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by zemo 5057 days ago
I have a hard time seeing how a space with no developer pedigree will be able to create educational resources for developers.
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The space is not trying to be like GA, ie. classes aren't the point. It's trying to curate the best hacker and design talent into a common community. From my experience at Dogpatch Labs in NYC, free is extremely effective at getting the best people.
The article doesn't mention it but Obie Fernandez who wrote The Rails Way is an advisor