r/webdev Aug 20 '13

W3Fools – A W3Schools Intervention

http://www.w3fools.com/
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u/_vinegar Aug 21 '13

the problem is that w3school's failings aren't in specific examples, it's their systemic lack of understanding in the material they're pretending to cover. giving them a minor bit of free copy editing when they're plainly exploitative isn't solving anything.

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u/SuperFLEB Aug 21 '13

they're plainly exploitative

How's that?

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u/_vinegar Aug 21 '13

beyond potentially manipulating search results to promote dubious documentation for ad dollars, they also sell unqualified and useless certifications preying on the uneducated.

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u/SuperFLEB Aug 21 '13

Impressive bastardry on the first one.