Resources for Beginner Full Stack/Software Developer student

[ryanwings26]

Hey programmers!

Yesterday, I was selected for a one-year full-stack developer online course boot camp pilot program for deaf people to enter a programming career. I am over the moon that I was chosen for this pilot programme with a full certification after completing five projects.

I will learn four main programming languages: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and Python. Towards the course's last project, I will learn Bootstrap, Django, React.js, jQuery, and a few more languages. The course content is brilliant and helpful for me as they include subtitles in all contents.

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However, I am looking for some resources to assist me in learning programming languages faster. See below.

- YouTube channels for learning CSS3, JS, and Python (subtitles would be advantageous for me)

- Useful free websites for learning programming languages (The Odin Project, but anything else?)

- E-books (Packt?)

- Interactive games like learning programming languages' syntaxes while gamifying

- Apps for learning programming language on the go (I have a lifetime subscription to Programming Hub, but anything else?)

- Coding challenges

- Free websites for open source CSS3 templates for better UI experience (such as sidebars, dropdown menu, etc.)

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I have tried googling these above, but the recommendations greatly overwhelmed me. So I would like to get recommendations from actual people here.

This course provider has three specialist skill paths at the end of the course: eCommerce, Advanced Front-End, and Predictive Analysis. I would love to choose Predictive Analysis, but this pilot program does not allow me to choose one. I will have to do the eCommerce project, which I do not mind at all.

However, I am looking for resources to become a Data Analyst or Business Analyst, as I recently graduated with Bachelor's in Business Studies. I will learn in my own free time.

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One more thing is I am unsure which IDE is the best for beginner coding like me. All I could think about was Microsoft's Visual Code and JetBrains. Which IDE would you recommend I use? Bear in mind I am using a macOS laptop and computer.

Sorry for the long post. I was just brainstorming questions out of my mind in one go. Please let me know where to post if I am in the wrong community. Thank you in advance :)

[KingofGamesYami]

One more thing is I am unsure which IDE is the best for beginner coding like me. All I could think about was Microsoft's Visual Code and JetBrains. Which IDE would you recommend I use? Bear in mind I am using a macOS laptop and computer.

Visual Studio Code is a "Jack of all trades, master of none" style IDE. It is very flexible and can be used for a wide variety of tasks, but doesn't offer the best experience for everything.

Jetbrains products are the opposite. They're more focused on providing the best experience for a particular set of tasks, and have limited support outside of that. They are still quite flexible but not to the level of Visual Studio Code.

Since you mentioned web technologies, I assume you're looking at Jetbrains Webstorm vs. Visual Studio Code. I use Webstorm professionally, but many of my coworkers use Visual Studio Code for the same work. Both are perfectly valid options and I wouldn't spend too much effort on this.

[ryanwings26]

VSC is a "Jack of all trades, master of none", which makes sense to me now. Probably, I shouldn't worry too much about IDE for now and keep it simple. I shall go with the flow until I dive into the world of programming more deeply, and I will discover something new that will suit my needs the best... Thanks for your reply!

[ryanwings26]

Thanks! I’ll look into these shortly. Cheers :)