HyperskillReviews of hyperskill.org

My experience with Hyperskill has been nothing short of transformative. The platform’s project-based approach is what sets it apart, allowing learners to apply theoretical knowledge to real-world scenarios. This hands-on methodology not only improves understanding but also instills confidence in solving complex problems on their own. What really makes Hyperskill great is its well-structured curriculum. Progressively moving from basic concepts to advanced topics. Hyperskill does a great job of integrating gamification elements such as achievements and progress tracking, which keep learners motivated throughout their journey. If there is one area for improvement, it would be to expand the range of projects and include more industry scenarios.

It’s a great platform to really dive into the tech skills I’ve been wanting to master. I use it as a supplement to my MS in Data Science and can’t be happier with the quality.

I have a small experience with the Hyperskill learning because I have started only with "Introduction to Django". In this case the software tool to learn it for me was very good and I am going to learn other topics as well (started with WebStorm for JacaScript)

Even through the slightly buggy learning interface, courses they provide quit valuable. Some content is boring but it is probably a side effect of the study field. I searched for a credible specialist to help upgrade my resume, as the IT sector has evolved and the old version no longer works effectively. The JetBrains reference to Hyperskill was spot on. In addition to improving the resume format and correcting the automatic filter, I found answers to how to properly explain gaps due to due to external circumstances, self-development during nonemployment, better coverage of successful experience, adjusting the focus on the storngest stack, emphasizing strengths and projects from a position of success, and corporate culture issues when choosing a company. With the help of experts, I was able to dispel many doubts about my own experience and find a balance between a frank resume and a formal resume.

I started the Python course just to learn cassually. Its really nice the way the app present the themes, and through little excersices I cement what I learn. The badge thing feels like the gamification approach used in modern reaching so its okay, I think its funky

The platform is very responsive and the subjects are well divided in courses' subcategories. I just think the Code Editor could be a little bit faster and some of the problems should be reviewed.

Hyper skill is a great place to learn from zero to hero.

I chose to take the Hyperskill course on Kotlin for a number of reasons. #1 Courses on Udemy and Coursera were out of date or didn't cover things like Coroutines. #2 Made by JetBrains Academy, and Kotlin was developed by JetBrains #3 I recently lost my job, so having free and paid options appeared to be beneficial, as I could upgrade to Premium once my situation was sorted out. I've known Java for 20 years and used it professionally for 8 of those. Since Kotlin was a new take on Java, I thought it would be easy to learn. The course started out ok. Theory sections were short and informative. Some questions were easy and some were harder, but not too bad. The problems started once I got a bit further in. Theory would cover things, and then some of the questions would be on those things, and some would be on things that weren't covered or even mentioned. As the topics moved beyond my existing base of knowledge, it became apparent that it was only easy in the beginning because of my broad knowledge base. From that point forward, a higher percentage of the questions started to be on content that hadn't been covered. I was trying to learn something I didn't know from a training course. That wasn't happening, I was just burning lives guessing, and wasting time leaving comments on the questions once I guessed the right answers. Most of the skills I have acquired in my life were self taught, I'm no stranger to figuring it out myself. But, this was different. They asked the questions as though they had taught it and I should know, but they didn't and I didn't. If I had paid money for this, by this point I would have been furious, rather than just annoyed. There was one question in particular, which wasn't actually that hard, but the wording of the question and the way the example was written made it very hard to understand what they wanted, and this was a "type it yourself" answer, so you couldn't guess it from context. At this point I'm about 10% of the way through the training, and extremely frustrated with the course. I'm considering going and finding one of the out-of-date or incomplete trainings from those other sites, just so I can learn it in a non-frustrating way, and then figure out myself what is wrong or which gaps I need to fill in myself. I'm not opposed to the system of lives, and I'm fine getting things wrong. But, I expect to get them wrong when I fail to absorb the material, or make the wrong assessment. Rather than because the question was designed to trick me or covered content I was not taught. I have not taken any other Hyperskill courses, so I don't know if this is typical or not. Unfortunately, my experience with this course has not encouraged me to find out. I'm going to attempt to complete it for now, but, if this pattern continues that may not happen. Also, a quick note on the pricing. $50 a month seems pretty high for a training where I'm seemingly expected to learn a bunch of it on my own. Committing for a full year to lower that to $30 a month isn't attractive if I don't have any other courses I'm interested in. If it took me 3-4 months to complete this training, that's $150-200. I could take 3-4 other courses on Kotlin on other sites for that cost, possibly more than that. If this course blew my mind I would pay that in a heartbeat. But, we're not even close to that. I'd be happy with feeling neutral about it at this point, but we're currently at frustrated, and rapidly approaching done with it. In summary, if you want to keep the questions you have, make sure they are worded in a way that is extremely understandable to a person who is learning the content. And, of course, teach that content before you ask the question. Theory sections are pretty short, which feels good until you realize you weren't taught everything you actually needed to know to proceed. EDIT (9/23/2024): As I've progressed through the course, these issues have dropped off a bit. It seems the first 10% of the course was the worst for this, and in the next 10% it still happened, but less frequently. The theory sections are well written in general, and you can learn a lot from this course. It's just very frustrating and feels like it's designed to trick you into losing lives early on. Though they have been updating the course, maybe the beginning just needs more updating. I have changed this from one star to three stars for now. I may revise it again if things change going forward.