Scrimba is amazing and you should use it if you're new to web dev
Thoughts about Scrimba?
scrimba.com: Learn React for Free
Obligatory disclaimer: I'm not the owner, moderator, admin of this site nor do I get paid to hype it. I'm just a huge fan.
I'm heavily critical of courses, especially courses that are paid. Why bother paying when you can find all that information for free? I also believe that doing is way better than reading and watching tutorials, and it's easy to get in a nasty loop called tutorial hell when you go down that path. Thankfully, there are free resources like The Odin Project and Freecodecamp that can teach you front end development and beyond while also building up your resume.
So why Scrimba?
As per Scrimba's hiring page,
"Scrimba is a code-learning platform that helps motivated newbies become professional web developers without spending a fortune. Our mission is to give students the quality of a coding bootcamp at the price of a gym membership."
Scrimba seems to be relatively new, which means all of its content is up to date. What makes it different from other courses is that it has interactive video lessons. Each lesson has an IDE, a small browser-esque window, and a narrated video. As video is played, you can see the narrator move his mouse and edit code. At any time, you're able to pause and write your own code.
After each module, you complete a project showing off what you learned so far, which helps build up your resume. If you ever get stuck, the Scrimba discord has plenty of people ready to help you. The Scrimba team is very active, friendly, and helpful. It's worth your time and your money if you're serious about learning web dev.
The link is here if you're interested https://scrimba.com/
They have many free courses, but their front end career path is what makes the site so good in my opinion.
I'm new to programming and looking for another interactive platform besides FreeCodeCamp. Is Scrimba worth paying for?
Hey, for anybody else attempting the self-taught route, just a heads up that the scrimba "Learn React for Free" course seems pretty good. Good format, good pacing, good examples, seems relatively updated etc.