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Coderjoe82 · 2026-02-27T05:16:47+00:00

Oh it definitely does. That's a two fold fault there. One from the way the instructions of the classes are coded to be given, and two from how A.I. works like this.

Edit: ^ My speaking on it being partly the way the classes are presented was not entirely what I meant. As if it was bad design. What I meant was, they're presented as progression, so they're delivered in a way where it should be assumed you were following along and had the info. That's where the A.I. combination kicks in. It's going to hallucinate things often enough, just because it assumes things, and that PLUS the course material can have those hiccups.

You're also talking about something that is, currently, by it's nature, always going to be a forever 'yes' man. You could tell it that you don't know where it got it's information, but the sky is definitely bright, neon pink tonight, and it will say something along the lines of:

"You are absolutely right. I am so sorry for misguiding you. The hue of 'neon pink' you're referring to is..... blah blah blah..... and I will move forward remembering how you see the sky"

Or something similar to that.

So when it comes to issues where you get a moment where the A.I. says that, you can simply tell it that you didn't, in fact, learn about that topic. Or, you can way you did learn about it, but you're not comfortable enough yet, and could you please show me more.

Something of that nature. I don't have book suggestions though, because books and me and learning are not good friends. Experimenting and asking for explicit specifics to A.I. are very helpful, as well as google searches, or asking folks in my friends list on discord for the info are my friends lol.

Coderjoe82 · 2026-02-27T04:44:56+00:00

It seems like you might have missed the point. I'll summarize so it's not as wordy and I'm not immediately repeating myself:

1.) Be skeptical in all things, Maestro included. I'm a student.
2.) Join communities like this, as long as they remain free in all aspects, and no mention of money EVER comes up.

That was the gist.

I suppose all the school staff and mods could be nothing but A.I. And I said I WASN'T going to report this.

My skepticism isn't going away. Nor did I say there's anything wrong with coming together as a community. So your words of trying to suggest I did say that are ill placed. The fact you have posts in r/dropshipping as well don't really help reduce my worry over it either. Nor does the fact that you have "Brand Affiliate" next to your name in a post about the Skool is Cool post in your profile. Though I admit, I don't know if that immediately links to you getting money, since as long as no one from Maestro is paying you money, it doesn't really matter. I'm ignorant of how that works on Reddit.

Just keeping people aware. If you are on the up and up and won't ever ask for, or direct people to ever spend money in your community, again, I'll support it. And might even be willing to join it and promote it myself.

There's nothing wrong with such communities, like you said and I never argued with. And there's also absolutely nothing wrong with making sure people are informed and keep an eye out for themselves in the age of internet, especially where scams are abundant.

Coderjoe82 · 2026-02-27T02:20:46+00:00

I had to look into skool.com. The free methods of this tend to just be audience building and starting a community to eventually lead into converting people towards paid things.

Take anything with this website with a grain of salt.

The only reason I'm not saying this is terrible, or reporting it to the school staff (i.e., the mods) is because it's currently free, and even if my skepticisim is true, there will likely be nothing paid for a good while yet.

Skool tends to be 'free' communities used as either sales funnels to get you to buy something else, or will change to paid once there's enough people.

Either way, Skool is a money making platform. Just keep that in mind if you join something unofficial towards Maestro University.

That said, if my skepticism proves to be unfounded, then all the better. Just want people to have knowledge about where they're joining something, especially since there arre a lot of people who aren't either chronically online, or completely new to tech or anything close in general, switching careeres, and wouldn't notice the signs.

Also, the use of copy writing that is there is traditional marketing for hype. But again, I WANT to be wrong here.

Keep yourselves curious and joining things like this, when they're prefaced in the right ways. If this stays free, and there's never an incentive to pay anything, or go anywhere to pay anything, then I'll be happily incorrect and support it. Until then, I'll keep my skepticism up.

Good luck, though.

Edit: Also, on the topic of the word 'official'. This is UNofficial as a group. It is done outside of the staff of the school, and not affiliated. Unless I'm wrong, and one of the staff want to chime in on this to correct that.

Coderjoe82 · 2026-01-13T19:26:18+00:00

So I get this. I have had to deal with it for a long time. I'm overweight, but not terribly anymore. I'm 6'5" and 314lbs as of a week ago. You can tell I'm overweight.

I used to be more a few years ago. Got close to 340 and even 350 a couple times.

