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Hackr.io
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Community trust
Instead of getting a recommendation from a single dev, you get recommendation from the entire programming community.
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Recommendation for every programming language/framework/library
You can find Python as well as Jenkins.
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Nice filters
Free, Video, Book, Beginner, Advanced, etc.
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Codewars
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Challenges cover all areas of programming
Algorithms, OOP, functional programming, you name it - there's a challenge class for it and in just about every language.
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Require some coding knowledge
You require some coding knowledge to get an account with code wars. The topics are limited
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Submit your own challenges
If you think you have a good idea for a challenge that could be added to the dojo then go add it and get feedback.
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Multi-language support
Users can complete code challenges in over 12 different languages.
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Learning gamification
Get points and increase your level by completing coding challenges.
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Free
Codewars is completely free to use.
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BF / C / C++ / C# / Clojure / CoffeeScript / Crystal / Dart / Elixir / Erlang / F# / Go / Haskel / Java / JavaScript / Lua / Nim / Objective-C / OCaml / PHP / Python / R / Ruby / Rust / Shell / SQL / Swift / TypeScrypt
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Code School
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Practice the code after each video
After each video, there are a series of challenges that give you a chance to apply what you just learned. The great thing about these challenges are that they force you to think through a problem, and use the new skills to solve it. It's not just regurgitating facts; it requires some effort.
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Acquired by Pluralsight
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Paths for learning different skills
While you can jump into any video you like, there is also the option to follow a path for what you are wanting to learn. These give a nice direction if you are wanting to improve on a particular area and guide you into what to do next. They currently offer Ruby, Javascript, HTML/CSS, and iOS.
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Videos are of a tone that some people cannot stand
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Videos show how to build an app in real time
Soup to Bits is a series of videos that shows a developer creating an app from scratch in real time. It's easy to pause a video and follow along with the developer.
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Requires paying to complete courses
Although the beginning of each course is free and you can see if you are interested in pursuing it, to complete the course you must pay.
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Video tutorials
Videos give an overview of the course/lesson plan before a single line of code is written. This gives context and a general understanding of what is possible and how teaching will be approached.
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A bit too basic
There is not a lot of advanced content.
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Fun and engaging teaching style
The instructors often use humour throughout the videos while letting their passion for the topic show.
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In-depth courses
Code School is not just for beginners to programming, but provides plenty of intermediate and advanced courses for students as their skills grow.
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C#, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Ruby, SQL, Objective-C
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Editor, video tutorials, progress saver, forum
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Codecademy
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Not the best structure for quick refreshers
The content of the lessons is aimed very much at people just starting to learn how to code. This is perfect for beginners but if you want to use Codecademy to refresh your knowledge the lessons are not designed to be quickly done.
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Interactivity
Right from the start, users write code. They start small in an environment that has constant feedback and gradually progress to more complex concepts. Users can see code results instantly, giving great feedback.
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Lack of context
Codecademy is great for providing a hands-on approach, but there is a lack of context regarding how to start a project in real life. While users may learn how to code using Codecademy's interface, they may not have any idea how to code independently.
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Excellent progression
Codeacademy doesn't overwhelm beginners with information. It gives bite-sized information, the bare minimum needed to finish a task and get to the next one. As the course progresses, it slowly fills in background information.
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Sticks to pretty basic
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Good editor
Codeacademy has a powerful, beginner-friendly integrated development environment (IDE) that can also be used outside of curriculum.
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Deleted a lot of content
A lot of free content has been taken away, for example the PHP course was removed from the site.
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Bite-sized lessons
Each lesson in code-academy focuses on a single concept, and repetition is provided to drill the concept.
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Buggy
Codecademy is known to have many bugs which interfere with the editor, resulting in error messages despite having the correct answer.
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Mostly free content & best progression series for beginners
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Allows infinite loops to run
If you run an infinite loop, the browser freezes. Many other similar websites will give you an error, preventing the loop from running. Though not a bug, the lack of feature to stop infinite loops from running can be quite frustrating to beginners.
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Community forums
It has forums which can be used to discuss with other learners
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HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Ruby, Python
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Code editor, forum, progress saver, written tutorials
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Treehouse
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Great instructors
The course formats are flexible enough that instructors are able to employ their own styles so long as exercises are offered in consistent intervals and student progress is measurable. The instructors communicate very clearly and are very approachable.
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Regular participation is essential
This is not a good place to skip ahead and work backwards from a specific need. In fact, even skipping sections you have mastery in can be risky since the condensed material relies heavily on past examples.
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Great material presentation, instruction, and visualization
Their animations and screenshares supplement the instruction, giving a really good all-around learning experience.
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Credit card required to sign up for the free trial
Treehouse offers a free 14-day trial, but requires a credit card to sign up.
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Best beginner's option
Materials are very well made and it'll get you started with the technology as fast as possible. Haven't found tutorials that well made and understandable. Nothing is skipped or assumed without reference to courses within that were recommended to you earlier. This makes the site an efficient review resource if you ever forget a basic concept.
