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Ben McMahan
7,922 PointsSlllooowww downnn
When I began this track, I had to put Guil on 2x speed. I already had a grasp on basics.
Now, each video seems like it's a race to the end. Very little in the way of explanation or detailed breakdowns of what's happening. I type fast, I'm not new to coding, constantly hitting pause and at the end really have no idea what I've just done.
Slow it down!
Ben McMahan
7,922 PointsJesse Gonzalez I replied to an email from Treehouse asking how I would rate them, I mentioned this and other issues. They said that they would pass my feedback on.
I really like Treehouse, I do. But I think they lost their way a bit since I first joined many years ago (a different email address / account). Consistency was far better, material was slightly dated but not by 5+ years.
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Mitch Singh
9,066 PointsI agree, i feel like this entire section from callbacks to async/await is all over the place. They may be better off using new code for each topic (callbacks, promises, async/await).
S C
5,947 PointsAgreed. I understand why they took the route of refactoring the code at each stage to reflect the new topic (callbacks --> promises --> async/await), but I think that would've been more helpful as a workshop to supplement the course. The course itself would've been easier to understand with a new example at each stage.
Stephen Acheson
7,412 PointsAgreed! This back and forth between ways of doing things is making a confusing topic that much more confusing. Too much content with not enough time spent covering it. Why did this course become a race all of a sudden? I feel like I am in Mario Kart... first place the whole race... then a blue shell hit me and I'm straight to the back of the pack, completely lost.
Martha Nakkazi
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 13,238 PointsI feel the same way. I feel like everything I've watched has sort of just evaporated, like I never even watched it. This particular course has been horrible. And Guil was one of my favorite instructors here. What's even worse is that this is the hard stuff so... it sucks really!
michael apprich
9,989 PointsAt this point, it feels as though the entire track is geared towards people who already have been working with javascript for years and are looking to gain a certification with the tech degree and not towards people who are just getting into it. Guil just speeds through all this stuff so fast as if the intended audience is very well versed and familiar with it all.
Kade Rathbun
6,586 PointsThere is a lot of content here in a very short amount of time. I've learned treehouse is a great place for concepts and seeing the end result, but after watching these videos, its good to do some self research, mainly youtube and then a lot of self practice.
David Gutierrez
6,360 PointsI completely agree, this particular course was impossible for me to understand, due to how fast Guil explained and how little he delved into each topic, it made me get very frustrated
Jesse Gonzalez
7,322 PointsJesse Gonzalez
7,322 PointsI'm feeling the same way. I manually write down my notes and there's so much to write down in so little time these video take me longer than they should. We're almost done with this subject. It'll be better to do our own research online than this class. it's a mess. Other than this and a couple more Treehouse has been overall informative.