Reddit reviews Decentralized Applications: Harnessing Bitcoin's Blockchain Technology

He has been a fraud since day one.

1. His twitter mentions that he is a "Best-Selling Author of Decentralized Apps". Which might be referring to his book released way back in 2016, with 17 reviews, a 3.0 overall rating and multiple fake 5 star reviews.
   
2. He doesn't list any of his work with Udacity on his LinkedIn profile or his website. This was way before the scandal unfolded this month.
   This is really surprising because he has been a part of at-least 2 nanodegree programs with Udacity for around 3 years.

I think the guaranteed admission to the other programs is the real seller here, not the content. And they know it.

I also found the guy obnoxious and his tendency to call himself a "YouTube star" is a red flag to me. He gives me the impression of tending towards fluff. Reviews of his book:
https://www.amazon.com/Decentralized-Applications-Harnessing-Blockchain-Technology/dp/1491924543

Despite all that, I am still considering enrolling because of the guaranteed admission to the other programs. Now whether those other programs are any good, I don't know.

A part of me is really skeptical that they can produce a job-worth autonomous vehicles engineer in a year. Perhaps a sort of technician maybe at best.

btw he has an o'reilly book .... https://www.amazon.ca/Decentralized-Applications-Harnessing-Blockchain-Technology/dp/1491924543

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reviews explain it all

Couldn't find any reviews of the course, or school. Seems like an interesting course that moves fast and covers a lot.

Checked out reviews of his book on amazon, to find them than favorable.

Check out the reviews of his 2016 BlockChain book at Amazon. I'd say there's a pattern here.

"It's horrible and filled with unexplained terminology"

"The author uses Word Salad liberally, throwing around terms and marketing boilerplate, while defining very little."

"This really feels like it was rushed out to cash in on the current hype. I was very disappointed with this."

It is unfortunate that anyone ever took him seriously to begin with. But it is also clear that his audience is built primarily of those with little to no background in Computer Science, or are looking for a quick-and-easy way to enter into a domain in which they believe they will be able to make lots of money from. His audience has proven to be either gullible, or just the epitome of the internet-age, where people are more interested in headlines than actual content.

https://www.amazon.com/Decentralized-Applications-Harnessing-Blockchain-Technology/dp/1491924543

Siraj wrote a book that can be considered a prelude to much of this. The difference is that the book was read, and heavily ripped apart, by people who actually know what they are talking about; and by people who can objectively criticize his work.

It makes sense that Siraj drifted into the YouTube space. Want to learn a programming language? Real engineers don't watch YouTube tutorials. Want to learn Machine Learning concepts? Real engineers don't seek out a collection of buzzwords.

This industry requires work. Siraj is a marketer.