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Show HN: I'm Building a Step-By-Step Guide to Learning Programming

http://www.codeconquest.com/

www.CodeConquest.com is a site I launched last September and have gradually built it up since. I don't believe there's any other site like it, and so I want to turn it into the Internet's go-to resource for beginner and would-be programmers.I plan to keep it up-to-date with extensive scope and depth, covering everything a beginner needs to know to get started in programming. In other words, I...

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Re:You Can’t Quit, I Dare You on Tuesday March 26, 2013 @03:39AM (#5441809)
What he doesn't mention is YouTube - the one product for which there is NO alternative. Sure, you can choose to post your own videos elsewhere, but when it comes to watching videos - many videos are only posted on YouTube and nowhere else.
Re:Google Reader shutting down on Thursday March 14, 2013 @04:35AM (#5373803)
I support this move.

For me, RSS is a necessary evil. I always opt for email subscription when I have the choice, because I find it infinitely more convenient to have my subscriptions and emails in the one place, rather than in two separate products.

However, for sites that do not offer email subscription but only offer RSS coughHNcough - I reluctantly use Google Reader to subscribe. Meaning an extra account to check each day.

Hopefully this won't merely result in everyone switching to just another RSS aggregator - instead, I hope it will prompt websites to start using more convenient subscription methods, whether that be email or something else.

RSS is dead. Long live... ???

You could sell products instead of services, such as mobile apps or website plugins.

Or, there may be others your age that want websites or software. Start with people you know.

Ask HN: Will Markdown Ever Go Mainstream?

I seriously can't imagine Markdown ever getting any mainstream popularity.I would expect that most everyday Internet users, if they were asked to try out both Markdown and a WYSIWYG editor, would prefer the WYSIWYG hands down.Even being a coder myself, I tried to get into Markdown to write articles for my WordPress site, but ended up returning to the visual TinyMCE editor. I just found it more...

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Re:Show HN: Klipbook, a new online bookmarking tool on Tuesday February 19, 2013 @02:04AM (#5243061)
What I assume is your user bio is in the wrong place. Because it's placed under the logo, I assumed it was the general description of the site and led to me asking 'who are you?'. It should be placed under your username.

Also, why do you hate religion?

Re:INFOGRAPHIC: Why JavaScript is the Future of Programming on Sunday November 18, 2012 @03:33PM (#4801571)
Please share with your friends.
Re:6 Ways to Write Lousy Code on Monday November 05, 2012 @02:53AM (#4742641)
Are you writing lousy code?

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