I’ve been trying to learn programming for a while. I was finding that most free resources were extremely difficult in getting the bigger pictures across and how things tied together. I finally broke down and bought the pro version of Codecademy. I started the backend engineering track and I feel like I’m actually learning a lot and making progress, understanding concepts. I feel like it gives me direction and ties concepts together on how things function together. The supplemental resources that they point you to help a lot.

I see Codecademy get a lot of hate on here and the majority of the reason is it’s too expensive, but I don’t really hear a lot about the content quality here.

Am I wasting my time with Codecademy, or is the pro version a start?

Hello everyone. I have to learn Java as part of a class im going to take next semester, and I hear Java is pretty hard so Im going to try to learn whatever I can from CodeAcademy beforehand.

On CodeAcademy, however, I noticed that I can get a certificate of completion if I buy CodeAcademy Pro. Do you guys think thats worth anything on a resume, or should I just stick to the free version?

Thank you in advance!!!

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.

I'm not a CS student. I'm a fashion design student, but I've always had an interest in both aesthetics and technology. I was that kid who was editing Xanga/Tumblr themes with html, always on the Internet, giggling and kicking my feet using hotkeys. I'm unsure of where my fashion design degree will take me exactly (just because I have so many interests within the industry) but I'm wondering if getting a Code Academy cert will help me at all or if I should look for another avenue to learn coding?

I saw another thread asking the same question but the OP was in CS so their degree for that definitely outweighs a cert. So far what I've learned is that the fashion industry mainly uses Adobe Illustrator (haven't learned that yet) and Excel Spreadsheets (pretty darn good at that) both of which I'll be learning in school anyway but obviously there's a ton of fashion tech out there and I want a leg up when I'm looking for jobs post-grad.

Should I put my money towards a Code Academy cert, take a college course on programming/coding, or a secret third thing?

I am considering doing the SQL for beginners through Codecademy for work. Potentially from there I will move on to more advanced levels.

Are Codecademys certificates internationally recognised? Can I put this on my CV and it be a credible source of knowledge? For context, I am in New Zealand.

Any other suggestions for learning, please let me know!

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 know that one is a series of courses, while the other is just one. But academically what is the difference, and how valuable is a professional certificate in employment?

I recently decided to get the Pro codeacademy version, I got the certificate in javascript and I am wondering if these certificates carry any weight? I have been coding a while now, but I am going to graduate college in a couple of years and need to know what certifications to get.

I feel like I need a real teacher or someone I can at least ask questions to (a tutor or something). But I travel full time so I would still need it to be online. I love coding and have a lot of self taught projects, but nothing professional enough to put on my resume. I want to get a remote job in the field! I just know that no recruiter will even consider my resume with no professional experience. Any ideas or experiences would be so greatly appreciated!!

I love learning, and so I plan to do as many free programming courses as I can while I do my bachelors in CS, but will it make much difference if an employer sees that I completed x certification from y coding site? Especially since it costs like $250 annually for codecademy pro.

Additionally, I'm torn because these have you complete several 1- to 2-hour projects at the end, so It is improving my resume, but should I be working on my own projects instead?

Any advice is appreciated.

Hello!

I am a QA Analyst updating my resume, I have been working in Codecademy and have obtained some certification and would like to know if they would be worth putting in my resume with education/certifications, or would it just be silly

Code Foundations Skill Path
Learn the Command Line Course

I am also getting close to wrapping up my 'Learn Git & Github' certification as well. Any help or guidance is appreciated, thanks in advance!

You get literally one lesson that teaches you how to say hello world. Why the hell is it plastered everywhere on the site and in articles that it's free? I'm sure not paying now.

So I'm wanting to pursue a database related role within our school's financial aid office, namely on our systems team. Our financial aid office is divided into 4 teams, there's management, processing, service, and systems. Systems is where all of the backend stuff takes place. They work with software systems like Ellucian Banner, CLOGIC, and a couple other systems. there's a severe need for folks with SQL and Python coding skills as we have only one guy that is capable of writing these programming languages. So I want to learn these because I've always been fascinated and have wanted to learn SQL, Python, Tableau, Power Bi, etc. I don't want to pay like $300 or $400 for some certification on the office chance that i fail the exam only to have wasted $400 on an attempt to pass a difficult certification exam/test, however, I've heard great things about Udemy and Codecademy. Any thoughts on these online platforms? Are they worth it or would employers look at that and laugh? Thanks!

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 :)

Why does Codeacademy not produce some sort of shareable certificate image for when you complete a course?

Not only can people have something to share on social media, or more importantly places like LinkedIn, but it'd also raise awareness of Codeacademy and the good work they do.

I am currently taking the codecademy prep course for the CC exam, & I was wondering if anyone else has used that to prepare for their exam and if it helped! I am a college student with a previous major, turned minor, in computer science so I do have some background in cyber security, but I just want to know if using codecademy certification prep is truly worth it!

I am a 17 year old and lets just say i have a lot of time rn and want to utilize all of it on learning python (adv), js, react and swift. I want to be an ai engineer and want to learn all of the fundamentals now that i have time.

I will be starting uni from next year and my main goal is not the cs degree its to make most of my time rn and land a high paying internship from my skills right from the first year (may sound unrealistic but i am really willing to put in the efforts).

So back to my question I am just using codecademy for the fundamentals (cos i really cant watch all those playlists and prefer learning this way) and i was just wondering if the certificates will be any useful in my first year when i apply for internships.

Ik that i have to create a ton of projects alongside and the certificates wont matter much and yes i will use the knowledge to create impressive projects but i am really new to this industry with not much knowledge, i would be really grateful if any of u guys share ur opinions about how i should proceed, about the certificates or about anything.

Hi!

I am a tier 2 support engineer working in cloud, mainly azure. I do not have a CS degree, just some azure certifications. I need to learn programming and thought about doing the CS career path in codecademy.com.

The course is divided into 5 sections:

CS101: Introduction to Programming

CS102: Data Structures and Algorithms

CS103: Databases

CS104: Computer Architecture

CS105: Discrete Math

Has anyone completed this computer science course from Codecademy and would you recommend it?

Hi all,

Currently i am learing in my backend learning path and solving problems on leetcode, I want to know, is the certificate from codecademy enough to get a job? Also what advices you have for me after i finish?

I just graduated and I’m trying to get into Jr Python dev job. Would a code academy certification give me a higher chance in getting the job ? Should I just keep working on my profolio? If I should get a programing cert is this a good one or is there a better one ?? Thanks 🙌