I've been interested in CS for a long time, and am, in fact, going to school for it. Well, sort of; technically I'm majoring in statistics with a CS minor, the latter being promoted if I do well in a second-semester course this year. However, I know that within this field, there are many roads that lead to Rome.

So, I checked out Codecademy, for the first time since I was in middle school. It seems pretty comprehensive: 14 languages from Python to HTML and Shell to MongoDB, 15 subjects ranging from cybersec to game dev to even interview prep, and a new "Projects" section with 9 independent projects at the time of writing this (all, admittedly, seemingly geared towards website development). Going through the Java course, it seems there are also small-scale projects included in the courses as well. Apparently they even have "career paths," which seem interesting. To top it all off, they have a student discount, which is, frankly, the only reason I'm even considering a subscription; the $30 monthly fee is exorbitant, but $12 I can handle.

With all of this said, I'm still not totally sure this is worth it. I remember back when Codecademy was completely free as a kid, and it felt really basic. From what I can tell from the courses, it seems their teaching philosophy has remained relatively the same, but with a little more interactivity, which is a plus. In its current state, is it worth the subscription? Will it give me a leg up in getting a CS-related job, be it with skills on my resume, certifications that may be regarded well, or otherwise? Any and all advice and views would be greatly appreciated.

P.S. I'm aware this thread has been made in the past, but from the descriptions therein, it seems Codecademy has evolved enough for me to consider making a new one.

They've got a 50% october sale at the moment. The pro package provides access to (and I quote):

Real-world projects

All courses

Skill paths

Career paths

Technical interview prep

Code challenges

Professional certifications

Career services

Assessments

I am a not a beginner but not quite at an intermediate level. I have a decent mathematical background with some previous, limited experience in Python and C++. I'm looking to learn some Python (and C++ eventually) for applications in data analysis, ML and financial tools.

Has anyone genuinely found Codeacadmey to be a strong resource in terms of the courses and projects offered? Have you completed courses and left with a more robust understanding of concepts? Also, do employers rate their proffesional certs?

thanks for reading :)

I just took my first lesson on Codecademy and I liked it. I'm tempted to go for the full year subscription to save money. Is it worth it?

I couldn't resist their half price offer, which brought it into my "give it a go what do I have to lose!" budget. I don't have any great plans, at 51 I just want to see what I can learn. So far so good, I followed the first few exercises and although at first I didn't have a clue what was going on, after an hour I had managed to do a few things and was even playing around trying to mix up what I'd learned a bit. I did write programs in Basic on a Z X Spectrum when I was at school, I wrote a program that tested my French vocabulary and also have done websites and fiddled with Javascript and HTML so I guess I'm not starting totally from scratch - though of course the difference between a Z X Spectrum and today's computing power is orders of magnitude different!

I've no idea how this goes from these very simple things to making something like an app/program that actually does something useful, but it looks like it will be interesting to learn, I'm sure I'll be seeing code as I go to sleep over the holidays, event though I should be taking a break (mind you it's so different from my day job that it feels like it could actually be very relaxing and distracting!)

There have been a few people encouraging me on here over the last few months so I thought I'd stop by to say I've finally taken the plunge and got started with my first steps 😀

I recently have been furloughed from work , I applied for a scholarship to codecademy pro. They were gracious enough to accept and gave me 3 months free. First of all, that's great that they did that , take everything i'm about to say with a grain of salt.

First a bit about my situation, which you may not care about, but might find yourself in a similar situation.

Long story short, i'm feeling a bit vulnerable after many recent layoffs and wanted a secondary skill that I could either make a side hustle of, or find employment should things take a turn south.

I dabbled in a few languages and felt web dev was the best course for me.

I wanted to learn HTML and CSS as a foundation for web dev.

Codecademy is VERY NICE

I'll cut to the chase. After 5 weeks of this program i felt great. The website makes you feel like you are ready to hit the ground running and you're a goddamn pro. The problem is , you're not. They toss you into these "projects" towards the middle of the curriculum and want you to build clones of some pretty code heavy websites. The problem is you just don't have the knowledge to tackle them.

After a short 15 slide lesson they will say " ok , now you know flexbox " .... although you might be FAMILIAR with flexbox ... you do not KNOW it. It has alot of mobile gameish features like login streaks to really hit those dopamine receptors and make you feel like you're the king shit. But you just aren't.

I've gone back to project odin and it's been a very humbling experience. It doesn't make you feel great about yourself or pat you on the back and tell you what an expert you now are. But it is EFFECTIVE. I feel like I got knocked down a few pegs, but I also feel more confident as a DEVELOPER.

