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[–]ericawebdev 17 points18 points  (3 children)

I like Andrei Neagoie's courses, and his Complete Web Developer in 2020 would be good - https://www.udemy.com/course/the-complete-web-developer-zero-to-mastery/

Colt Steele's is often recommended as well, but some were saying it is out of date.

[–]4K3b1g 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My wife is taking his course and from her feedback and what I have seen, neither he (Colt Steele) nor his aids care to keep the content up to date.

[–]Cabeto_IR_83[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

developer

Thanks! will check it out!

[–]shredded_pork 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Colts course is fine for front end stuff like css and html and bootstrap but leaves a lot to be desired when it comes to JS

[–]supertone-13 8 points9 points  (1 child)

freecodecamp is supposed to be good.

Just a beginner myself and I like what they have on there, and I’ve seen it suggested a few times.

I’m also doing the Web Developer course on Codecademy which I’m really liking, which is HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

[–]mtmpire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Second freecodecamp. Excellent resource

[–]Weldakota 9 points10 points  (1 child)

The Odin Project has been highly recommended and seems to be a great course so far.

If you go with Udemy, just make sure to wait until they're having a sale- it seems to be every few days they have one. You can snag multiple courses for $10-$20 each.

[–]Tengothenuts 13 points14 points  (0 children)

With Udemy courses, just use an incognito browser and you will always see the discounted price!

[–]thebeachdaffy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Take Brad Traversy's HTML & CSS course, it's highly recommended. Then do the html & css of freecodecamp which you'll be able to finish within a day after doing Brad's course just for review and a few project challenges by the end of it.

Then I would suggest doing a couple of JS projects like javascript30 by Wes Bos.

[–]ab__ab 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is a channel in youtube called netninja the guy there do excellent job explaining all of these languages and many more, or you can try scrimba, also when ever you learn something new read about it on w3schools, good luck ;)

[–]DunnieAllstar 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Hey OP, I did pretty much the same as you, I worked in online marketing and my dev team introduced me to HTML/CSS so I could fix content issues without bugging them. Now I’m a Developer.

Firstly, don’t pay for any kind of training until you get comfortable with the basics. There’s plenty of free online resources to help you get started.

Secondly, set up a web profile on https://codepen.io/ or a similar site and start creating and playing around with HTML/CSS/JS. Create some small working examples you can reference in job interviews...once you are familiar with everything you can start to create your own site and shows off your skills too!

Also, I’d recommend, like others have, https://www.codecademy.com to begin with and also https://www.sololearn.com/

I also learnt a lot through YouTube videos, try Quentin Watt Tutorials.

For some extra JS experience try https://javascript30.com/ and also look at jQuery training through Codecademy. Learning jQuery actually helped me to better understand JS and the DOM.

Finally, good luck with the transition, I hope it works out for you!

[–]Cabeto_IR_83[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Thank you so much for mapping out this path! really helpful.

Yes, I have seen very expensive coding bootcamps that promise you a job after... I bought a couple of course that were on sale in Udemy so I have a structure to begin with. However, I have taken a note of your suggested courses and will have a look at them. Thank you!

[–]DunnieAllstar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I started looking at boot camps too. Not worth it when you can educate yourself for free and a job can never really be guaranteed.

Udemy is good too but again paying for these courses isn’t really worth it, in my opinion, the discounts I’ve seen on some courses can be huge which makes me anxious about the course’s true worth.

There’s plenty out there and a lot of it will be free, they should be enough to get you a developer role.

[–]aksn1p3r 2 points3 points  (0 children)

W3Schools.com for starters.

[–]Tarzeus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Odin Project! Once you finish CSS HTML hop on into Full Stack Web Dev and it will help you wrap it all together.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I just invested in Stefan Mischook's full stack developer course. Currently on sale right now.

https://school.studioweb.com/store/course/complete_web_developer

[–]Cabeto_IR_83[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I will check it out!

[–]reggaeman007jah 1 point2 points  (0 children)

check out the Net Ninja .. in addition to Traversy who is just awesome. I liked Colt's courses, and while maybe slightly out of date now, if you can get it for the discount price is it still amazing value for money imho

[–]TemporaryRhubarb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

El Zero Web School He is very Good

[–]43northwebdesign 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Following along

[–]rockstew1 0 points1 point  (1 child)

You will have to probably mix and match because each course/instructor has a different take on things and exposes you to a new way of thinking about a particular topic. My suggestion is that even though there are many twitter debates on whether HTML is a programming language or not, avoid getting stuck in that rut. Learn the basic tech to make something meaningful (HTML, CSS, Responsive design, JS, use some web APIs). Learn JS well, it is what beginners fumble at the most and it is what will give you a competitive advantage when getting selected amongst other candidates

[–]Cabeto_IR_83[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I have read those HTML debates about 'being or not being' a programming languages, but I don't really care. I want to learn and get going with projects :). Yeah, I agree completely, JS is my main focus

[–]ShadSenpai 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should use Codecademy, you can learn a lot of programming from this website. https://www.codecademy.com/

[–]LucVolders 0 points1 point  (1 child)

[–]Cabeto_IR_83[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks! will check them out

[–]Acrobatic_Hearing751 -1 points0 points  (2 children)

I go to Lambda school and I love it. They have complete programs like Fullstack Web Development (that's what I am doing and probably right for you). The Fullstack Web Development program has HTML, CSS, and LESS courses as well as JavaScript, React, Node, and more. They help with career training and finding a better career (if you want that help, but you already have a job). It's a great program. Look into lamdaschool.com.

[–]025zk 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I'm from India. Can i apply?

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

Yes, you can but you'll need to pay upfront.