New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: What would you look for in a platform to learn programming?
Ask HN: What would you look for in a platform to learn programming?
3 by michaelhhogue | 2 comments on Hacker News.
Hey everyone! I'm curious, what does the perfect programming education platform look like to you? I'm an experienced developer, but I really think that the current options for learning programming could be a lot better. I know that there are platforms like CodeCademy and places to watch video courses like YouTube and Udemy. There are also so many scammy "learn to code" sites (CodeFinity). The pattern I notice is that platforms like CodeCademy are web-apps and are very career-path-oriented (i.e. get certifications). I personally think that having a platform which was a desktop app would be a better solution. Rather than focusing on career-tracks, you could follow courses to build a specific project using an integrated IDE, 100% on your machine. How important are career-tracks and certifications to you? Or, would you rather just learn to build a specific project on your own machine all in one application? Basically, a native desktop platform to learn programming by actually building projects on your own machine. No BS.
3 by michaelhhogue | 2 comments on Hacker News.
Hey everyone! I'm curious, what does the perfect programming education platform look like to you? I'm an experienced developer, but I really think that the current options for learning programming could be a lot better. I know that there are platforms like CodeCademy and places to watch video courses like YouTube and Udemy. There are also so many scammy "learn to code" sites (CodeFinity). The pattern I notice is that platforms like CodeCademy are web-apps and are very career-path-oriented (i.e. get certifications). I personally think that having a platform which was a desktop app would be a better solution. Rather than focusing on career-tracks, you could follow courses to build a specific project using an integrated IDE, 100% on your machine. How important are career-tracks and certifications to you? Or, would you rather just learn to build a specific project on your own machine all in one application? Basically, a native desktop platform to learn programming by actually building projects on your own machine. No BS.
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