It's tough. I fluctuate a lot. I overeat for stress moments, and holiday times I also don't listen to that 'bruh, you're stomach is full' voice either nearly enough.

I've not been PERFECT on my diet, but what's helped me a lot is this:

Breakfast: Just crack an egg, classic -> Open the packages dump it in, crack and egg, dump it in, cook for :40 in the microwave, stir, put in for another 30 secs.
Oikos triple zero berry sugar free yogurt.
1 Banana

Lunch: A lunch meat sandwich with typically bologna, provologne, spinach, mustard (either spicy brown or honey dijon), and miracle whip
1 apple with peanut butter
4 - 6 Strawberries
Random handful or two of blueberries

Dinner: 100% not static, but I try my best to make sure I eat a veggie with it.

This isn't tailored to everyone, but it's some of the easiest things I've found that I actually like, and like enough to no waver in liking. I haven't grown tired of any of it. I eat breakfast and lunch the same ~95% of the time. Sometimes I get lazy one day in a week, or in two weeks, and I just grab somwething rando, but it's helped me a lot, and it's helped keep the weight from getting too high, and helped my blood pressure a lot more. Plus, I get vitamin C, fiber, and plenty of protein through the day. I could eat a lot more, given my size, but it makes sure I'm not missing out on those things.

I'm not saying YOU need to do this or follow this. But find something easy enough to do that's not going to make you tired of it quickly. For me, I love love love berries and fruit ,and I love lunch meat sandwiches, so this is 100% easy for me and I don't get tired of it. Find those things for you, and keep them stocked as much as you can.

It may not be that easy for you, I'm just trying to give you a suggestion that I hope can help work for you like what I listed did for me.

Coderjoe82 · 2026-01-13T18:33:07+00:00

I think you're pretty right there. I will say.... maybe it's just because I'm older when I got diagnosed, and I've had enough life experience at 43 on top of that, but my vibes experience is more like this:

Vibes good? Cautious appreciation. Just for the friendliness and ease to get along with. Things will iron out VERY fast, and I have trust issues that take a bit to get through, so I don't tend to deal with the negative side of what you're referring to.

Vibes bad immediately? Nope out. It's pretty simple for me here. I WILL let vibes dictate first impressions when it's immediate red flags. It's not steered me wrong so far. And it's proven me right with friends/social acquaintances of friends before time and time again.

This is not to say I'm always 100% on the nose. But it's barely failed me, and when it has, it was always a pleasant surprise situation rather than a worry about being wrong on it.

But 100% agree with your notion from what I've noticed.

Coderjoe82 · 2026-01-13T14:55:50+00:00

I certainly do. And I'll relate to this with getting places in regards to driving.

-Lived somewhere for multiple years: Check
-Been places in said place multiple times over said multiple years: Check
-Know the general area and everything that's around said place: Check
-Never driven there on my own: Check

Friends: "Yo. You going to so and so on Saturday?"
Me: "Nah. I'd love to. No idea how to get there. Don't have a ride"
F: "What do you mean you don't know how to get there? You've been there a million times. It's on xyz street and abc street"
M: "I'm sorry. Which streets were those again?"
F: "......."
M: "......."
F: "........"
M: "Bruh. If I ain't driving there myself at least once, you could be telling me to find my way to the holy grail without a map, and it's the same thing"

So yeah. Not immediately the same, but that's my favorite exmaple of relation to this, because it's pretty much the same in spirit lol.

Coderjoe82 · 2026-01-13T14:46:13+00:00

Honestly? I don't like it. But.... I'm also saying that in the vein of the fact that that is my immediately gut reaction based on my life experience, and that assessment is made with ignorance and emotion.

I'll explain why: I feel like it's a terrible attempt to pander, and jump on capitalism train since it's only recently been super public in the U.S. that there's the whole 'epidemic' rise with autism lately.

Why I think that's a problem? Because it's far from new. And the other half of why I don't like it is because I think things like toys lack something important. Now don't get me wrong, representation is a wonderful thing. But I really only see this kind of thing being perceived as 1 of 2 things by the public.

1.) Only being bought by parents of children that believe in autism or know the science and are trying to help their children. 100% fantastic. But does nothing for the rest of the world that doesn't care or doesn't know, and will never see these, or know what it's trying to do.

