Codecademy.com is something slightly different than the last two. It uses a curriculum of exercises to teach the basics of coding in a variety of languages (PHP, JScript, Java, Python, Ruby, etc.). It has a text box to write different codes, and a number of tasks written alongside as a way to teach different skill sets.
PHP Academy is similar to Codecademy in that it’s a private, community-based site working to educate the world on web development.
Frequently coders refer me to GitHub, Pastebin, or SourceForge. These sites are require an aptitude for “learning by doing”, and knowledge of how to navigate the confusing sitemap and specific terminology.
Coursera has been getting some real press these days. Started by a few Stanford Professors last year as a way to offer online courses from myriad universities for free, it has courses for credit and wide-ranging course offerings. In terms of computing, it has an Intro to Programing course from the University of Toronto, which is similar to what edX offers. However, Coursera offers other, more specialized code courses.
Mozilla has entered into the online courseware game with P2PU. In the tradition of Mozilla, P2PU is completely open, and provided a non-institutionalized, community-based education experience. It has a “School of Webcraft,” which includes “Webmaking 101” – a series of seven challenges aimed at teaching you how to start and code a blog.
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