RMOTR Reviews
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Francisco Nascimento
It was a very enjoyable challenge. Tough, but the people made it great.
The people, the mentors, and the way the projects are designed to show us how to code for real.
The only thing I think could be done better is to give us at least a day between a class and the first coding session of that week. This way, we get the chance to really look through the material and get acquainted with it before we are thrown off the deep end with a project.
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John Netherland
Fast pace with patient mentors.
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Mentors truly worked at your pace even when it must have been infuriating.
2 small things I didn't like. The time projects actually took was usually well over the 3 hour projected time. This led to several late nights and burned me out at the end of the course. Second small thing, the lectures skimmed over some material that became extremely important when doing a project. Sometimes felt that they lectures only hit the broadest of topics and we were supposed to research the tiny topics on our own time, most of my own time was spent trying to finish up prior projects.
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Petter
So much learning!
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"The amount of material covered was great, I felt I gained a much stronger grasp of Python during this course. I really like the instructors, and I find curriculum is really well structured. I'm a big fan and I will return when you have more courses that appeal to me, I'm even considering taking the Django class in a few months. Thanks for doing an amazing job!!"
I felt I took on too much by going directly from Intro to Python into Advanced Python. I would love if there was a bridge module that we could take, that consisted of several projects of the same complexity as the last few in Intro, first few of the Advanced class, basically involved object oriented programming problems. This combined with weekly meeting with mentors would have helped me solidify my skills before taking on the large workload and overwhelming amount of information of the advanced class. If I were to do it again, I would make sure that the advanced class was the only thing I had to focus on, as the amount of work is significantly more than the intro class. Waiting a month or two with active programming in Python would also have helped me.
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Trevor Monterrey
I feel like I am empowered to actually be able to create useful things in Python now
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I loved the fixed schedule, I would have never forced myself to read that much and work on projects that much on my own. I also really liked the exercises on the Learn platform, they just seemed to fit perfectly for cementing/applying what you just read. Simple enough to figure out in not too long of time, but with enough twist to make you think and make sure you actually understand what you just read.
I didn't really like working in groups on the projects. I feel more comfortable learning and experimenting with things on my own. In the groups, it either felt like your partner was leaving you behind, or you might be leaving your partner behind, but if you taught everything to your partner and made sure they understood everything, the project would take twice as long.
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Matthew Conrrado
Good class with instructors that help you succeed
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The instructors and the lab technology worked well. I have taken several online courses and have gotten bogged down in trying to make the labs work or getting them set up. But rmotr's set up worked well and I could focus on learning the course material.
A bit more instruction on your Learn platform would have been great. until about the third week I didn't figure out how to go back to a previous try at an answer.
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Guillermo
Great instructors, very hands on
The excessive makes you get the concepts one way o the other.
I think there should be a list of reference materials like books, online tutorials etc. That may help someone that still does not understand the concepts.
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Michelle Bran
Being forced to attend scheduled classes and do things in groups makes me actually finish things for once (and learn) LOL
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Having a strict schedule (clear start and end date to the class, scheduled classes) with a short timeline (4 weeks) and lots of accountability (through all the required group work, having to join the Zoom sessions, mandatory human interaction) were all extremely helpful for a non-committal, procrastinating person like me. I usually never finish classes or I slack off, but RMOTR's class somehow pulled out a new level of dedication. I think out of all of those, being in a class with "real people" and interacting with each other was the most helpful in terms of keeping me coming and and staying on track. Taking other online courses can sometimes feel isolating, but RMOTR did the absolute best it could in relieving that.
I have mixed feelings about amount of resources given on the material. If I were not already aware of and familiar with all of the concepts covered, I imagine that the links for reading material would not be enough. The lectures to cover concepts were not that detailed either. I think what filled me in most were the Learn exercises and the group projects, so I would suggest having even more Learn exercises (double the amount, especially for the OOP and Advanced OOP sections) OR adding another project per week on Tuesdays instead of having just a Learn exercise group work day. I think Monday & Tuesday sessions were the least helpful because we wouldn't cover much in the Zoom session and we didn't do any projects those days either.