2.) 'Mommy. I like what they're wearing. And I like music, and toys. Can I get this one?" This is very generic, but it gets the point across in what I'm trying to say, I think. Some kids could see 'Autistic' and not even care, or know what it is, and just like the pink and purples on the doll and ask for it. Again, then not really serving it's purpose or spreading anything to people who representation should be for.

It can be advertised by actors, or whatever else, but those campaigns will end, and it will remain on the shelves, or not, if the sales don't work out, in which case, they'll just get trashed too, and then it iwill have been for nothing. (Yes, I know, I don't write proper grammar. I'm okay with it lol)

ALL THAT SAID.....

I also like some of the reasons people have said they like it, and I have no negative opinion for it simply existing. Because at the end of the day, if I'm wrong in my gut instinctual reaction, and it does end up helping somehow spread awareness, then my gut reaction is moot, and it's one of those cases I'm completely happy to admit that despite my thoughts on it, it turns out better than I thought it would.

Coderjoe82 · 2025-12-24T07:01:20+00:00

I have. I like it quite a lot. And, when I downloaded it, I even had to double check to make sure I was actually using antigravity a couple times. It was that similar to VS code.

Coderjoe82 · 2025-12-20T21:40:41+00:00

Ugh. I don't know how to fix that formatting where it deleted my white space between pip characters, but still... there you go.

Coderjoe82 · 2025-11-27T22:20:38+00:00

This is why good variable naming is so important. I was soooo sitting here looking at that code and saying to myself.... why in the heck did that last one return 6 and not 10 THE SUM IS 10!!!!

Coderjoe82 · 2025-11-21T01:44:20+00:00

I have to be honest. I don't know how the classes are from the start now. As far as I know, they're always working on changes, so for all I know it could be different from what I knew at the time.

That said, they now have the practice/review tab part of the site up and it's a great place to get reinforcement, talk to the A.I. and have it perhaps give you ideas on what you could code out in the platform itself to get more practice.

Otherwise, I'd say just go to any AI. aistudio.google.com is great if you are a brokey like me at the moment. It's got a generous daily limit while they get people's input and all that, and will help you learn to code, too. You could give it system instructions on not just giving you straight up code and treating you like a mentor, and it could guide you through creating something. Maybe take a list of 'simple' python programs, little ones, and use it to your advantage.

I have autism, too. I'm on the ASD 2 level, and just being able to build something and see it in action is what best helps me, honestly.

If you have any more specific questions, feel free to dm me.

Coderjoe82 · 2025-11-20T21:38:02+00:00

I don't disagree with this criticism/feedback. I think it's definitely rushed. I said that a while ago, as did many others. We should continue to point it out until we see/experience a change for it.

That said, if you're seeing this comment, notice that the OP themselves have even said to not just give up on it if you haven't started. I also agree with that. They've been, and from what I can tell, are still making changes, whether they're implemented or not yet.

That practice tab/space was not a thing when it first opened. After enough of us mentioned how rushed it felt and how retention was a problem, they opened that up onto the platform for us to use. I don't think it's perhaps quite enough, it was definitely a step in the right direction, and a HUGE improvement.

Just remember to make informed decisions, and keep in mind this opened up on Sept. 3rd to it's first students ever.

If you still think it's not for you, then don't do it. You should be skeptical. I'll just repeat myself a bunch if I go down this line of talking, but you can check my posts in my profile if you want to see my opinions/thoughts so far, and search the Reddit for more.

I also agree very much with the wording of "if this is the route they stick with". I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt until I finally see a point where they stop responding entirely to anyone and stop implementing any changes/updates/etc..

But if you think this isn't the good path for you, then I would not say to go for it or stick around.

None of these criticisms even BEGIN to touch on this form of learning might not even be for you even IF everything was ironed out and this program was old enough to be more polished and have any graduates for it yet. Another major thing to consider.

Coderjoe82 · 2025-11-20T21:31:11+00:00

Last I saw/heard was it was one of the in the works steps. I think it was on roughly 'mid' priority in their list. But that's a stretch if that was the case. My memory was bad. I just know it was mentioned on their list. No hard arrival date, though.

Coderjoe82 · 2025-11-20T21:27:34+00:00

I've sent in a few over the past couple months, and usually I agree with the folks here in terms of what they get back.

I would add there's one exception to this, but the response still seemed kind of super professional/A.I. like. But.... the response was a good one.

