7 Places You Can Learn to Code for Free
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Ahh….coding. The veritable 21st Century skill that everyone’s clamoring to have. If you’ve got it down pat, then on with you, great demigod of the startup world. If you’re like most of us, however, and uh…looking to brush up a bit, then read on — there’s good news.
There are lots of awesome online resources and some in person classes where you can learn to code for free! That’s right, you too can the be the envy of your friends in the startup scene. Just think, get good enough you may very well wind up becoming the ever elusive “technical co-founder”.
Check out these 7 free resources and get coding –
| 1. Codecademy |
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| Codecademy is an awesome online resource and a great starting point for biting your teeth on some live, interactive coding action. Over 25 million students have enrolled in their engaging interactive platform. You can dive in to tracks including JavaScript, PHP, Python, Ruby and HTML to learn all the latest skills commanded by today’s aggressive startups. Find out more > |
| 2. GA Dash |
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| GA Dash is a free online platform from General Assembly and promises that you’ll “Learn how to make awesome websites” — certainly an important skill in an up and coming startup environment. Dash’s browser-based platform takes you through projects that teach you HTML, CSS, JavaScript and responsive design. Find out more > |
| 3. Khan Academy |
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| Not to be outdone by flashy, code-specific platforms, Khan Academy, the original gangsta of free online skill building, offers touch up courses in JS, HTML, CSS, and SQL. Find out more > |
| 4. Coursera |
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| Stanford computer scientist Daphne Koller co-founded and launched Coursera in April of 2012. This kind of online education now has over 1,000 courses from 120 institutions including Vanderbilt, Stanford, the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton and more. Best of all, Coursera classes are free to take and taught by top-tier faculty. They have classes in JavaScript, HTML, Python and an array of entry level computer science classes. Find out more > |
| 5. edX |
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| Hold the presses though — In May of 2012, Harvard and MIT got together to offer their own spin on online learning – edX. Boston-based edX offers circuillum from 60 of the world’s top institutions including Harvard’s very popular CS50x. Taught by Harvard computer science prfessor David J. Malan, CS50x teaches you the ins and outs of programming and touches on C, PHP, JavaScript, SQL, and CSS. |
| 6. Udemy |
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| Udemy offers a ton of great courses on everything from HTML, CSS, Python, Ruby on Rails and more. Many of the courses on Udemy are paid, but most of the fees are quite nominal and there are also plenty of free programming classes and coupon codes if you dig around online. Read the review, pick a topic and get started! |
| 7. YouTube |
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| Yep, believe it or not, YouTube offers more than funny cat videos and Charlie Bit Me. In fact, Startup Stir has some pretty awesome content on YouTube too (Check it out!) Anyway, if you’re looking to learn to code, we encourage you to check out thenewboston, Coder’s Guide and LearnCode. There’s so much there. Have at it! |
So what do you think? Are you ready to get started? Join us at the next Startup Stir and us know how it goes!
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