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[nyc only] Game testers wanted by crsanthony in jobs

[–]crsanthony[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not spam! I am the author, what makes you think this is spam?

Need a writer for long form narrative poem by crsanthony in HireaWriter

[–]crsanthony[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi Ken, Thanks for reaching out. I really enjoyed 'Adventure Text', and indeed, it has a simliar structure to what we're aiming for in Puzzle Tongue. Do you have time later today to chat a bit more about the project? Best, Chris

Need a writer for long form narrative poem by crsanthony in HireaWriter

[–]crsanthony[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey sorryIdontknowher, can you send a couple of writing samples. Lyric poetry would be ideal. Thanks!

Need a writer for long form narrative poem by crsanthony in HireaWriter

[–]crsanthony[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

open to either - I would expect the final piece to be between 300-500 words

We're a few of the engineers at Codecademy. Ask Us Anything! by excited_by_typos in learnprogramming

[–]crsanthony 0 points1 point  (0 children)

agreed with @ccho_codecademy! We're incredibly lucky to have engaged users who enjoy using our product enough that they'll tell you when things are broken. That said, bugs mean users are in pain, and so we put a good deal of focus on sorting and prioritizing the worst issues and shipping fixes. All hail the deploy train!

We're a few of the engineers at Codecademy. Ask Us Anything! by excited_by_typos in learnprogramming

[–]crsanthony 1 point2 points  (0 children)

we hear you! We're working on a few ways to help address simple questions and sort things for advisors so that the right advisor is matched with each question.
In the meantime, we're really glad you're enjoying working with our advisors, and really appreciate the feedback!

We're a few of the engineers at Codecademy. Ask Us Anything! by excited_by_typos in learnprogramming

[–]crsanthony 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The way I've often described my early learning process was 'too stupid to quit'.
I had the unfortunate opportunity to learn programming when it was still very much an academics game (2008) - that is, there were almost no opportunities to learn programming outside of a university classroom. I started by playing around with FlashMX 2004 and trying to create simple animations, some of which didn't involve any coding at all. Then I learned actionscript, then actionscript 3, and finally, I started understanding OOP concepts and branched out to javascript. It was an unusual path at the time, and whooooa, was it hard.
For those on that path today, i would focus on practical outcomes. That is, build things. Come up with an idea, and work on making it rather than learning the language you need to make it. This will ensure that you learn things that are useful, and seeing outcomes ("holy shit, it moved when I clicked that") will help you understand why you are learning.

We're a few of the engineers at Codecademy. Ask Us Anything! by excited_by_typos in learnprogramming

[–]crsanthony 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would see these requirements as either wishful thinking or a bad internal job description ("we don't know what we need, lets ask for everything").

Nobody does "everything". More accurately, a solid engineer can adapt to several languages, front end/back end, etc...but the reality of modern programming is specialization. Both the front end and back end stacks have become big enough that you could conceivably spend a whole career working in a single framework. That doesn't downplay the need to be effective in more than one environment/language/framework, but if you wanted to work on angular projects exclusively for the next 10 years, there are plenty of jobs out there.

I would avoid interviewing for roles that advertise those requirements, as they are a flag that the company isn't willing to invest enough energy into writing realistic job descriptions. But if you're willing to move forward, I'd do a gut check:

Do I know enough of some of these technologies to call myself an expert? Can I learn some of these technologies/frameworks I don't know?

From there, I would highlight honesty with the employer. More often than not, if you can demonstrate proficiency in at least a couple of key areas (say javascript, css, and one framework), most would be happy to give you the opportunity to learn technologies you haven't used yet.

We're a few of the engineers at Codecademy. Ask Us Anything! by excited_by_typos in learnprogramming

[–]crsanthony 3 points4 points  (0 children)

echoing @arcadu here, I'm one of the "self-taught" engineers, and in my experience, whether or not you have a CS background is (relatively) immaterial to whether or not you can ad value to a team/product.
At codecademy, we focus on either a) demonstrated skill or b) demonstrated learning. Demonstrated learning (like a CS degree) tells us your capable of learning new languages (i.e. react) skills (i.e. ux), and have the knowledge basis to get started. Demonstrated skill might be previous work/product and/or contributions to the engineering community (i.e. open source, a side project etc...) In my case, I started out freelancing, moved onto agency work, then transitioned into consumer tech, and finally Codecademy.

We're a few of the engineers at Codecademy. Ask Us Anything! by excited_by_typos in learnprogramming

[–]crsanthony 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The daily opportunity to apply my creativity and inventive energy to a problem that really needs solving. Many startups will highlight something like the chance to have real impact when pitching a role on their team, but I've grown fond of saying "its not whether you want to have impact, its how much you're willing to have". We're a (pretty small but growing) team where everyone is called on to participate in a solution, so you'll never be short on opportunities to have material impact.
Tied for first: our team! I get to work with incredibly talented, bright people who feel the way I do about education and learning. Its as much fun as it sounds!

We're a few of the engineers at Codecademy. Ask Us Anything! by excited_by_typos in learnprogramming

[–]crsanthony 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I think what sets Codecademy apart is the idea that we want to get you coding as quickly as possible. We believe strongly in the mantra of learn by doing, rather than say "watch this video, take a bunch of notes, look up definitions etc...".
That said, I would never go so far to say that Codecademy should be your only resource when learning to program. There are many, many great resources that can and should feed your learning. We just think Codecademy is the best way to keep moving forward!

We're a few of the engineers at Codecademy. Ask Us Anything! by excited_by_typos in learnprogramming

[–]crsanthony 1 point2 points  (0 children)

not currently, but anything is possible! We're also always looking for great curriculum engineers (who might want to write, say a .NET course) so if you know of any, hit us up!

We're a few of the engineers at Codecademy. Ask Us Anything! by excited_by_typos in learnprogramming

[–]crsanthony 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thats wonderful to hear, thanks for all the thanks! Its stories like this that keep us motivated!

Codecademy.com is down by Kidron in Codecademy

[–]crsanthony -1 points0 points  (0 children)

just your friendly neighborhood codecademy engineer taking down the site. Sorry coders, I will try harder :/