HORRENDOUS TRACK

I found the JavaScript track awesome. Jim was a great teacher and even though JavaScript is obviously harder than CSS or HTML he still managed to teach it to a T.

Don't think this track is easy or that it'll be handed to you on a plate. Most of all, if you get frustrated with your own learning is it best to try and blame someone else? I don't think so.

The best thing to do if you are struggling to learn is to sit down and formulate a revised learning style or technique that will better suit your abilities. This may involve, but is not limited to, re-watching the videos, pausing the videos, taking notes or playing with the code.

Good luck to anyone thinking of taking this track with Jim. You'll love it!

just a thought, but maybe he didn't mean to use personPrototype. Personally whatever language I'm working in, I try to avoid reserved words (or in this case predefined words like 'prototype') even if used when compounded with other words. This is because when the language updates, they could create a new reserved word like superPrototype and thus break my code.
He may have just made the error, but also might be that he wanted to use something close to the word, while not using the predefined word, so it would be easier for the students to track.

I've had math teachers in college make similar mistakes. As in, they lost track of a variable and had to redo everything in front of everyone. Mistakes happen, and everyone is human.

Honestly, I thought Jim did a great job explaining everything. One typographical error can't really be the only thing that made you angry, surely? I feel as though he explained the topic thoroughly and, from the standpoint of a newb coder, I think everything that needed to be explained was explained. He corrected his mistakes in several instances, and even though I caught the one you are referring to the program still worked for him because his code editor was able to catch on to the mistake.

I understand that you're probably expecting perfecting from your teachers, man, but in all honesty - I've paid over $25k a semester to watch math teachers make the same mistakes and have never said a word because I respect the simple fact that the classroom isn't about holding your teachers accountable for every single thing. It's about the exchange of ideas that takes place.

You, obviously, are allowed to make the choice to be upset about this if you want to. Or, you can choose to rise above it and learn from Jim and make the best of the situation. By bringing it up, I'm sure the staff of Treehouse can do the best they can to resolve the issue. But, is it worth throwing away all of the good stuff that came with it?

What a load of rubbish this lush guy comes up with...if you dont have anything nice to say, dont say it at all..it makes you look like a complete wanker.

I agree...well done Jim it was explained very well and I am now smarter having watched it.

Hey everyone, can I just recommend that we mark this discussion as concluded. Clearly some people love Jim's JavaScript courses, and some don't. Hopefully, we all can agree that there's a lot of great content on Treehouse and that the students here are hardworking and very interested in the web and mobile app industry. In that regard we're all in this together and we don't need to continue the name calling. One of my favorite parts of Treehouse is the forum and the constructive conversations that we almost always have here.

Cheers!!!

Are you for real Sleutsky? If my opinion did not matter to you, why did you bother to reply? Congratulations...you just elevated yourself to "Tosser"....

I did not mean to disrespect the forum Dave...for that I am sorry. I just dont like seeing people getting picked on for stupid reasons like a simple spelling mistake. Discussion is now closed.