Bought a $50 coding course on Udemy and it taught me how to use a mouse

I saw this course promising to teach Python in 4 hours. After 2 days of clicking through slides, I realized it was just a guy narrating his screen while he copy-pasted code. He spent 15 minutes explaining how to open a terminal. I could have learned more from a free YouTube video in 20 minutes. Anyone else fall for those cheap courses that are just garbage? What's the best resource you've found for actual coding?

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the_susan8d ago

Wait, is a $50 course really that big of a deal? You could blow that on gas or a couple fast food runs without blinking. The dude copy-pasting code sounds annoying for sure, but you probably still got the terminal basics out of it. The real problem is expecting any course to teach you Python in 4 hours, that's not how learning to code works.

cameronn628d ago

Wow, you really think $50 is nothing? I mean yeah it's not a fortune but for someone on a tight budget that's like a week of groceries or a utility bill payment... Did you actually finish the course, or did you bail after the first copy-paste session? I'm just curious because I've seen so many people quit halfway through those cheap courses and then claim they wasted money when really they just didn't stick with it... The time thing is real though, 4 hours for Python basics is a joke. You'd need at least a few weeks of consistent practice to even start feeling comfortable with variables and loops.