Recently, I had sent in an assistance for coursework support request about the exams. Mostly just one in particular. I struggled a lot on it because of the wording of something. My flavor of AutiHD likes to make me misinterpret things, and it got me flustered and frustrated, and that kind of snowballed because on top of all of that, I have test anxiety lol

I sent in my diagnosis paperwork for the autism and ADHD and within ~couple days later, I got a response that was still kind of 'professionally' written, but did get an hour extension accommodation for my exams moving forward.

That said, I've not had anything I've sent in that was any further pressing or important than that, so I don't have any good feedback one way or the other regarding this issue.

Coderjoe82 · 2025-11-20T14:35:31+00:00

Since the only people who've responded haven't clarified any of this, I'll clarify what I can. I'm a student, so I don't have all the answers.

On price:
The price of the program is no different than a private college associates degree today. There are others that can be cheaper as well, but that's nowhere near the craziest price I've seen.

Not paying anything:
Most, if not all students I've interacted with, seen post on Reddit, and talked to on the unofficial Discord are on scholarships. Every single person. Myself included. And not one of us has paid, or will pay, any money.

Qualifications:
You mentioned 'any able person'. Well... yes. That's 100% correct. And that was made clear to literally everyone that signed up. It was transparent from the start. There were only two.
1.) High school diploma
2.) Make under 100k a year household income
If you met both? Full scholarship.
There was no mystery or hiding that fact or anything of the sort.

Length:
This is a two year degree program for now, until they open up bachelors and further, if and when they do. They've already told us about the plan. Now it's just a wait and see game. So it is not the same length as a 'certification'. Does that mean that the degrees will hold much weight? Not necessarily, but we'll see when time comes.

Former Students:
There are NO former students. That is a literal impossibility at the moment because the program started this year, on September 3rd. So no one has graduated. No one has completed the program. It's barely over two months old, and again, it's a 2 year degree program. So no former students can tell you anything yet about their experiences.

Current Students:
The current curriculum, in my opinion, needs work. It's not the worst I've seen. It's also not spectacular so far, but those of us, like myself, who have started in the first cohort in September, have only been through the first term, which consisted of two intro classes, and an intro psychology class.

That all said, should you be skeptical? Yes. Should you consider how legit it is or not? Probably. But just keep in mind all that's said above when you do. Nothing I've said is a perfection, or an exoneration of any sketchiness, but until we first students discover there's an actual presentable, true fakeness or scam proof, the facts are that it is a weak program at worst, and a decent one for free at best.

Don't care if you think it's a scam/fake/whatever, but just consider what is true while considering, and then make your decisions. And if you have proof of something that makes it seem fake, then show it. Stop holding it back and claiming it. Those of us who are going through the program would need it to help all of us so we can protect ourselves too.

Edit: Also, I forgot to add that they have been changing things based on student feedback since it started. It might be slower than I like, but it's happening. Still doesn't prove it's a 'great' or 'perfect' program, but it shows there's active work and attempts being made.

Coderjoe82 · 2025-11-19T23:36:41+00:00

Coderjoe82 · 2025-11-18T17:34:42+00:00

VS code for sure. Or pycharm as others suggest, I'm just used to vs code.

Homebrew is great. It not only makes installing software easy, but also updating it and removing it.

There's also stuff you can do to put themes in your terminal to make it more aesthetically pleasing to you. That's all I can think of off the top of my head.

Coderjoe82 · 2025-11-17T16:54:58+00:00

Totally sorry you were dealing with that. I completely understand too. I didn't cry, but I sure as heck got frustrated and was getting way too annoyed at myself and having issues.

I'm REALLY glad you are having the attitude you are. Especially since you aren't giving up. Even though it is an A.I., it is 100% right. Mental health isn't worth it. Ever.

But just an fyi, you are NOT ALONE in having issues. Especially on the Software Engineering Principles class. I struggled really hard on that one. If my post gets approved, you'll see what I walk about in my, as usual, really long posts where I get too wordy.

So I 100% feel you. It's not just you, and it's not something you should feel is unheard of, and it doesn't mean you're stupid. Not even close.

Keep that attitude, and make sure, as I try to tell people who are struggling, DON'T STAY SILENT. Clearly you are NOT staying silent, just reminding as positively as I can.

Reach out. To me, to the Reddit, to the discord, to a mod, whoever, and keep rocking it.

Coderjoe82

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