Currently a Pro account on Codecademy is free for anyone with a student email

Edit: As users in the comments have confirmed, you can use any fake email as long as it ends in .edu to sign up. The pro membership lasts 90 days

Happy online learning~

https://pro.codecademy.com/learn-from-home/

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 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.

For the basics, I used to love this site. I wanted to go through Python, but it tried to Pro me shortly after Hello World ;p (20/mo) I suppose they changed business models. Any way for grandfathered accounts to get discounts or the old basic courses?

As per title, and I mean both financially and educationally.

I'm brand new to programming, I've started the Free Python course they offer, but I need more grounding in Computer Science and Programming in general I think to make it work for me.

CodeAcademy offer pathways to do this - has anyone had any experience here, and is it good for a beginner?

Thanks

EDIT: Thank you to everyone that replied - you've given me a decent amount to think about, and some other useful resources. Your help is appreciated :)

Everywhere i ask for a place to learn coding for free people say codeacademy, but not a single person can tell me how to use it for free, and well its annoying that every time i try a lesson, 2 pages in and i already hit a paywall, so how do you use it for free?

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?

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 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?

Hey guys - I'm a little confused about codecademy because I see it advertised as a great tool to learn programming languages for free, but I can't do anything without upgrading to PRO. Have they changed their model where you have to pay now? I can't find anything on their website that suggests otherwise...

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 :)

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

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've mostly been using free resources (won't be able to go back to college for a while because it's pretty expensive), and I've been thinking about trying paid classes for a better learning experience, but I'm not sure if it's worth it. I really like freeCodeCamp—following along with projects is great, and the certification projects are helpful. But I feel like I need something that explains how everything functions together even more clearly.

With most tutorials, I feel like I'm blindly following along, and I'd love to get to the point where I can create things more independently. I've looked through a few other resources but I'm unsure what would be best for me. I'm considering paying for a course, but I'm not sure if I should. I've googled different options but want feedback from people who have tried different things. What works best for any of you? :)

If it helps I'm currently learning Javascript, CSS, and HTML (I would also like to learn Java at some point)