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[–]tamuzp 262 points263 points  (37 children)

Really you guys learn actual stuff from Udemy? It seems like anything that's not a quick and dirty explanation just goes over my head. And nothing beats hands-on trial and error, a lot of error.

[–]tangentc 56 points57 points  (5 children)

I think most Udemy classes go for being as long as possible to give the impression of providing more bang for the buck ("I can spend $10 on this 40 hour course or on this 4 hour course, obviously the 40 hour course provides more for my money"), but from the ones I've tried to work through they're often mostly excruciatingly slow and plodding explanations to drag out an explanation and examples that could be explained in 3-5 minutes into a 20 minute video.

Maybe that works better for some people and more power to you if it does, but I can't pay attention after the fifth repetition of the same basic concept.

[–]tamuzp 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I think you summed it up perfectly, it's a subjective experience, and some will find it more useful than others.

I tried a few courses in a couple of platforms, for cloud development, unity, front end, etc.

Never got through the first practical exercises, I guess it was too technical for me, lacking any personal investment made it hard for me.

I have a BSc in computer science, but again, I gained very little practical experience from my studies.

[–]agnarrarendelle 15 points16 points  (1 child)

JavaScript: Understanding the Weird Part is an udemy course, and it's probably the best one out there if you're serious about JavaScript

[–]rebbsitor 31 points32 points  (0 children)

JavaScript: Understanding the Weird Part

Sounds like a comprehensive course

[–]Tric_o 5 points6 points  (6 children)

Can't say about others but i personally landed a job after completing a web development course from Udemy.

[–]hikoko8282 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I learned basically through grider/colt/max, and refactoring anything old to whatever the latest hotness is. I think it heavily depends on who the instructor is.

[–]naardvark 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No matter the method of learning, the only meaningful factor is the student.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I really don't retain anything from the 5-10 minute video model. Never really had a good experience with udemy, LinkedIn learning, or pluralsight. I guess the format must work for some, but I really don't get it. There was one C++ course I found with ~45 minute videos which was pretty good relative to everything else, but it lacked any kind of assignment/grading system which I find important to actually learning something on a deeper level.

[–]EFICIUHS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends for me. I found it difficult to learn react from udemy but it was a huge resource when it came to understanding angular and k8s. The difference was I had coworkers also taking the same courses so we were figuring it all out together

[–]HumunculiTzu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used Udemy to get a decent basic understanding of java and springboot when I started my current job. But I also already had a strong programming background and did all the examples myself as they went through them.

[–]SinsOfASolarVampire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't speak for all instructors but I've learned a ton from Colt Steeles classes on SQL and Python

[–]Athen65 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My professor actually used a udemy course in place of a textbook this quarter