I'm only two weeks into M202, so my opinion still has ample time to change; but I am very favourably impressed with M202 so far. The course title isn't a lie: we are speaking of advanced topics, in a very hands-on, pragmatic fashion. Gone are the very high-level generalities of M102; this is not an introductory course but really a great resource for people who'll have to deal with big, complex MongoDB instances in real life (or even, not so complex instances). The video lectures are long and detailed; the only thing missing is the ability to download them as slides and/or download the transcript for future reference. I guess we're supposed to refer to the official documentation after the course, though.
The homework is still too short/easy, I feel. Probably MongoDB want to be “inclusive” − or maybe it's due to the course being more about professional training than academic training; culturally, professional training is rarely if ever graded: sitting the training sessions is enough to write on your CV you've “had training”. (Then again, in my experience − I've given a bit of pro training a while ago − people who take pro training are quite motivated and genuinely willing to acquire new skills, so graded homework is generally useless). There could be a little more hands-on material, overall.
Anyway; I'm pleasantly surprised. I hope it's going to stay this way for the remaining five weeks.
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