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extension Podcast {  init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {    let container = try decoder.container(keyedBy: CodingKeys.self)    name = try container.decode(String.self, forKey: .name)    artistName = try container.decode(String.self, forKey: .artistName)    url = try container.decode(URL.self, forKey: .url)    let dateString = try container.decode(String.self, forKey: .releaseDate)    let formatter = DateFormatter.yyyyMMdd    if let date = formatter.date(from: dateString) {        releaseDate = date    } else {        throw DecodingError.dataCorruptedError(forKey: .releaseDate,              in: container,              debugDescription: "Date string does not match format expected by formatter.")    }  } }

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This past weekend I interviewed some front end web developers who had recently completed a 3 month in-person front end development course that met once per week.  My goal was to get an idea of their level of comfort with their new skills as well as their next steps.  Later on in the session, I presented my idea for codable to gain feedback.   Everyone I chose to interview was interested in pursuing full time employment.  Although an employment goal isn’t a requirement, I figured this would be a decent parameter upon which to base engagement in the material.  Read: if you’re looking to change careers, you’ll take the material much more seriously.  Highlights of feedback sessions: - Every one wants to continue learning front end dev - Not one felt employment ready - even in a junior role - Majority had trouble finding positions that matched current skill set Feedback on codable: - Hard time grasping what it actually is      - Value proposition obscure  - Those who got it - great idea, but doubted if they’d use it Time for an iteration? My main takeaway from these sessions was that codable would be much easier to sell if positioned as an intermediate level training course.  Instead of providing a framework within to learn, it seams people would get more value from a structured course style resource.  How I see that coming together would be project based courses/tutorials based on more advanced front end development skills.   A huge benefit of this is the ability to charge for it!  If I were just providing practice sets for front enders, the value proposition is small.  But if you sell it as a learning opportunity people will open their wallets.  In theory - to be tested.

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