Re:Show HN: Codecademy.com, the easiest way to learn to code
by faramarz on Thursday August 18, 2011 @07:40PM
(#2901587)
Nope, not a road block for me. By the time you get to that point, the user has already got a taste of the fruit; it's decision time. I registered.
I love this. Keep doing what you're doing, expand the library in a few months and contact foundations like Rockefeller for financial support if you need it.
Kudos! I'm excited.
Re:Show HN: Codecademy.com, the easiest way to learn to code
by zds on Thursday August 18, 2011 @07:51PM
(#2901612)
awesome. we're adding the option to skip registering but we hope most people do what you do.
Re:Show HN: Codecademy.com, the easiest way to learn to code
by sgrove on Thursday August 18, 2011 @11:48PM
(#2902148)
Just wanted to echo morrow's suggestion - inline registration is a perfect way of collecting and registering users. It's a natural flow, not jarring at all, and also almost endearing if I type my email into the terminal and I get an email in the background and continue working.
Re:Show HN: Codecademy.com, the easiest way to learn to code
by morrow on Thursday August 18, 2011 @11:40PM
(#2902132)
good idea, but just a thought - why not have registration go through the terminal as well? It seems you're only collecting email and password - why not just prompt for that without interrupting the flow of the lessons?
The "You're doing great! To continue, you'll need to register or sign in. Otherwise all that awesome progress you've made will be lost. Sign In\Register (it's free)" dialog is most definitely a road block as there were no links available to go back to the home page.
Only two options were sign in or register. So yeah, there should be a cancel, or return to homepage