Tag: self learning
Youtube | Playlist | Python | Long course
git:logs | Resource | Learning | Programming | Web development
Huge, huge, huge “definitive” list of learning resources for programming. It gets updated in real time and uses the Github API too. It is massive.
This was linked from a comment on the /r/freecodecamp subreddit. I came across the Reddit post when I was doing a bit of research on Node.js + FreeCodeCamp.
Makeuseof | Programming | Interview | Preparation
My Google Plus feed for Makeuseof recently had a nice guide to help when preparing for a programming interview. It also featured links to some websites to practice coding, such as:
Project Euler
CodinGame
/r/DailyProgrammer on Reddit
I’ll add these to my arsenal of learning programming resources. 🙂
Web Development | Learning | YouTube | Playlist
Freecodecamp | Resources | Coding | Learning
Wow! Actually, my exact words were “Oh my gaad!” or something; that was what I said when I started the next section at the start of my Freecodecamp journey – HTML elements. My surprise was at the big resources page called Let’s Explore the Universe of Programming which seems to have a ton of links to loads of free programming books and even free University courses!
This blog post is being written in the time I’ve set aside for “learning to code”. The philosophy I picked up from a Youtube video that featured Freecodecamp was to aim to do 25 minutes of coding a day; and to do 3 days in a row. Then 3 weeks in a row and then 3 months in a row. This is especially if you really want to code but you are finding it hard to get started or to focus etc.
It’s the first day of my second block of 3 days and I still haven’t actually done any coding yet! But, I have installed Gitter on my smartphone and joined the chatroom for Freecodecamp (don’t forget the Facebook page and the local clubs list with links to the Cardiff and Chepstow clubs and the FCC subreddit). So, in my last few minutes I am going to look at the first proper tutorial (which looks pretty easy if you’ve done lots of HTML before).
But I will definitely be going back and looking at the free Uni courses linked via FCC. But next I have to join the forum. And check The Changelog – a podcast all about opensource.
Ooh! Almost forgot to link the Github Readme on the main page.
Python | Pinterest
Don’t forget, for those feeling a bit visual, there is always Pinterest to get completely lost in. Here is what you get if you search for Python on Pinterest.
I followed one Pin and eventually came to an absolutely huge and well structured collection of resources for learning Python via a list of online resources for programming in general.
Django Girls | Django | Python
If we’re to talk about Django and Python then we cannot ignore Django Girls and their excellent tutorial. I have followed it all except the very last section. The tutorial enabled me to build a blog on PythonAnywhere.
The picture above is from How the Internet Works on Django Girls.
Codecademy | Python
Someone recently personally recommended Codecademy to me and it does look fantastic really. I have just started on the Python course but there are courses in Git and Javascript etc too. The picture above is from the blog post about two young Nigerians learning to code through Codecademy.
Let’s get learning!
Thankyou to Mr. Jobcentre guy for pointing me in the direction of the free courses on the Open University such as these two tagged with “Python”.