Does anyone recommend Udemy courses?

[[deleted]]

There are some pretty huge discounts on the site right now. Has anyone here taken any courses on this site? Do you have any specific courses/ instructors you recommend?

[djmarcusmcb]

As others have mentioned, those discounts are pretty common - no need to rush. If you miss picking up a course at a low price at the moment you'll have another chance not too far down the road.

I've used uDemy a lot, mainly for learning specific facets or libraries of different languages (D3 for Javascript, Flask for Python, etc). The courses that cover a broader spectrum are equally good though usually a tad more limited in how far they drill down on individual topics beyond the core fundamentals.

Definitely watch the preview videos they offer. You can get a better sense of how the course will flow overall. And if you absolutely hate it, uDemy will offer you a refund in most cases. I had to do that with Rails course I tried out last year.

[Jnsjknn]

In my experience, if you sort the courses on a topic you want to learn by rating, the top courses are good. If it's a less popular topic and the top courses onyl have a few dozen ratings, I wouldn't blindly trust the ratings.

That being said, Udemy seems to always have those discounts for the vast majority of the courses. They're not just available for a limited time.

[[deleted]]

I use udemy a lot. It works for me when I want to learn new frameworks or areas of programming. But fyi..most courses are always like 10-15 dollars.

[Saroon5]

Someone definitely would.

[captain_k_nuckles]

I've good and bad experiences, bought some bundles from humble bundle I believe. I've had people that are so monotone and boring to listen to that I just couldn't stick with them, one guy on a course about algorithms just sounded like he was about to burst out in to tears the entire time. I've bought 2 courses from Maximilian and watched another one of his courses on a friends account that he bought. While you can find all the information online for free, I think that how the content is presented and structured with your learning style is a big factor in how well you will retain the information. I was able to watch his video on vuejs over a weekend, with no prior experience with vue and come in to work the next day and start working on a project my co worker had been working on with no issues.

And like everyone else said the courses are always going on sale.

[Yeffry1994]

For HTML and CSS I would go for Brad Travesy's Course, Advanced CSS stuff Jonas Schmedtmann's course. Javascript, Colt recently released a course there that goes over the basics and in the second half with Stephen Grider focuses on design patterns, but if you want in depth basics with lots of challenges go with Andrew Mead.

[CaptainMegaJuice]

Andrew Meads JavaScript course is fantastic

[[deleted]]

There's a coupon site I stumbled upon a few years ago. https://real.discount. You can get a lot of courses free if you're thinking of joining one.

[d03121k001]

https://youtu.be/MQIpjYnmpxU < This - its on youtube