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antoinetterosenberg·Oct 18, 2019·5 replies

Hi everyone! Non-technical founder here, eager to learn the foundations of computer science + programming. Even though I'm about to start a search for a technical co-founder, I'd still love to learn the basics. If I have a few hours a week to set aside for learning, where should I start? Is the best to go all in on a part-time program? (not sure I have the time, but I might try to plan for it) Is there an online course that is engaging and rigorous? For context - I'm building my MVP on Shopify to test some concepts, so not much skill needed now.Thanks everyone!

Cyn·Oct 18, 2019·1 reply

I've found Codecademy's courses to be very helpful. Also, Coursera has a Python specialization that takes you through the basics very nicely.

antoinetterosenberg·Oct 22, 2019·1 reply

Thank you, @Cyn. I'll take a look at the Python course. Is that the language you recommend starting with?

Cyn·Oct 22, 2019

Python is a good one - it's flexible and pretty easy to understand.

britishpandachick·Oct 19, 2019·1 reply

Codeacademy is a great place to start. I also recommend SoloLearn. SoloLearn has a great app that allows you to learn how to code. A lot of developers love Free Code Camp. Free Code Camp has a great self-paced program. Another good course is Colt Steele's Web Developer Bootcamp on Udemy.My advice with the program is to set aside at a minimum each day to learn the basics each day. That way you still get the benefits of the part-time program but it is manageable for your schedule.

antoinetterosenberg·Oct 22, 2019

This is great. Thank you, @britishpandachick! Codeacademy felt a little confusing and not entirely engaging. I'll look into these others.