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

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

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 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 !

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?

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.

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.

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 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 😀

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...

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 :)