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The quality is inconsistent among courses
Treehouse has multiple teachers in order to provide such a variety of content. However there is a lack of consistency with teaching styles - Some courses provide content that is well explained and goes at a reasonable pace. Other courses can be quite hard to follow. The challenges are also inconsistent - Some are too easy and don't reinforce much of the material learned.
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Project-based learning
Soup to Bits videos show you how to build an app step by step in real time. Each is short and digestible yet illustrates many relevant new concepts.
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Way too expensive compared with other options
Most advanced materials are locked away as "Pro/Bonus."
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Learning tracks
Trying to figure out what language or tool to learn can be frustrating. TreeHouse groups their courses into learning tracks so you have more guidance, based on what type of development you want to do. Some of the tracks they offer: Web Design, Front-end Development, Full-Stack Javascript, and PHP Development (see the list here).
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Charges your credit card before the free trial expires
The Treehouse offers a free trial period, which is nice on the one hand. On the other hand you still need to register a payment method to be able to use it. And what's even worse, if you cancel the paid subscription before the FREE trial ends, you loose any access to free trial! So you will then have to pay a subscription fee to renew the access to the free course even though you SHOULD have some trial period left. That is absolutely unacceptable these days and smells as quite a shady business practice.
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Workspaces
You don't have to install anything to your computer and can learn from anywhere using their Workspaces. The effectiveness of this tool cannot be overstated. Even though instructors often preface courses with installation guides to setup popular environments the Workspaces allow you to jump right in, mimic the examples, work on your project, experiment with tangent thoughts, or even complete parallel courses simultaneously, within separate Workspace instances. Execution is very fast and space is ample.
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Has become very buggy/unreliable
The number of bugs has gradually been increasing to the point where the platform may be more frustrating than beneficial for some users (as of October 2016). The engineers seem to be doing their best to stay on top of things, but bugs appear to be occurring faster than they can fix them. Some bugs require you to refresh the page (often multiple times) before getting the information correctly displayed. UI elements jump around, some features on the site are broken.
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Build projects as you learn
Most TreeHouse courses allow you to build interesting real-world projects that make for a fun way to learn how to apply what you've learned (such as apps, websites, UI elements and more).
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The forum lacks conversation/engagement
TreeHouse provides a a forum for students to have discussions. However almost all posts are students looking for answers to the quizzes and challenges. Any attempts at general discussions about business, learning, programming, job seeking etc. tend to go without replies.
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New material added freqently
TreeHouse releases multiple new courses every month on various different topics. They do an excellent job of keeping pace with a changing industry. For example, they released courses on Swift not long after Swift was released.
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Not an in-depth resource
Most Treehouse courses are geared towards beginners, making it necessary to use other resources in order to gain a deeper understanding of the language you're learning.
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Forum
If you're stuck with an task you can easily get help on their forum. Most topics are visited by hundreds of students per day and responses are often returned within minutes if not seconds. In case your question cannot be answered by the imminent community, they can be pushed to recommended members or staff experts for prompt responses.
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Very Effective Resource
Criticizing the lack of advanced material seems unjustified considering how consistent the paths are with the costs and transparent intentions. Advanced resources are usually politely introduced then passed over.
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iOS and Android app
Treeehouse provides an app for both iOS and Android that is easy to use.
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Portfolio
You can share courses that you successfully completed when you're applying for a job. Probably after completing course you have a solid understanding in given technology.
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Motivates Students
The community is very supportive and the company convincingly more interested in your positive referral than in your subscription, though both is obviously preferred. Besides recognition and gamification, your timely progress is actively encouraged. There are even employer monitored sections with suggestions of how to meet career goals with related skills.
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Student discount
You can get a student discount easily using their email support.
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HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Ruby, Python, PHP, Objective-C, Java, Swift
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Projects, quizes, video tutorials, editor, progress saver, forum
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W3Schools
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Easy to learn
All the tutorials are written in a straightforward and easy to understand way.
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Outdated practices / problem solutions
The practices that are shown to solve the problems at hand are rarely, if at all, updated. Usually, their tutorials and learning material is updated only after they see their profits drop.
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Built in editor
Almost every example has a "try it yourself" button which opens up an editor in a new tab. It allows you to play with the example code and see how it works.
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Doesn't care about teaching right
There are multiple errors in the data they show. Although the solutions they show work, they will lead to unmaintainable code. That happens even when the maintainable code alternatives are as easy or accessible to new programmers as the alternatives.
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Well organized tutorials
All of the lessons are separated into their own pages, which makes it easy to learn about specific concepts.
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Certifications not recognized
Many professionals in IT agree that w3s certifications are not recognized by them and are deemed useless. Good luck finding any respectable professional that accepts a w3s certification.
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Great source from Google search's perspective
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It is for profit
What defines what goes is and what gets fixed on w3schools is what gives them profit and what doesn't (through their ads system).
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Written tutorials only
While many learning resources offer a mixture of media in their courses (such as videos, challenges etc.), w3schools offers only written tutorials and code editors. This makes w3schools more beneficial as a quick reference rather than a primary learning resource.
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