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Udemy

9 recommenders · 9 threads · recommended in 5 years, 2018–2023 · score 11.8

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A Udemy video course teaching Python programming from the basics. Commenters mostly describe it as a general, beginner-friendly intro to Python, and two of them link the same Python course, taught by Jose Portilla.

Commenters call it a solid foundation for beginners, often noting that Udemy sales bring it to around $10-15.

Programming Languagesbeginnerpaidvideo lectures#python#programming basics#udemy#jose portilla#beginner friendly

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20182023

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  1. Recommendsteacherbooboor/learnprogramming2023in “My first ten (or so) days of learning python with ZERO programming background”▲ 5

    you just need practice, after a while it does get easier with experience. after you finish a problem, take a minute to see what that problem had in common with other problems you solved. zybooks is expensive, you might want to try a udemy course, they have sales for $15 python courses -- better…

  2. RecommendsNoah_Ahnr/learnprogramming2022in “preparing for mandatory C++ class as a total beginner”▲ 1

    Oh I see! Well, in that case, why not try a Udemy course on Python or web development. They usually always have sales on their classes and their content is pretty decent. Plus it’s cheaper than an actual college course. That’s a pretty low-cost way to try out programming and get prepared at the…

  3. Recommendsthrowbinthisaccountr/getdisciplined2021in “[deleted by user]”▲ 3

    You're harsh on yourself but at least you are self aware. My advice is, you're young so don't feel like you have to fix all of this at once, take your time. Virgin? That's not a problem don't even worry about that one. However, you labelled some nice key attributes there, leadership for example. I…

  4. Recommendsvegangokur/learnprogramming2021in “Looking for advice, can I change careers? 30 years old.”▲ 1

    Stay away from codecademy. Take a jose portillas course on python on udemy.

  5. RecommendsMissourian417r/learnprogramming2020in “freecodecamp vs. CodeAcademy”▲ 2

    Out of the two I preferred freecodecamp. If you are trying to do it for free I would suggest fcc. I highly suggest looking into udemy courses though. I'm taking a python course at the moment and I've gotten more knowledge out of that course than anything else and you can usually find them pretty…

  6. RecommendsKingslayer1337r/learnprogramming2020in “Taking AP Computer Science what should I expect (high school)”▲ 2

    Take a python udemy course over the summer and you will be more than prepared. Learn primitive data types and control flow statements at the very least.

  7. Recommendsdarthderek726r/learnprogramming2020in “Too old to start over?”▲ 3

    I can tell you that I started a few months ago and I am thirty five as well. Udemy has some great courses especially for Java and python. YouTube has tons of great intro videos as well.

  8. Recommendsjayroxr/programming2018in “Python is becoming the world’s most popular coding language”▲ 2

    You might do yourself a favor and get a Python course on Udemy.com also

  9. RecommendsCalvinbolicr/learnprogramming2018in “To all programmers who are self-taught or started later in life.”▲ 1

    You mentioned you can't afford course. Udemy is currently offering $10.99 courses right now (the offer expires in like a day or two but you get lifetime access with your purchase) I'm currently taking a Python course on there and I'm loving it so far. There's 100's of hours of videos, lectures…

  10. Mentionsdevon_br/Python2023in “100 days of Python by Angela Yu on udemy”

    Not free. But it’s one of the best Python courses on the planet and you can get it for around $15 during a Udemy sale. Well worth it.

  11. MentionsPureFreshMentosr/learnprogramming2022in “Turned 40. After a few months of dabbling in coding, I became fully committed to it and am debating whether going back to school for a CompSci undergraduate is worth it.”

    If you go back for a CS degree you up needing to take algorithms and data structure. I highly recommend checking out Abdul Bari's algorithm series. It's the topics covered are basically the same as a college-level class. Also, I don't think I've ever had to apply calculus in any of my projects…

  12. MentionsJimTheSatisfactoryr/learnprogramming2022in “I was looking to build a pc and learn how to program. I’m 29, can’t land a job, and am tired doing general labor. Where do I start and any recommendations.”

    I would look into The Odin Project, it's free and I've been recommended it a few times. I'm doing a Python course on Udemy and once I finish, going to attempt Odin.

  13. Mentionsialwaysmanagetofckupr/learnprogramming2021in “I don't want to be decent, I want to be great at programming. Thinking of buying a sub of AlgoExpert to learn and understand data structures / algorithms.”▲ 1

    AlgoExpert is for practicing and brushing up your skills and not for learning as a beginner. It is better to first take a course from udemy or some good coding youtuber like CodeWithHarry (BTW he makes vids in Hindi).

  14. MentionsCAzaadr/learnprogramming2019in “Learn sql / Python”▲ 1

    If you know Java, python is like a cakewalk. There are introductory Python classes on coursera. They are free to audit. Maybe take a udemy class. They're cheap ($10). Don't just stop at sql. Also learn nosql. It's highly used nowadays where there's a lot of unstructured data.

  15. Mentionsbeyond-antaresr/learnprogramming2018in “Resources for Learning AI/Machine/Deep Learning with Python?”

    I was in a similar boat. I just couldn't stick to a regular routine for coding until I noticed everyone around me just progressing lightspeeds ahead of me. It wasn't because they were smarter or more hardworking, they set a goal, a routine and stuck with it. I would recommend starting simple say…

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