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Why we ended our free discount code early

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Date Published
Author
Christine Yoshida
Word Count
397
Company Posts That Month
21
Language
English
Hacker News Points
-
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No
Summary

GitLab's 10-day certification offer, featuring a 100% discount, saw an overwhelming response with over 60,000 new accounts on GitLab Learn and more than 8,000 enrollments in the GitLab Certified Associate Self-Service pathway within just two days. The unexpectedly high participation exceeded the user capacity of their learning management platform and internal training infrastructure, leading to an early end to the discount period. GitLab expressed gratitude for the enthusiasm shown and apologized for the inconvenience caused by the system limitations. They are working to enhance their training systems to better accommodate future demand and continue to offer free learning resources such as GitLab 101 and 201, Remote Work, and DIB badges. GitLab invites feedback to improve their offerings and ensure a better experience as they scale their educational platform.

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