For the past several years, I’ve been tweaking and developing websites and basically learning to code as I go. When people ask where I learned to code, I usually say “Google”. I don’t know if that’s weird or awesome (thank you, Google!!). While I’ve learned a whole lot about coding over the years, I still have entirely different coding languages I want to master. I’m not sure why coding is my thing and what that means for the rest of my career path. All I know is that I love it and want to keep learning.
If you’re also interested in the ever-changing world of code, here are some affordable places to learn! These websites cover everything from simply tweaking your website to building a full app.
1. Treehouse
This is hands down my favorite place to take coding classes. Treehouse let’s you choose from over 20 different tracks, which range from 6 to 58 hours. Tracks cover topics like Web Design, WordPress Development, iOS Development, and Full Stack JavaScript. Each track includes several videos, interactive coding lessons, and quizzes. Upon completing different steps of the courses, you’ll receive badges that are viewable to recruiters of big companies! If you’re looking to pursue coding as a career, I wholeheartedly recommend Treehouse. At $25/month, it provides you with everything you could possibly want to learn in the coding world. Sign up for the 7-day trial to see if you love Treehouse as much as I do! ;)
2. Codeacademy
I’m sure you’ve heard of Codeacademy. It’s another amazing place to learn to code, and you can use the website for free! Always a plus in my book. Codeacademy’s interactive interface let’s you preview your coding in real time as you build upon your skills. You can learn to make a website with HTML & CSS or take your coding practice a few steps further and learn languages like jQuery and PHP. For $19/month, you’ll gain access to the complete experience with a personalized learning plan, quizzes, projects, and advisors.
3. Skillshare
Oh, Skillshare. Home of so many fun courses. As you probably know, Skillshare classes cover all kinds of topics from fashion and design to film and photography. There is even a large selection of culinary classes. What I never realized was how many technology courses Skillshare has. Web Development, Mobile Development, JavaScript, and iOS are just a few of the categories you can choose from, each of which contain several videos from experts all over the world. Most classes are just a few hours long, meaning that for $9.95/month, you can learn a lot of new skills. And Skillshare offers a 30-day trial which is pretty generous!
4. Envato Tuts+
Envato is a one-stop shop for website themes, plugins, graphic assets, tutorials, and more! Tuts+ is a branch of Envato that includes over 900 video tutorials, with more added each week. This is an ad-free and mobile responsive site, making it super user friendly. For $15/month, you can learn anything from HTML basics to building WordPresss themes with Bootstrap. Before you commit to the monthly payment, you can take advantage of their 10-day trial to see if it’s the right fit for you.
5. Blog Posts
This is a a simple suggestion, but I can’t tell you how many coding problems I have solved simply by coming across the right blog posts. Google is your BFF. Use it to find blog posts that can quickly solve your coding issues. This is how I’ve learned pretty much everything I know about code. You might find that some coding blogs are subscription-based and charge a monthly fee (I pay $10/month for access to a site that seriously helps me with every one of my projects), but most blog posts are free to read. Occasionally, we share coding tutorials here on TBM, so be sure to check those out if you want to learn the basics.
Now I’d love to hear if you guys have tried out any of these resources or if you’ve heard of other good ones! Is coding something you’re interested in learning more about?
kayla says
Great resource list! Google is a wonderful teacher ;)
May I ask what subscription service you use for help?
Jennifer says
Yes! I use this website: sridharkatakam.com. He specializes in Genesis tutorials, which is what I usually want to learn more about. The monthly subscription price used to be $10, but unfortunately I think it’s been raised to $40 for new members.
Jennifer says
I also subscribe to Treehouse. :)
Anastasia says
Google is a place to go to first, indeed!
I’ve been thinking to take coding more seriously. Thanks for the recommendations, I will definitely check them out!
Xx
Laure says
I learned it using Codeacademy I didn’t knew that Skillshare had resources. I’m going to take a look. Thanks for your post :)
Rachel says
Yes! Google is indeed your friend. Same goes for YouTube. You can find a lot of good quality tutorials on there too. I’ll have to test out some of the suggestions you mentioned – I’ve heard of Skillshare but not the others.
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