By Saurabh Hooda
So, now that you’re convinced that you should learn programming, where to begin with it? Well, seems like there is a multitude of options. While most of them are for-profit, these several platforms dedicate themselves to helping you learn. The best thing about such places is that they have an active community to help you through your mistakes and ordeals. Some of the great places to begin the coding conquest are:
freeCodeCamp
“Learn to code for free,” is the official motto of freeCodeCamp. Launched in October of 2014, freeCodeCamp is probably the best place to start your coding conquest. In addition to offering interactive learning, the non-profit platform flaunts an active online community, chat rooms, and Medium publications. The wide learning platform covers almost all popular programming languages as well as their respective frameworks.
YouTube
Everything is on YouTube. Though a significant portion of the public uses YouTube to quench their thirst for entertainment, a fair number of people use it as a learning tool. It is completely free to use and offer videos and tutorials to guide you from the very beginning on your quest of becoming a champion, or at least capable, programmer.
YouTube has a number of channels that deal with different types of programming languages. Some of the most popular programming channels on YouTube include ProgrammingKnowledge, Derek Banas, and Treehouse. You can get everything ranging from basic concepts explanation to detailed specific aspects of a programming language on the world’s biggest video platform.
Hackr.io
Check out tailor-made tutorials and lessons pertaining to various programming languages at Hackr.io. The site not only lists the tutorials and lessons but ranks each one of them based on their popularity, which in turn depends on their quality and satisfaction generated among users.
Ranging from Java to Kotlin, you can learn the most popular programming languages at Hackr.io. For advanced programmers, the website also enlists several paid courses that award a certificate on successful completion. So, what are you waiting for? Start today!
In addition to the tutorials, Hackr.io also flaunts a regularly updated blog tracking latest happenings in the programming world. For instance, here is a post contrasting Java and Python in 2019.
CodeAcademy
This is one of the most popular places to start your coding journey. Free courses at CodeAcademy are available for 12 programming languages, including CSS, HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, Python, and Ruby. By December of 2017, 45 million users already rely on CodeAcademy for advancing in their coding career.
Coursera
If you’re looking to get free foundational programming courses from some of the world’s best universities, you can do so at Coursera. University of Toronto and the University of Washington are 2 of the over 110 leading institutions that offers thousands of programming learning courses to students. The for-profit educational organization also offers a wide range of paid courses accompanied by a certificate of completion.
GitHub
One of the most important aspects of GitHub is its overtly active community. With over 500 free programming books and community support for over 80 programming languages, GitHub is undoubtedly one of the best places to learn programming for free. In fact, the platform not only allows you to learn but also overcome challenges faced during your coding ordeals.
Udemy
Udemy was founded in 2010. The online learning platform boasts a very diverse range of courses, ranging from free to paid. Though most of the tutorials and lessons are available in video format, you also get access to additional learning material with a programming course at Udemy.
EdX
Founded by a joint effort of Harvard University and MIT in 2012, EdX is an online programming learning platform. You can learn about all the latest programming languages at EdX. Some of the various courses are available completely free at EdX.
Code Avengers
Looking for interactive programming courses for learning how to make apps, games, and websites using CSS, HTML, and JavaScript? Then Code Avengers is what you might be looking for. Each course is 12-hour long at Code Avengers and available in a number of languages that includes Dutch, Italian, and Turkish.
HTML5 Rocks
Launched back in 2010 by Google, HTML5 Rocks flaunts a plethora of tutorials, resources, and latest updates on HTML5. It has a new name now, Web Fundamentals. Because the courses offered at HTML5 is something above than basic, you need to have some good understanding of HTML5 before jumping to this opportune learning platform.
A Last Piece of Advice
While learning to code, you need to believe in that “If One Man Can Do It, Any Man Can Do It.” Programming can be challenging to learn at first, but once you have a clear understanding of what it is, coding is fun to play and work with.
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