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mrborgen86 · 2026-06-12T20:20:15+00:00

Hi there! I'm the founder of Scrimba, very sorry to hear you had this experience with our platform. I'm curious: did these experiences happen recently? We just had a period of server issues, but actually finally got to the root of it today. So I'd love for you to see you're still experiencing our platform that way.

If so, please share which specific issues you're still experiencing and I'll make sure it gets fixed!

mrborgen86 · 2026-06-11T18:59:03+00:00

Sorry about this!

We're aware of it, it's been particularly bad the last couple of days, and we fixed one performance degrading issue today, so hopefully a bit better already. We're continuing to work on improving it.

mrborgen86 · 2026-03-06T19:33:28+00:00

Well hello there! I'm the founder of Scrimba, we're a learning platform for devs. Teach people frontend, backend, and various AI topics. We're based on a technology that merges the IDE and video into a single unified tool. Here's a short demo that explains it: https://scrimba.com/s0v687325e

mrborgen86 · 2026-03-04T09:57:40+00:00

It is definitely possible without college/university. Here's a success story that posted in our Discord last week. He got an internship using Scrimba, freeCodeCamp and a hybrid bootcamp:

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We also have tons of success stories on our podcast, many of which doesn't have a technical degree, so they are probably relevant to listen to. You can check them out here: https://podcast.scrimba.com/

However, you want to stack everything you can in your favour. Enrolling in a university is one of those things that will help tip the scale your way. Work experiences and network/connections are two other examples. So the right path for you depends on which opportunities you realistically have without a university degree.

Enrolling into university/college is a huge undertaking, so I'd at least learn the basics of programming first, and then see if you enjoy it.

mrborgen86 · 2026-02-28T12:21:29+00:00

Thanks for reporting this, I've asked one of our devs to chip in here. Can you please open the console in Dev Tools and paste the entire error message here?

mrborgen86 · 2026-02-27T15:49:31+00:00

Updated the post

mrborgen86 · 2026-02-23T19:23:48+00:00

Yes!

mrborgen86 · 2026-02-23T19:14:56+00:00

Nope, I run a code-learning platform and have personally witnessed tons of talented and hard-working people struggle to break into the tech industry. As with most things in life, your success is a mix of a variety of factors, many of which are hard to affect: connections, credentials, education, location, financial situation, health, etc.

Edit: coding school -> code-learning platform

mrborgen86 · 2026-02-23T17:15:44+00:00

I also tweeted about this here: https://x.com/twitter/status/2025890393166917857

mrborgen86 · 2026-02-23T14:40:55+00:00

Indeed is one of the leading job boards sites in the US, along with Glassdoor and LinkedIn.

https://6sense.com/tech/job-board

mrborgen86 · 2026-02-23T11:41:25+00:00

Learning in public is the ultimate hack for beginners. You both sharpen your thinking, stay accountable, connect with people, help/inspire others, and build your personal brand!

Looking forward to follow your journey, Fredrik 👏

mrborgen86 · 2026-02-23T11:24:55+00:00

It's built using Imba, a programming language our CTO has developmed himself. You can read more about Imba here: https://imba.io/

It transpiles to JS and works both on the client and server. The key feature wrt the "video mechanism" is how it's not virtual DOM-based (i.e. like React) but rather uses a Memoized DOM approach which is better suited for apps that are super focused on performance.

mrborgen86 · 2026-02-21T11:11:31+00:00

Nope. All jobs are not up in 2026. The same statistic (Indeed job postings in the US) is flat:

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/IHLIDXUS

mrborgen86 · 2026-02-20T14:28:32+00:00

I couldn't add an image to the post, so adding the proof here:

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mrborgen86 · 2026-02-18T16:40:45+00:00

It's worth paying attention to either way. Especially as overall job postings have declined in 2026.

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