Altcademy

Taking this course helped be improve my work as a graphics designer. Now I am able to better express my ideas to the engineer team and I can finally understand some of the frustrations they have.

I took this course as a compliment to my CS courses in college. So I can find summer internship easier with this skillset. It is a useful and practical course that goes through all the necessary knowledge for building websites.

Excellent , brief , sweet and understanding lectures and notes i would advice everyone not to miss out ...great assignments too to help you more ..All this will help you to understand little about coding

I had a lot of fun studying this course. The concepts were explained clearly and the exercises were abundant and on point. There was a good amount of hand holding during the first part of the material which was good for me because I am a complete beginner. My mentor was helpful every time I needed help. Overall a great experience.

Before taking this program, I had zero knowledge in coding and absoluty no idea what an api is or how a server works. This is an eye opening exeperience for me. I enjoyed learning how to code and build api end points. I am considering learning some front end as well so I can create my own websites.

I gained strong fundamental knowledge in HTML, CSS, JS, Ruby, and Rails from this course. I was able to build multiple front-end and back-end projects. I am now working on my capstone project as my portfolio to apply for jobs. I know there is so much more to learn, but thanks to altcademy, I am confident I will be able to handle it now.

The course is definitely not easy. Some of the exercises can be quite challenging. Such as the algorithm exercises. The assignments involving HTML, CSS and JavaScript are also quite tough. But the material does offer walkthrough if you are really stuck. I feel that I had built a great foundation from this experience, and I have gained a lot of confidence in my programming skills.

This is a great class for coding beginners, it gives most of the coding basics, it is highly personal as you can communicate with your tutors directly.
Plus it's free...

I already know a little HTML CSS from managing a site on wordpress. So I took this course as a chance to learn more. The curriculum was better than I expected. There were many exercises and assignments so practice is not lacking. Overall, there is a lot of studying and work involved. So you need to be prepared mentally and physically.

Great all round program. Clear and structured curriculum, plenty of exercises. Good support from mentors. Material can be challenging at some points but feels good to overcome. Recommend to newbies.

Backend web dev is a solid foundation course for learning how to build api servers. Also a good intro to programming with Ruby. Loved it. Thank you Altcademy

The Full-stack program is great for a beginner. I learned how to create responsive websites and API backends. Now I have the knowledge to work on my own website.

I am currently taking the Front-end program and am having a great experience. Material is well written. Mentors are supportive and helpful. The material is mostly text based which suits my study style. Better than the video based courses I took before.

Pros: Bite size, simple, various way of explaining the same topic tailored to different level of understanding. Practical guide to introduce concept of coding as a problem solving exercise
Cons: Nil

It is very significant to be able to understand that the logical way to solve situations or problems is through small steps, it is through algorithms. By understanding that a series of steps can be an optimal solution, I am full of confidence to iterate on the best way to solve a problem. The fear of not understanding and of not knowing where to start, moves away and gains self-confidence.

I tried to learn programming on my own for a couple of years but I never managed to get very far. Looking back, it was probably due to the lack of a structured curriculum and motivation to carry on. Altcademy's nanomajor program was very well planned out. It covers all the nitty gritty details and had plenty of examples and alternative explanations for harder concepts. I thoroughly enjoyed my experience with them. The mentors were extremely responsive and accommodating when I asked them for help. They even gave me a nudge when I was slacking and got me to keep going. Shout out to Xiao! The only thing they don't offer is job support. But I guess you can't have everything, especially at such an affordable price.

I had been managing my own online business for some time and had to edit the website on several occasions. The website was built using a website builder service. I decided it would benefit me if I properly learn how websites work. So I took up their front end nanomajor. The material is very beginner friendly. It also delves into many details and had a lot of useful examples. I am able to apply the knowledge I learnt in my own website. The support from the mentors were great too. I highly recommend this program. As a matter of fact, I already got a friend to sign up.

This was a very insightful course. It helped clarify a lot of the questions I had concerning Bitcoin and how it is used. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to get a basic understanding of bitcoin.

I didn't see any cons to this program. It was short, concise, and had a lot of great information. I liked the fact that there were different methods to the teaching such as videos and actual activities. I would definitely recommend it to anyone interested in learning more about coding.

I can feel the hard work and heart the instructor has put in the Coding101 course. It's a great introduction to coding with inspiring materials such as the maze game and the renowned CS50 at Harvard.