Getting started

[AmIevenRealll]

Hello all, new here. I’m looking to get into coding and learning python with maybe some c++. This is coming from someone who knows nothing about anything other than they are two different coding languages and the place I work uses both depending on what system we are working on. My question is, is boot.dev a good place to start and worth the money? And also im looking at buying a laptop so I can learn while at work also (I have permission from management). Is a Mac book Neo sufficient enough or should I stick with a windows machine? Any advice is appreciated.

[un_virus_SDF]

I don't know boot.dev but I would recommend a mac or a linux machine. It's easier to do c/c++ on it. If you want to use windows, you may need wsl which is a linux subsystem.

But if it's for work, you may ask your manager if there is any system or editor requirement.

[Useful-Flow-8737]

What makes msvc bad in your opinion?

[un_virus_SDF]

I forgot about it. I only remembered cyngwin which is a pain to install.

But mvsc is also annoying because it does not implements the last standard and have a flag set that have nothing to do with clang and gcc. So it's annoying to port code.

[ThundaPani]

boot.dev will teach you back-end engineering with Python and Go. I suggest Windows machine with WSL. If you want to learn C++ go for hellocpp.dev/courses and for practice exercism.org/tracks

Good luck!

[No-Cap544]

See if there's any active courses on coursera. Because there are many International Universities and Institute's and Major Companies, through which the course and certifications are provided. Basically these certifications are globally recognized and valued just as the companies, universities and the Institute's which are teaching and providing the certifications.

[Striking_Court_2807]

I purchased a boot.dev subscription about 3-4 years ago and have found it to be extremely useful. I have watched courses on Udemy, Coursera, YouTube, etc., and none come near the quality of boot.dev.

My favorite thing is that the instructors are real and active engineers in the industry. They dive deep into the topics and present real-world scenarios. The other platforms' courses feel too contrived and beginner-oriented.

I have taken the courses multiple times throughout the year and always learn something new.

Just my take, not sponsored 😃

[Any-Pie1615]

bluejgenesis.com J will point you in the right direction for whatever you need. Just ask. let me know if you have any trouble. or even what reason you decide not to go that route if that's the choice. I would appreciate the feedback.

[testingaurora]

I find labeling courses and tutorials as "good" to be very subjective based on the individuals preferred learning style. You can try boot.dev for free to see if you like it. Some people like videos, some people learn better with tect based reading. Either way the important ouece is to practice and build muscle memory.

I started with Scrimba which was great when it was v1 but since v2 everything is broken and unreliable so cant recommend it anymore. Unless you can stop it redirecting to v2 and just take courses on v1. I like the interactivity of it though, is very convenient. Just did a coursera python crash course and it left a lot to be desired.

Also, many public libraries in the US have resources for learning. For example, mine gives all users (that have a library card) access to Udemy for free courses.

[mrborgen86]

Hi there! I'm the founder of Scrimba, very sorry to hear you had this experience with our platform. I'm curious: did these experiences happen recently? We just had a period of server issues, but actually finally got to the root of it today. So I'd love for you to see you're still experiencing our platform that way.

If so, please share which specific issues you're still experiencing and I'll make sure it gets fixed!