I have a friend that’s really motivated to start learning to code at the age of 26. It would have to be from home. Will have about 20 hours a week available. Also, will probably start with Python and web development just because is where I could help with the beginner stuff.<p>We are considering sites like Udemy, Codeacademy, treehouse and others. Would be willing to pay if it’s worth it.<p>Which courses would you recommend and why. Some sites offer certificates, does that really help ?
A friend found this class and asked me if it was any good. So I signed up and did the first week. It is wonderful! It teaches how to think about a problem, not language syntax.
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I’m mentoring multiple people in there late 20s early 30s for the exact same thing, and I usually recommend TreeHouse. They just have so much content, and it’s good enough quality. Depending on the student they should skim a lot, and maybe come up with their own projects, but at least base their curriculum off of TreeHouse.<p>Certs don’t matter in my experience.