Hello!
I am looking to dip my toe into learning Python, with a specific interest in data analysis. I know myself to be a very unfocussed and unreliable learner unless it is made super easy for me and I played around with Codeacademy a bit many years ago and found it to be very accessible.

Having scoured these threads, and a handful like it, I haven't seen Codeacademy mentioned once, and instead lots of Coursera and Youtube tutorials

Is Codeacademy no use any more, or more to the point, has anyone had major success with them? Also, is it just widely accepted that there are better places to start as a beginner?

Sincere thanks!

I love to learn by myself! But I hate to watch videos. I prefer codecademy's methodology where I just need to read and do stuff; really doing stuff and not watching someone do it.

But sometimes the codecadme catalog is not enough, is there any other site with thiskind of methodology?

Thanks in advice!

It's been YEARS since I've programmed but I'm more determined than ever to get back in the game. Do you guys have any recommended places to learn that are interactive? I'd also like a refresher in HTML/CSS if there are any interactive places to work with. Thanks!

I've been codecademy for a total of maybe like a month or two but feel like I make very little progress and the only practice I get is restarting the course over multiple times since I have a free account. I've been meaning to upgrade to a paid subscription just for the practice lessons but it seems pricey and left me looking for other alternatives like udemy. While I hear good things about udemy it seems like I'm paying for one class at a time and while I weighed the pros and cons I still feel like I still wanna give it a go especially now since they're doing a sale right which seems like a steal for the prices of the courses I wanna learn (java, javascript, python, rust, etc.) and I get paid this week so I may be able to make a few purchases for the courses. Should I bite the bullet and stay with codecademy despite the amount of good things I do hear about it being very few or would it be worth it to move over to udemy? Appreciate any kind of soft/harsh criticism that comes from answers, I just want something else to throw in with the youtube channels I'm subscribed to in order to learn more about coding and being a programmer.

Youtube channels I'm subscribed to:

Tech with tim

mCoding

Real Python

Telusko

ArjanCodes

Corey Schafer

freeCodeCamp.org

CS Dojo

Clever Programmer

Sentdex

Masahiro Sakurai On Creating Games

Hello everyone

I have been studying programming with books, video courses and Codecademy. I know that the latter isn't the best way of learning, but is helpful for me because it keeps me engage to the task. I was wondering if there's any other interactive website better than Codecademy

Thank you

So i have been following a lot of courses on Codecademy, i'd really love to have access to their Intensive courses such as Build a Website from Scratch or the Front-End developing course but Codecademy intensive is really out of my budget. Are there good alternatives that everyone recommends on this board? I'm using Freecodecamp too and so far i find it wonderful, just for the fact that all their work is completely free. Thanks in advance!

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 have been looking for sites like it because python 3 isn't free on it and I really want to learn it and nothing seems to have an editor like it.

As the title says. I subscribed in Datacamp for 15usd with highest sale. Wanted to subscribe to codecademy but highest they did was 50% off only. Anything similar to it but free or not as expensive?

My goal is to build Strong fundamentals because I'm a CS student who didn't acquire good foundations thanks to the shitty school and procrastination. So I want to learn strong foundations for programming but with also the concepts and their theories, not just technical training only. Any good recommendations ?

Does anyone know similar online teaching places? I like their point systems and clarity. The achievement hunting is addictive as well. One has courses/subjects the other doesn't have, so they're kinda complimentary too.

Edit: Derp spelling.

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

I realize this isn't a new question; but 2023, I begin my programming journey at last. The only problem is; there is so many different sources with which to get your knowledge from. I can't believe I'm saying this but I kind of wish there were LESS options - how dumb, right? I should be happy there's so many options.

Anywho, I'm signed up to a few coding learning sites and I'm sitting here in utter confusion. I have notepads and pens I bought ready. I'm an empty cup ready to be filled with Python-flavoured Lemonade.

FreeCodeCamp is, well, as the name suggests; free. Free is great. But the word 'free' should always be taken with caution. Free means there's compromise, correct? If something is free then it's not as good as it seems to be. is this the case with FreeCodeCamp? Does anyone here know if there are people really that kind and altruistic that they'd design a website and heavy curriculum of classes ABSOLUTELY free for other people to learn with ZERO hidden agenda or reimbursement?And the classes are really well-done and easy to follow?

I'm probably asking too many questions because it's free so I need to not complain about it. I'm just doing the most research I can because I need to pick SOMETHING to learn from.