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Teja
Kept me accountable!
I really enjoyed the structured approach and the accountability that comes with working with teammates.
Instructors sometimes had poor internet connection experiences so it was hard to hear them at times, but it was just few times. Not sure if it should be considered as an issue.
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Kyle Park
This course does what books can not
What I loved the most are group projects.
I thought I work better alone, but working in groups with other people was an amazing experience.
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Jared
Educational
I definitelly learned a lot of new things. It was maybe too fast paced for me, but that's probably a personal problem. I really enjoyed it.
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Federico
A great online learning experience with collaborative exercises and excelent assistance from teachers.
What I loved the most are the collaborative exercises.
Didn't like much the GUI from the individual exercises site though, but it was OK overall.
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Francine
Definitely learned a lot!
I really enjoyed the projects using GitHub - they're hard, but it's a great way of seeing how everything fits together.
The difference in timezones was a bit rough, but that's inevitable and no-one's fault. I also prefer to work by myself so fewer group projects would have been better for me, but that's just me.
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Corey
An excellent re-introduction to programming.
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Once you understand the learning process, it's very streamlined and engaging to solve the weekly problems. Even the homework is often challenging and engaging. If you're looking for depth, the instructors and mentors are always ready for a deep dive on a topic.
There were times that I dreaded being paired up with someone who was really behind, which happened to me a few times. The difference between being paired up with someone around your level, versus someone that just isn't "getting it" is that you will spend the entire session explaining a problem instead of solving a larger problem collaboratively.
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Cynthia
Great course, great instructors, great teammates!
Everyone is very helpful and positive!
I feel that I wasn't really ready for the course-maybe the admitting test should be harder? I would prefer more written explanations for the concepts, as well.
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Ike Porter
More confidence in coding with Python.
More than anything, I liked the group projects. A lot of what I took away from the class was lessons that I learned from other students.
I think everything was fine. I definitely plan on moving up to the advanced class in the near future.
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Joey Coakley
Had fun - challenging, but doable with effort.
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I loved the pace. I didn't want to have a class where we spent two weeks doing very basic Python coding that anyone who picked up a book and read for a couple of hours could do. The pace and content justify the cost. If you're not serious about it, then you shouldn't pass.
I felt kind of in the dark before the class started. After paying for the course, there wasn't much communication (to the point where I was trying to find out when the course was actually starting).
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José Rafael de la Cruz Tirado
Nice methodology and a bunch of people available 24/7 ready to help you to learn
I liked the integration of real world tools in the exercises ( git, repl.it, c9).
For me it was a bit fast when we started with the OOP, But I admit that I had a lot of personal work.
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Danny Calise
Learned a ton in a short time, all while having fun!
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The community. The support from both the teachers and mentors is unmatched. Mentors and teachers were ALWAYS available when needed. Actually teaching the testing aspect of programming and teaching how coders typically program within their work environment was a welcome part! I definitely learned alot. I'm already signed up for the Advanced Python course. Can't wait to start!
Seemed like the first couple of weeks were very condensed. Wish we had more time dedicated to some subjects. Didn't affect how much I enjoyed the experience.
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Marianna
Real-life projects with great mentors
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I really enjoyed live coding sessions and ability to get help from real mentors. Group projects were more complicated than exercises in a homework, which was a great opportunity for me to learn how to build complex projects. Solving group assignments required mentors' help most of the times, which is a unique part of this course because every other online course leaves you alone with your problem when you need a help with your code. Mentors are the best part of the course, as they are always there for you to help and answer all your questions in a very friendly way. They will do everything possible for you to understand how to code, but you must do a lot of individual work, where besides the homework exercises a lot of reading is required. To make a learning experience more impactful, I would suggest exploring provided reading material beyond given chapters as much as you can, as that will help you with the deeper understanding of programming with Python.
I'm very thankful for a learning experience that I had during my RMOTR course.
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Jon Fujita
It was a very positive experience for me
Probably what I enjoyed the most was the positive and informative community.
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Fadoua Baouab
The course helped me to improve my Python skills in a much quicker and efficient way.
