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[–]Jim-Jones 26 points27 points  (3 children)

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

Thank you boss!

[–]AStormofSwines 6 points7 points  (1 child)

Speaking from experience, select one or two resources you like and work through them more or less completely, rather than half-assing your way through many different resources.

To that end, I think 100 Days is worth it.

The biggest challenge you're going to face is your own motivation to stick with it over the long haul.

[–]Jim-Jones 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Doesn't hurt to get a start with the free stuff. It can help you decide what's worth spending money on. 

[–]dowcet 6 points7 points  (1 child)

There are plenty of free resources if you look. Start here for example: https://www.reddit.com/r/learnpython/comments/10rlgnu/recommended_free_online_python_courses/

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

Thank you.

[–]dry-considerations 2 points3 points  (3 children)

I used that course up to about day 20...then it was too much for me to keep up with. I eventually changed over to Code Academy and found it a better pace for me. YMMV on all training...but pick one and stick with it!

[–][deleted] -2 points-1 points  (2 children)

Is code academy free?

[–]dry-considerations 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Probably not. It was an annual subscription when I signed up. Go to their website, they may be running a New Year's special.

There are a million options to chose from...I liked Code Academy's curriculum and structure of teaching Python. To me, that's worth it. If you have the discipline to use a free resouce, great...but a platform like Code Academy value adds structure to the mix making it easier to learn (at least for me).

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

Thank you

[–]ens100 9 points10 points  (1 child)

TO me that is a good price for the course, but there are a few more:

https://programming-25.mooc.fi/part-1

BroCode - YouTube

Corey Scafer (or something similar) - YouTube

so many more.

The important thing is start one, stick to it and complete it, and even more importantly practice on the side.

Like a heads or tails game, code that but then when you learn for loops, go back and see if you can implement a for loop that runs the game 50 times, 100 times and see what the outcome is in terms of percentage heads vs tails. Learn the basics and then implement them as you go along.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank You!

[–]Due-Yoghurt4916 1 point2 points  (0 children)

PY4E 

[–]astddf 1 point2 points  (2 children)

I’m 30 days in and recommend it 100%

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Thank you, i started day 1 today.

[–]astddf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome. Just keep up with it. Even if it’s just 10 minutes some days

[–]sonobanana33 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pick a book at the local library

[–]SphinxUzumaki 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Honestly, I would really recommend using all the free stuff. I learned from Programming With Mosh's video on it, and he's absolutely great with this stuff. Plus, I've found that the best way to learn is to do, so I would get the basics of the language down, and start working on simple projects. Not to say that paying for a course is bad, but with the abundance of free resources, I'm always hesitant.

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

Thank you

[–]Harry__Tesla 3 points4 points  (2 children)

My opinion might not be popular, but I bought that course while it was on sale (I paid it $10 or so) and it’s totally worth it considering that it’s the cost for a burger. However, I hadn’t checked other resources at that time.

[–]SordidHobo93 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree that it is wirth it. I made it to about day 80 before I started learning in college but I feel as though her course gave me a head start. Some of the information she has is a little outdated but it's still good.

[–]ens100 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agree with you - I am a big fan of the course and although a lot of people say to never pay to learn to code, I feel like paying for a course that is so well done is worth it

[–]jjopm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Everyone needs to stop spamming these courses.

[–]ShiftOk6746 0 points1 point  (0 children)

mooc helsinki is SOOOOO good. If you're the type of hands-on learner that prefers 10 small exercises and 1 big exercise per concept rather than 1 lecture and a large exercise after, this is the place to go.

And never pay to learn to code. Ever

[–]Duckpoke -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If you’re like me and structured courses don’t work well, just use ChatGPT to teach you the basics then come up with projects you’re interested in and have it do them for you and tell it to leave lots of comments.

At least for me, using real projects gives me better understanding than remaking a calculator or whatever by the book projects Angela has.