Learn to Code Today

Quick: Off the top of your head, what is the most important skill you can learn right now? Probably you thought coding and you would be right. Coding is one of the most in demand skills in the world right now but man, is it hard to learn. There are so many barriers to entry – tuition, expensive books and most importantly- time.

What if I told there was a way for you to learn how to code for free, on your time? Well there is such a way – several actually and I would like to give you an overview of the best places you can learn to code for free.

CodeAcademy

Probably one of the best resources right now to code is CodeAcademy. It is the most beginner friendly and popular places to learn coding from and they have a multitude of languages to choose from. Whether you want to learn the basics or just looking to teach yourself a new language, the intuitive browser based interface and real time feedback enables you to learn quickly and effectively. Topics: HTML & CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Python, Ruby, Angularjs and more

Khan Academy

 

Khan Academy is one of the world’s leaders in education and they not only specialize in coding. They will teach you everything from coding, to mathematics, physics, biology and everything in between. The beauty of Khan Academy is that it’s bite sized lessons and exercises are perfectly suited to the most hectic of schedules.

 

 

 

GA Dash 

If it’s websites that you want to learn how to build, then this is the right place for you. GA Dash is a project based website development course which will teach you the basics of CSS, HTML and JavaScript.

GitHub

For those who are looking to delve into programming seriously, GitHub is a necessity. It features over 500 programming books, all free, covering over 80 different programming languages.

Right now, the phrase “the world is at your finger tips” has never been more apt so begin your coding journey today.

Writer: Zubier Abdullah