Worked on real projects. Each one of them handled a specific a problem which covered up a great number of computer science notions. Mentors where always available to help with anything. Also, you get to meet great people through the program!
The advanced course is a bit intense but it's worth it!
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Alejos Bran
An educational experience with awesome instructors!
The mentors were very helpful.
Sometimes group members were more helpful than others. Resorted to working on a few projects individually.
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Lakshmi Srivalli Kristam
Great working sessions
What I liked the most were the coding sessions in group.
I would propose instead of having 3 group coding sessions, to have 2 group + 1 individual coding sessions
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Anne Chepkeitany
Lots of stuff to learn within a short period.
I loved the coding sessions: really challenging but interesting.
However, there was too much to learn at a time, not easy to grasp everything all at once.
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Rudo Terry
Rapid gains in programming ability
I liked the rapid gains in programming ability I got during the course time.
On c9 environment, sometimes difficult to see output from function. Maybe give more direction given to add tests in testing framework to assist?
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Austin Green
Fast, challenging learning.
I felt compelled to attend all the sessions (I don't know why) even though there wasn't a grade.
I think some of the class materials could be introduced in a different order. But at the same time, I was behind on reading. So take w/ a grain of salt.
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Daniel Williams
The community and content were better than I ever imagined.
I really enjoyed the team feel of the entire class. Everyone played well together and it was great.
I can't say that there was anything I did not like. Everything worked REALLY well. I have even recommended the intro course to a few of my workmates.
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Keat
Great experience, great support
Great mentors and the projects.
Team members have very different skills and experience, sometimes one person does 98% of the coding and the other just fixing syntax.
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Chris Holder
Tough, but learned a lot.
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One of the things I liked the most were the group assignments on Thursday and Sat.
There were some large jumps/changes in difficulty. The Cached Calculator is a good example of this. My group rolled through the first few assignments in about 30 minutes, but it took 2 hours with a mentor to push through it. There were a few other 'jumps' in difficulty, that it seemed could be bridged with either additional lessons or explanation.
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Eric
Enlightening
I really liked the friendly and encouraging environment the Instructors and Mentors created for us.
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Jordan
Learned a TON and really sharpened up my Python skills.
Class covered topics thoroughly and helped me learn when and how to use functions, classes, iterators, etc.
I think you could extend the week 3 stuff a little and shorten the time spent on week 4. I think the week 4 material could be done in 3 or 4 days instead of the whole week, especially since classes are more of a focus for the advanced class.
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Leah Denham
Very flexible, learned a ton.
The instructors were responsive and personable. They actually cared if we understood lessons no matter what level we came into the class as.
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Eric Garcia
Exciting learning environment
rmotr provides an awesome learning environment that pushes you to use your code in ways that help you learn at an accelerated rate. The mentors are always available at your disposal and help you solve some pretty cool projects.
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Sarah
Amazing
What I liked the most was group projects.
Sadly timing of the class were a bit difficult for me.
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Kevin OHeron
Greatly enhanced my knowledge in a short amount of time!
I really liked the focus on creating real-world projects solidified the concepts being studied.
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Rose Kariuki
Awesome experience.
What I liked the most was real life projects.
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Brian Park
Very good interaction with students, teachers are very helpful.
I really liked remote learning, independent homework and also group projects.
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Beth West
I loved it!
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I loved how willing everyone was to help each other and the sense of humor/light mood from the lectures and mentors. I liked the curriculum layout and design. I liked the tools I received and the chapter breakouts. I felt stretched, but not in an overwhelming way as I did with previous python tools I was using. I also like the fact I have access to the student center after the class to catch up with concepts I need repetition on.
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Viet Pham
The RMOTR community makes me want to learn and help others learn
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The people are all friendly and fun to work with. A lot of self-motivated people with similar goals all working hard and helping each other out.
If you're thinking about getting started with Python and 1) Want to learn from home, 2) Don't want to learn all by yourself, then this is the perfect course for you.
As of writing this, I am enrolled and taking the next step with the Advanced Python course.
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Alex Alonso
I learned a lot. I think I got exactly what I wanted out of the course.
The format of the class was very easy to follow.
There wasn't anything I did not like really.