Remember when you had to buy a whole book just to learn a language?

Back in 2010, I wanted to learn Python and had to get a 600 page book from the library... it was so heavy. Now, I just use free sites like Codecademy and can try a lesson on my phone while waiting for the bus. The change happened around 2015 for me, when those interactive courses really got good. It's way less scary to start now because you can just click and see the code run right away. Has anyone else found a free site that really clicked for them?

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val_wilson9d ago

Totally get the book struggle, I had a similar brick for C++. FreeCodeCamp was the game changer for me because it forces you to build actual projects right in the browser. That shift from just reading examples to making something that works made everything stick way better. What was the first real thing you built with those online lessons that made you feel like you actually got it?

the_riley9d ago

Oh man, @val_wilson, my first real project was a to-do list that broke if you looked at it wrong. Felt like a genius anyway.