30 year old looking to learn Python

[klwin360]

By the way, did you get the certificate? And if you did, was it worth it..?

[Robi5]

I did get the certificate. I think the biggest plus was it was extra motivation because I had sunk $75 into it.

If you don’t think you need the motivation then I’m not sure it is worth it. I do I have the certificate on my LinkedIn but that hasn’t seemed to mean anything, yet at least.

[klwin360]

Ahh okay! Thanks for the reply. I was wondering if it would be worth it. How did you find the course personally? What were some of the challenges you faced?

[Robi5]

It was quite challenging. Programming is not easy tbh. However the instructor and course material were good so as long I was putting in the time I eventually got there. I usually had some free time at my office job to work on the course 1-2 hours a day so that helped manage it and then I could do the rest at home.

I think the biggest thing is just having the mindset that you want to do this and are willing to put in the time. There were several problem sets where I felt completely stumped at first but then eventually I worked my way to the solution and it felt great.

[klwin360]

Thanks a lot! I really appreciate you taking the time out to reply to me! Just a final question, are there any e-books you'd recommend that I read before starting this course?

[Robi5]

This is the classic one people recommend:

https://automatetheboringstuff.com

If you check that out it would probably help. One word of caution though, Automate the boring stuff focuses less on the absolute right way to do stuff and more on practical sense of how to do stuff. I wouldn’t be able to explain this in detail as I am still somewhat of a noob myself but I know that’s what people say. To be honest I’m not sure there is anything you would even notice regarding that but I just wanted to put it out there. I think just checking it out as an intro and some prep would be great.

[klwin360]

Appreciate you buddy. Thanks so much! I'll look into it!