actually is doing it (rather than just talking ;-D). Break a leg
ABS on HNWow, this site has great design. This would've been perfect when I was first learning.
seansu4you87 on HN
Great design of the site
From 1 comment
Wow, this site has great design. This would've been perfect when I was first learning.
seansu4you87 on HN
Objections
Facebook-only login is a privacy concern and deal breaker
From 4 comments
I am not comfortable with logging in with FACEBOOK account. Create a custom login, please.
sidcool on HNbut.... facebook login only :-(
ABS on HNThis looks great, but (as many others have stated) the Facebook only login is a deal breaker. I'll check this out as soon as there is another method, which I hope is soon.
thekungfuman on HNIt's stated, that it's FB-only for now. Made me left the page, though.
mtrn on HN
Too many learning sites already exist
From 1 comment
There is no need, many online tutorials' sites are there. You will end up just by adding an another site on the stack.
ChankeyPathak on HN
Books shown as Amazon links are confusing in course list
From 1 comment
The first course I went to was actually a book. Maybe move the books to a totally separate section? I was excited about learning about designing visual interfaces only to be…
aarondf on HN
Landing page is heavy, images and CSS/JS too large
From 1 comment
nice job, but you might want to optimize your landing page. Some of the images you are using are way too big, bloated css and js. I had to download 1.72MB just to view this page.…
asawilliams on HN
Requests
Offer login options besides Facebook
From 2 comments
I am not comfortable with logging in with FACEBOOK account. Create a custom login, please.
sidcool on HNThis looks great, but (as many others have stated) the Facebook only login is a deal breaker. I'll check this out as soon as there is another method, which I hope is soon.
thekungfuman on HN
Compare equivalent courses across sites
From 2 comments
Clickable: http://beta.whatispolymath.com. Curation is huge, especially as the number of available resources continues to increase. In the past few months I've either used or…
thesash on HNOn the note of comparing equivalent courses, I've just started going through "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs", and I'm attempting to simultaneously go through…
cellularmitosis on HN
Separate books from courses
From 1 comment
The first course I went to was actually a book. Maybe move the books to a totally separate section? I was excited about learning about designing visual interfaces only to be…
aarondf on HN
Alternatives named
Treehouse, Udemy, Udacity, Lynda, Codecademy, Codeschool, Tutsplus
From 1 comment
Clickable: http://beta.whatispolymath.com. Curation is huge, especially as the number of available resources continues to increase. In the past few months I've either used or…
thesash on HN
Free learning sites list at noexcuselist.com
From 1 comment
I have a wide array of free learning sites at http://www.noexcuselist.com/ Check out the programming section of it.
lix2333 on HN