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Re:Tell HN: Udacity is deprioritizing its app and will event... by hdfx on Thursday January 10, 2019 @12:20PM (#18875690)
Just because Udacity is withdrawing their app, it does not mean that mobile apps are dying, or should die. I have passed several courses on Udacity and other MOOCs, and I cannot imagine following a programming course from a mobile device. I need to try out the things by myself, eg.: type code in an actual IDE, install a server on your machine, use command line tools, etc, things that you can't do from a mobile app.

"ultimately, ten percent of Udacity students downloaded the app". - this makes sense, why to develop and maintain an app that is barely used?

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Re:Tell HN: Udacity is deprioritizing its app and will event... by zapzupnz on Friday January 11, 2019 @07:20PM (#18888525)
On the other hand, an app that was further developed and maintained might have been used more. The app, as it is, probably shouldn't have existed in the first place. There's room for an app at Udacity, but not what they made.
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Re:Tell HN: Udacity is deprioritizing its app and will event... by geezerjay on Saturday January 12, 2019 @05:49PM (#18893766)
What's wrong with udacity's app? It enables users to buy course subscriptions and follow courses even when offline, and does so painlessly and efectively. What else is it missing?
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Re:Tell HN: Udacity is deprioritizing its app and will event... by zapzupnz on Saturday January 12, 2019 @08:47PM (#18894502)
It's not missing anything, really. It just doesn't do more than the website.
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