If you are looking for a path to become a good web dev. I would steer clear of codecademy. I am really grateful for what they have put together but it just lures you into a false sense of worth. Dont waste the time on it like I did when there are great free alternatives like project odin.

I've been using Codecademy quite a bit lately. I don't have the funds to dive into the full year plan. So I was thinking about checking out a month of pro (because I know I won't learn much about it in 7 days). The extra quizzes and even projects seem like they would be a nice addition to what I'm doing already.

So far I've been spending about 5 days a week and one and half to two hours each day going through lessons and exercises. I haven't started working on any small projects yet, but I have been typing up code to see what I can do with what I know right now.

I've also been going through a c# for dummies book.

Hey everybody. Facing recently the world of programming and really want to go in deep into it.

First things first, I'm a biologist, so I would apply those knowledge in the bioinformatic field, so no deep scripting, machine learning and so on.

I'm wondering if the pro account of CodeAcademy is really worth its money to acquire a basic knowledge of the most important languages (i.e. python, R, bash, etc.) That would allow me to start a possible career in bioinfo.

I know that the website release also some certificates of completion that, for what I know, are accepted as CV in the field. Any experience with that?

Thanks to all that will answer :)

Hello all,

Two months ago, I decided to pay the codeacademy pro subscription. It costs me $250+ and here are my thoughts of it:

1. It is accesible in any pc, including the one of my job which I have some internet limitations. Also, I can use my phone to study concepts.

2. Easy to understand. Codeacademy has a lot of resources such as articles, videos, book chapters, forums and a discord server. When I have some doubts, people in the community helped me a lot.

3. Exercises. They use some step by step exercises when you can see how are resolved and you can do some testing. If you are stuck, they have the solution. Some exercises or projects are individual and without any help. But you can get some explanations thanks to discord or forums.

4. Structured careers. I love how they have some paths to be a X engineer. They have syllabuses that are well designed.

5. You can advance at your own time. No homework projects with due dates.

The only cons are the prices.

I took Full Stack Engineer and I am at 31% of the course done. I am proud of me because I am too lazy and they motivate me to continue.

By the way, I am too bad in CSS and JavaScript to modify the HTML/CSS (but not the language)

I recently discovered CodeCademy and they have everything from free basic fundamental skills to full fundamentals of a skill like HTML, SQ, Python etc. they also have career paths that teach you everything to do with Front end, computer science/data science, full stack. My question is, is it worth the time to do the course to getting a job as a self taught programmer? Will I be taken seriously as someone without a college degree?

So there's this pretty well-known and renowned website called Codecademy. I'm currently taking their free Java course and I don't find it to be that great. It's pretty hard to understand and the course isn't structured that well in my opinion(though I have very slight experience with Java). I'm thinking of switching to a different source but I want to know if it's just me or if it's the website/course itself?

I recently paid for a yearly subscription, and I was wondering if it was a good investment.

I have a BA in computer science from 2022,, but never did anything with it. I mainly learned Java for my degree so I've got some coding experience. Recently I started using Codecamy to learn some web development and since they had a sale I bought a pro membership for a year. So far I've completed the HTML course and I'm starting the CSS course then planning to learn JavaScript, SQL, and Python. I read some reviews saying it may not be a great tool, is this true? If so what other learning tools would you recommend?

Not sure if this is allowed (I checked the community rules and it looks like it is?), but I got an email that CodeCademy pro is 50% off until the end of April for new customers. I'm a hapless full-price customer, but I do use it and like it.

Use promo code APRIL50 by April 30.

I can afford many udemy courses and can afford codecademy pro.

I'm going to community college in the fall for Computer Science, I graduated high school in 2023 so I just work now, and I'm finally going back. Doing the 2 years in community college then 2 years state school path.

I can get the student discount for codecademy $150 for a year of pro, but I'm worried it might be a waste? I completed the beginner python course for my senior project and I liked it a lot. And I have severe ADHD and hate learning how to code, it's not hard to understand just to learn and pay attention, and codecademy wasn't that bad to work with in that regard.

Hey,

I just wanted to let everyone considering buying CodeAcademy Pro that it's terrible. I'm currently learning Swift and their compiler is just awful. When I click on "Run" nothing happens or sometimes it gives me an error, because I don't have spaces exactly at where they demand the spaces to be. I code in Xcode and my code works and it gives me no error, when I copy the same code onto CodeAcademy it gives me bunch of errors.

The certificate might be the only "useful" thing I might get out of it, but that's about it and I'm not sure if any of the employers care about CodeAcademy's certificate at all. Maybe only very few of them.

Also, once I googled for a solution, because I didn't know what to do and I found the exact same tutorial on Apple Developer page for free. I'm just pretty disappointed with CodeAcademy. It seemed to work fine when I tried it for free.