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He's not upset about the filename-comment per se, he's worried that it's an early warning--it indicates that Khan isn't very experienced with software developme

He's not upset about the filename-comment per se, he's worried that it's an early warning--it indicates that Khan isn't very experienced with software development (which, in my opinion, is a valid conclusion), and that that'll cause more serious problems in the future.

salemh 15y ago
Like what? (Seriously; more people getting interested in programming, candidates after Khan's video's somehow "slipping through" the interview process for a Jr position? Or, (where I can see your point), setting up bad practices?))
statictype 15y ago
Yes, its obvious that he hasn't written a lot of production code. Again, so what?. That's not in any way an early warning that he isn't capable of teaching basic programming skills to others.
- rimmjob 15y ago
  exactly. if the viewers of these videos intend to become serious software developers then they can just correct whatever wrong shit they learn. if they don't care about best practices then it is still better that they know how to do the basics to automate mundane tasks then not know any at all.
wisty 15y ago
Remember when people started slamming him for oversimplifying history, or getting other minor facts wrong on non-programming subjects? Everyone on HN just said "it's free, it's interesting, and who cares as long as students get the basic idea?" Now that he's making minor mistakes on programming, HNers are upset he's not a software engineering expert.
- mixmastamyk 15y ago
  I'm willing to cut the guy a break. ;) However now that donations (I assume) are coming in, its probably about time to start consulting with experts before starting a class.
  - Adam503 15y ago
    Willing to cut the guy a break, huh? How big of you. Are you willing to actually do any work to improve it, or give a big cash grant so KhanAcademy.org can hire those professional programmers to help out?
    - mixmastamyk 15y ago
      Woosh.
- Locke1689 15y ago
  I'm not being hypocritical: I think that he should start consulting experts for all his classes. I'd much rather have a site that crowdsources experts to teach topics than have one guy with a shallow depth of field on a lot of topics do it.
johnx123 15y ago
HN is full of Asians. You may not get any support for valid points
ern 15y ago
I don't know how much code Sal has written, but, depending on the project/coding standards, I've seen a lot of code with filename comments at the top. It's not really an indicator of experience or skill.
- pbreit 15y ago
  Yeah, that's an odd gripe. Check out code igniter for example. One ofthe popular php frameworks...filenames in comments. I guess I can understand why people criticize Khan but it seems so wrong. Just pretend that khan is for the other 7 billion people!

salemh 15y ago

Like what? (Seriously; more people getting interested in programming, candidates after Khan's video's somehow "slipping through" the interview process for a Jr position? Or, (where I can see your point), setting up bad practices?))

statictype 15y ago

Yes, its obvious that he hasn't written a lot of production code. Again, so what?. That's not in any way an early warning that he isn't capable of teaching basic programming skills to others.

rimmjob 15y ago
exactly. if the viewers of these videos intend to become serious software developers then they can just correct whatever wrong shit they learn. if they don't care about best practices then it is still better that they know how to do the basics to automate mundane tasks then not know any at all.

wisty 15y ago

Remember when people started slamming him for oversimplifying history, or getting other minor facts wrong on non-programming subjects? Everyone on HN just said "it's free, it's interesting, and who cares as long as students get the basic idea?" Now that he's making minor mistakes on programming, HNers are upset he's not a software engineering expert.

mixmastamyk 15y ago
I'm willing to cut the guy a break. ;) However now that donations (I assume) are coming in, its probably about time to start consulting with experts before starting a class.
- Adam503 15y ago
  Willing to cut the guy a break, huh? How big of you. Are you willing to actually do any work to improve it, or give a big cash grant so KhanAcademy.org can hire those professional programmers to help out?
  - mixmastamyk 15y ago
    Woosh.
Locke1689 15y ago
I'm not being hypocritical: I think that he should start consulting experts for all his classes. I'd much rather have a site that crowdsources experts to teach topics than have one guy with a shallow depth of field on a lot of topics do it.

johnx123 15y ago

HN is full of Asians. You may not get any support for valid points

ern 15y ago

I don't know how much code Sal has written, but, depending on the project/coding standards, I've seen a lot of code with filename comments at the top. It's not really an indicator of experience or skill.

pbreit 15y ago
Yeah, that's an odd gripe. Check out code igniter for example. One ofthe popular php frameworks...filenames in comments. I guess I can understand why people criticize Khan but it seems so wrong. Just pretend that khan is for the other 7 billion people!