Codegym review Reddit

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I've been learning the basics using codegym and I think it's pretty good for a beginner, but I'm not sure if it really is good or I'm just too much of a beginner to tell.

What do you think about it, and are there other better alternatives you know about?

Thanks.

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Can you help me out? The first video on the Java Course 1 in MOOC was not in English, the webpage and all the text was in English but the video was in another language(I think Finnish), it had English subtitles but is this normal? Or am I doing a course in a different language?

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Mooc.fi, hyperskill.org and codegym are all good. I have used all three but personally i would use mooc.fi (which is free) and then use codegym when you get stuck and need a break for mooc.fi. I find it good to hop around. I find hyperskill too advance for beginners. it feels like it was designed for people who are already programmers and just want to pick up java

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Did you finish it? I find it lacks a bit of depth it explains the absolute minimum.

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Nope, still in the first lessons.

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I’ve finished codegym myself. Good for the absolute beginners, but hyperskill or mooc could give better explanation and knowledge imho

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They said that when you reach level 40, you'll have as much knowledge as a junior java developer. Is that true? And did you actually find a job in the field after you finished it?

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I’d like to point out that just about everything in this book is covered in the Helsinki mooc , I know because I own the book and have completed the MOOC. My suggestion is to find the book online (google library genesis) and use it alongside MOOC if you are feeling confused. It goes into better explanation , as well as including some visual aids which I found very helpful as a big inner.

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Not answering your question, but I think this textbook will greatly help your learning with Java as a beginner: Head First Java by Sierra and Bates.

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Do yourself a favor and dont start with a subscription service for learning, you can use sololearn (website not just app) or w3schools for free to get down the basics and do some coding practice.

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Hi, I went through the whole codegym thing that is basically how I learned to program. I have to say that for core coding and core Java skills it is great the first "chapter" of four they have out so far is pretty good there are still some bugs to iron out but yeah they might have got them all by now but I have to say that as you go on and deeper and deeper you go into the site the more bugs you'll encounter until it go so buggy I couldn't even continue any more and I made it about halfway through the multi-threading section before I threw in the towel. So, yes, you can learn to program perfectly well and at a rather good pace and with some work and you'll learn some advanced java stuff but be prepared to have to navigate around some stuff that works but is annoyingly buggy at times but the good side is that there is a nice community of people that will help you out when you reach out. Just post in the correct spot and there will be multiple people to give you guidance and if Gagnon is still there helping people you'll definitely get some extremely useful help.

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I heard good reviews about MOOC but I’m studying at Hyperskill and I confirm it is a very good site. The Hyperskill or JetBrains Academy covers a lot of topics from basic to advanced. And it has 30 projects for Java from very simple to complex with Spring, Hibernate and cetera.

If you would like to take a look please use any referral link to get up to 5 free months.

My link is https://hyperskill.org/join/dee0c003

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The coding bat exercises are awesome! I still do them for fun. Just make sure you sign into your account for your progress to be saved! The site is developed out of Stanford and can also be used for Python which is a great second language.

Anyone that has gone through partially or all of either, or even if you've just done one, what are your thoughts about which one might be better suited to learning Java from the start to a decent core understanding?

Else if you've only worked on, What are your thoughts on it, and some of the pros and cons of it?

I've been doing the codegym.cc for about a month and a half and I do feel like I'm learning a pretty good amount (I've just reached level 8). But I would like to go through the MOOC for a little bit and see if that might be more informative.

The community has honestly been one of the biggest helps in my experience with codegym so far

Is CodeGym any good?

Does CodeGym cost money?

How long does it take to complete CodeGym?

Is CodeGym good for learning Java?