Top 10 free platforms to help you learn to program and ensure you make the most out of it
In our technology-driven society, learning how to code has progressively become a necessity for every computer user. But to many people, programming still seems unattainable and difficult to grasp.
Whether you’re learning programming as a new challenge or considering a career change, the internet has never failed to provide us with all the essential resources to facilitate this learning process.
Here’s a list of 10 of the most helpful and free platforms to help embark you on your coding journey:
1. Codeacademy
Undoubtedly one of the largest and well-known platforms, Codeacademy helps you learn and master a new programming language through interactive learning.
2. freeCodeCamp
With freeCodeCamp you learn by building small programs, interact with other developers and earn a certification attesting your coding knowledge. They additionally provide a useful course to prepare developers for the job market.
One of the largest open communities for developers to ask questions and share their skills and knowledge with others. Stack Overflow also helps teams enhance their productivity and match prospect developers with their next dream job.
4. edX
Founded by Harvard and MIT, edX provides a curated collection of online courses on Data Science, Machine learning and more…
Upon completion of each course, you’ll be able to obtain a verified (paid) certificate.
5. envatotuts+
Offers an extensive list of free written tutorials to help anyone learn and improve their coding skills. Their mission stands for “helping people learn and earn online” which we personally applaud.
6. Dash
At Dash you learn the basics of web development and building fully functional websites using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
7. Alligator.io
alligator.io offers short and straightforward web development guides that help you build websites and web apps. You’ll find useful posts covering React, Angular, JavaScript, CSS and more..
The Odin Project is a free open source coding space that introduces students to web development and helps them build a strong curriculum on GitHub. The project itself is maintained by hundreds of contributors who believe that education should be free and accessible to everyone.
9. SoloLearn
SoloLearn is one of the largest social coding platforms that offers web development and general application programming courses. You can share your programs for feedback and discuss your coding issues with other developers.
10 DevChat
Finally, DevChat is a friendly Slack community with over 19,000 developers and Codenewbies who come together to solve programming issues and have a good time learning.
Conclusion:
There are many more awesome platforms that will certainly provide meaningful information to help you understand the fundamentals of programming, but we hope this humble list gave you a few ideas of places where to start.
Have you used any of these platforms? Otherwise, let us know in the comments what are your favorite learning websites.
Thanks for reading and happy coding!
DevChat team
