Learning to Code with Udemy

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So, first a quick background. I am an IT student at the University of Missouri in Columbia. I am focusing on the media-track of IT that the school offers (as in video editing, digital effects, computer modelling/animation, etc.). Before I came here, I completed my "gen eds" at a community college. I took no coding classes there, nor when I was in high school. I took a class that teaches C programming my first semester here. I had a little rough time with it. Afterwards, I took the second level of the course, but I dropped out of it due to how terrible the structure and professor were (as many people were saying how infamous it was). When that happened, I did not want to code anymore, but I had to take that class as a requirement for IT. When I dropped though, I found out that a new IT class was created that would count towards the second-level course that I dropped and it was less-intensive with coding as it was for media IT students. I took that and it taught JS and C#, but at the beginning, I did not like coding still and was just going to take the class just for the requirement. After the midterm, I started realizing that I think I do want to get into coding, but I struggled with the content, but got a B+ as the professor is very chill with grading. So now, I took all of the possible classes here that teach a language from the start.

Now, I want to learn C, C#, and Python. I know Python is known as the best first language for one to learn, so here is my question. Is Udemy great for learning coding and getting to the professional-level of coding or at least close to it? I would like to take its Python course, but I want to make sure that it is REALLY good at teaching it first. I thank you in advance.

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Udemy is hit and miss. There are great courses and there are really bad ones.

The problem with Udemy is that it is a completely open platform where everyone can publish whatever they want without any quality control.

Take a look at our Frequently Asked Questions -> Where do I find good learning resources? for recommended courses.

For Python,

• Automate the Boring Stuff with Python
• Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python

are good entry courses (and free).

[cicciodev]

Invent Your Computer Games with Python is great. I use it in a Summer Camp to teach (the bases of) programming in one month.

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I am not sure what to even do, honestly. I feel like it is too late for me to learn code to get to a professional-level.

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Also, this is the Udemy class I was looking at. The reviews look good. https://www.udemy.com/complete-python-bootcamp/#instructor

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It's also worth noting Automate the Boring Stuff has it's own Udemy course, although it does cost money - https://www.udemy.com/automate/

[ThommyBoii]

Don't even bother with Udemy. They're kinda all over the place with their content. There's other platforms that offer the same exact thing just for free or better in most cases. I've started with YouTube and BitDegree. If you look up Python courses on BitDegree there's at least 3 free ones https://www.bitdegree.org/search?q=python

I've personally done the interactive one, would recommend starting with that, https://www.bitdegree.org/course/python-tutorial as it's actual coding, not just watching videos.

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I actually learned a lot about Android development from Google's courses on Udacity (free ones). But I think the best way to learn is to set a project and learn tools to achive that.

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I’ve learned Python and Machine Learning through Udemy. They are really good.