Not a fan of the last couple of lessons, but I'm looking forward to authentication.

The biggest problem is that the last two lessons are far too abstract. The videos rely on a lot of abstract terminology ("repository", "collection", "interface", "container", etc.) that hasn't been defined (or is, as yet, ill-defined or new). It's almost like this doesn't belong in a beginner's overview; I also felt all the refactoring was an unnecessary distraction at this stage.

It may work a lot better if the lessons were working towards something (particularly something that adds to the project we've been working on throughout the course) and the viewer could more easily see practical reasons as to why you're structuring the code the way you're structuring it.

The biggest problem new coders have is motivation; motivation will be maintained when they start applying lessons learned towards a practical outcome or when they work towards building something tangible.

All in all, these lessons risk losing people because they seem to take an unnecessary detour away from the project orientated focus of the early lessons (I appreciate I may be saying that from a position of naivety, I am learning after all).

Core Concepts: Service Providers

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