The Ultimate List of Best Websites to Learn Coding
by Bradley Nice, Content Manager at ClickHelp.com — software documentation tool
It’s been half a year since I gathered my first list of web-based courses and free eBooks about a variety of programming languages. But since then I came across so many other amazing resources, that my previous list requires an update. Also I’d like to say THANK YOU to all the you who left their comments under that post with lots of other stuff worth mentioning. You are amazing!
So today I’ve got the ultimate list of resourses and ebooks about programming languages. Enjoy!
HTML & CSS
Sites: Codecademy, FreeCodeCamp.com, SoloLearn (HTML), SoloLearn (CSS), Treehouse (HTML), Treehouse (CSS), Tutsplus, A to Z CSS, Dash, Web Accessibility, The Hello World, Khan Academy, HTML5 from Scratch, Sitepoint, Usersnap
Books: Mozilla, Dive into HTML5, HTML Dog, HTML & CSS, HTML Canvas, After Hours Programming — HTML Tutorial, After Hours Programming — CSS Tutorial
JavaScript
Sites: Codecademy, FreeCodeCamp.com, Treehouse, SoloLearn, Code Avengers, Sitepoint, KhanAcademy: Intro to JS
Books: You don’t know JS, Eloquent JavaScript, JavaScript Guide, Speaking JS, JS The Right Way, After Hours Programming — JavaScript Tutorial
jQuery
Sites: Codecademy, FreeCodeCamp.com, Tutsplus, Code School
Books: jQuery Fundamentals, Learn jQuery
Python
Sites: Codecademy, Treehouse, SoloLearn, Google
Books: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Interactive Edition, Python for You and Me, Dive into Python, Learn Python the Hard Way, Think Python, Tango with Django, Django, Python Documentation, A Byte of Python, After Hours Programming — Python Tutorial, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Python, Python Tutorials on Codementor, Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python)
Ruby & Ruby on Rails
Sites: Codecademy, Treehouse, TryRubyCode Learn, Rubymonk, Sitepoint
Books: Why’s (Poignant) Guide to Ruby, Learn Ruby the Hard Way, Learn to Program, Learn Rails by Example, Ruby on Rails Tutorial, Ruby on Rails Guides, Why’s (Poignant) Guide to Ruby, Ruby Essentials
PHP
Sites: Codecademy, Treehouse, SoloLearn, Sitepoint
Books: PHP Programming, Practical PHP, After Hours Programming — PHP Tutorial
Node.js
Sites: Nodetuts, Node School
Books: The Node Beginner Book, Mixu’s Node book, Node Up and Running, Mastering Node.js
Git (version control)
Sites: Code School, Git Immersion, Udacity
Books: Pro Git, Learn Git, Gists in Github
Chrome Dev Tools
Sites: Code School, Udacity
Java
Sites: SoloLearn, Treehouse, Java Udemy, Learneroo, Udacity: Intro to Java Programming, University of Helsinki: Object oriented programming with Java
Books: Programming in Java, O’Reilly Learning Java, Think Java, Java for Python Devs, Learn Java Online, Java Beginners Tutorial, Study Tonight: Core Java Complete Course
Android App Development
Sites: Udacity (Google Developers), Coursera, App Development Essentials
Google Apps Script
Sites: Getting Started, Office Hours, Learning Apps Script
WordPress
Linux & Shell Scripting
Sites: Stanford.edu, Explain Shell
Books: Conquer the Command Line
Angular JS
Sites: Code School, Egg Head, Learn Angular, Codecademy AngularJS Track (Suitable for Intermediate Javascript Developers)
Books: Angular JS Tutorial, Thinking Angular, Angular Tutorial, Getting Started (Adobe), Angular JS blog series, AngularJS Cheat Sheet
Objective-C (iOS & Mac)
Go Language
Site: Golang.org
Books: Go by Example, Building Web Apps with Go, Learning Go
D3 (data visualization)
Sites: Data Visualization for the Web, D3 Tips & Tricks
SQL (Databases)
Sites: SoloLearn, SQL Zoo, SQL @Stanford, Essential SQL, SQL for Nerds, Intro to SQL, SQL Bolt, PHP & MySQL, KhanAcademy: Intro to SQL
If you know any other useful websites, please suggest them in the comments section and I’ll add them to the list. I’m particularly looking for C and C++ free courses and ebooks and I’d appreciate your help.
Have a nice day!
Bradley Nice,
Content Manager at ClickHelp.com — best online documentation tool for SaaS vendors