Now, on the flip-side; there's Codecademy. While not free, looks promising. Plus, because it's paid, that means you get more content, right? More to learn? More promise of getting a job in the programming field? They would have to work extra hard since it's quite pricey so wouldn't they give customers their money's worth?

FreeCodeCamp mentions thousands of people who use it get their first software developer job. And Codecademy from what I've seen, uhhh...doesn't say anything about programming employers picking out Codecademy users who pique their interest and employing them.

BUT IT'S NOT FREE...so it must be good, right?The reason I'm harping on this "not free" thing is because they got a giant sale going on right now (as you can see from the link above) and if I feel like I pass this up, I'll miss a huge opportunity to get a huge deal on something potentially better than FCC.

But, on the flip side, they're a business, and businesses employ tactics like a "holiday deal" that seems huge but it's that price every other time of the year, so they up the price then make you think you're getting in on something good when you're paying regular price. Is this what they're doing? I don't know. Maybe I need to stop thinking about money and just go with FCC.

Truth is, I'm 31 now and I can't afford to not waste my own time with something that won't help me find a job in this field. So, whichever one has the highest success rate and employment rate is the one I'm going for.

ON THE OTHER HAND; I have some classes from CodeWithMosh. Mosh is great and has thorough and well-done classes on different languages. But since they're limited on a set of videos I downloaded (Sorry, Mosh) and not on a website where the learning is seemingly endless....will I learn just as much as I would on the aforementioned sites?

There's also the question if I need to use them at all. There's a wide ocean of knowledge on YouTube (the greatest video platform in the world). FreeCodeCamp even puts their classes on YouTube so I can just quickly search without even going to their websites.The problem with YouTube, however, is that I look up something like "Python for Beginners" and there's thousands of videos. Which one do I pick??! I mean, FCC's classes are HOURS long. So there's a lot I can learn, but who says this guy or girl from this channel has more effective strategies from his/her Python class with a nicely-sized playlist cut up in different parts? Like I said; there's too many options.

Maybe I'm over-thinking everything. Should I just go through different ones, pick one that catches my ears and stick with it? Or just go with FreeCodeCamp 100%?

BUT ON THE OTHER HAND; I'm also registered to sites like 42Heilbronn, w3Schools, GeneralAssembly, CodeNewbie, RealPython and Cisco Identity oh, God, it's too over-whelming!! I'm subscribed to over 100 programming people on YouTube, as well where does it end?!?!?

It's at this point of my thought process that I stop thinking about it and go back to watching stupid videos on YouTube because I get easily over-whelmed with all of this because the first jump is the hardest. It's best for me to not think about this. I'm writing an essay on it, you should see how my brain feels racing 5,000 miles per hour thinking about all of this and my life of laziness and remedial developmental delay-ness.

Ok, I'm out of hands. I'm sorry for this long post, I just needed to get all of this out. Thank you for reading or skimming through all of this, I appreciate it.

All responses are very, very very appreciated. I look forward to one day getting to know all of you.

With love,

Ralph

I’ve been trying to self-teach C# for a bit now, I got through about 55% of the course in Codecademy (which has helped me SOOO much in understanding syntax and practicing thru my own projects), and then they switched the course to Codecademy Pro only. They did the same with Python not too long ago either.

Are there any resources similar to this where I can practice with an online compiler? I also have VS, so I could follow along with a YT video but I’ve heard mixed opinions on how helpful YouTube can be for learning a new language.

I went on CodeCademy today, and I have kind of the feeling that more and more courses need to have CodeCademy Pro.
Is there an alternative to CodeCademy, which is entirely free ?

Thanks in advance !

I have an on-and-off relationship with programming / compsci.

I have attempted many times to use books and Coursera / EdX MOOCs in order to learn. But I always get stuck on some issue and cannot find proper guidance anywhere as to how to fix it. I hate searching through Google for hours trying to learn something. There are also just straight up too many choices of MOOCs to try and I have spent a long time bouncing around thinking 'this will be the one that I learn from,' and I still get stuck.

I'm willing to pay for services like Codecademy or Brilliant for the convenience of having a structured plan that actually checks whether your code is correct. But first, I want to hear from people whether these are actually any good in terms of the DEPTH of learning that you get out of them. I want to understand how my code works not just how to write it.

If not, does anyone have a recommendation for a service or website to get a structured plan to improve? I would like to learn as much as possible through exercises or projects, rather than videos.

Thank you

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.