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Friends In Your Head | Forums → Off Topic → Looking for a good source for programming/coding courses
Anybody have any recommendations? I know a lot of this stuff can be learned from scrounging tutorials, but I'm not a very structured person, so an actual course would be helpful for me.
I'm aware of places like Udemy and Codecademy. Anybody know if these are any good or have a different source?
Note: At this point, I'm interested in web development and learning useful code skills. I'm totally a beginner.
I've been learning a lot of this stuff lately through my forays into Arduino and scripting in After Effects, but neither of those is really a "web" thing so much as a bastardization of a web thing. So, probably not what you're lookin' for.
Lynda.com has a huge library of courses on programming and web development. You can get a free trial when you sign up. I can't remember how long it lasts.
For general programming, I'd recommend the "Foundations of Programming: Fundamentals" course; especially since the language used is Javascript, which is the most commonly used programming language in web development. It's taught by Simon Allardice, who is an absolute force when it comes to online teaching. I've personally learned a lot from his courses.
I'm not a web developer, but the "Web Design Fundamentals" course seems like a good place to start for a general overview of the subject.
Creds: Software Developer, B.S. in Computer Science
I think Rhett and Link usually have a Lynda referral code on Good Mythical Morning as well for a free month or something like that.
Project Euler seconded, it's a great problem-solving exercise and is requires only a basic knowledge of programming.
SNAP!! Teague burn
Can I get a "sudden Teague'd gif?"
1. Come up with a small project just for yourself
2. Build it
3. Analyze it
4. Realize it's crap and you could do better
5. Go back to no. 2
Seriously. Forget courses, forget all those 'learn to make an app in 30 steps' sites. Just pick a project, start coding and google everything until you run out of internet.
I like your spirit, and I'm basically doing just that with my music endeavors, but with computer stuff I personally need general knowledge first.
+1
Touche, no. I started by learning some stuff about mixing. But as far as computers are concerned, I'm more interested in learning "computer theory" because it's a practical thing more than for-fun. I'm already a very basic, unofficial IT guy at work (mainly because I know more than the people I work with), but I could really use some general knowledge for everyday application. Which will eventually narrow to programming and coding.
Incidentally, tutsplus, which I linked to in my previous post, also have courses.
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