# Whimsical Animations by Josh Comeau

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/whimsical-animations-course/

7 people recommended Whimsical Animations by Josh Comeau in Hacker News comments and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 12 months, in 2 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

6 of the 7 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Whimsical Animations Course Open House”.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for the craft and attention to detail Josh Comeau puts into his teaching, and they say it is higher quality than a college course. Critics raised no recurring caveats.

Summary written by Claude from 5 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- High quality, consistently excellent teaching (3 comments in the sample): "I've always appreciated the craft and attention to detail that Josh puts into his work" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47982130)) "compared to a college course they are wayyyyyyy higher quality" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47979645)) "His courses are always amazing" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46202887))

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## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.joshwcomeau.com/)

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Whimsical Animations by Josh Comeau", https://hackerapproved.com/p/whimsical-animations-course/ (7 recommend, 0 mixed, 0 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.