[jemka]

'Are those "X for Y" not allowed on HN?

This isn't a case of X for Y. They both do X, but one is language specific, it seems.

When the story hit, I immediately thought it was a Codecademy product and was surprised to find a price tag for the opportunity to move forward within the course.

[sshrin]

You are correct that we both teach programming and hence the blog post. That said, we've removed the pay wall for the PHP course and would appreciate your feedback. Thanks!