ONE OF THE biggest complaints in the tech industry is the lack of women involved, so it’s understandable that the internet was pretty up-in-arms about a new coding service called Coderbabes.com.

So what is it?

CodeBabes is essentially a coding resource where your instructor is a sexy teacher type who strips down as you progress. We play it fast and loose with the word ‘progress’ here.

Their slogan is ”We’re hot, but learning to code is even hotter!” and classes are a series of YouTube tutorials, which promises due ‘motivation’.

Watch the lesson, absorb the info, pass the quiz, and your instructor removes one piece of clothing. How much clothing, you ask? Enough to motivate you. But let’s not get carried away here, we’re an education site.

For example…

SURELY this cannot be for real

One would hope, but people are getting predictably upset over it anyway.

WHO THOUGHT THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA? BRING THEM BEFORE ME THAT I MAY SLAY THEM http://t.co/DrMSjxlzMk — Kyle Maxwell 🔻🖥🔭☕️🌮 (@kylemaxwell) April 25, 2014 Source: Kyle Maxwell /Twitter

Also @CodeBabes in addition to being offensive as hell your mobile site lacks a clean UI. #CanYouEvenCodeBro — Tawnie (@Tawnie) April 25, 2014 Source: Tawnie /Twitter

There cannot be enough distain from the tech media

Guys are learning a lot, however

I passed another test at http://t.co/ayvVkt9l6X so my teacher is taking off her shirt for me. pic.twitter.com/ghOKVSIlyt — dan hon should accept he’s “back” on this website (@hondanhon) April 25, 2014 Source: Dan Hon /Twitter

Is it REALLY such a bad idea?

Seriously why am I not fifteen and learning to code right now.. http://t.co/y6SNQvVyUE — Ivan Mazour (@IvanMazour) April 27, 2014 Source: Ivan Mazour /Twitter

There is much speculation that it’s all just a rouse to either troll the tech community or highlight its downfalls

Either that, or it’s some sort of highly-effective marketing campaign. A lot of effort has been put into producing the website and content so it’s not just some kid at home.

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For those asking if CodeBabes is a parody, please explain how that would make it better or more tolerable. — Mike Monteiro (@monteiro) April 25, 2014 Source: Mike Monteiro /Twitter

But this is the internet. Either way, retaliation was inevitable

Codedicks.com was set up by by some coding ‘bros’ to show the world what it would be like if the genders were reversed.

Their philosophy?