Guys I'm new to programming and python. Is learning online is the same value as is with school at an institution? Please advise.

Answer 1

I would definitely suggest you use online resources as a tool to begin learning and get a good headstart. Obviously, having a teacher in a classroom is the ideal situation, generally speaking. But, you will get a lot of knowledge from SoloLearn, for example, and there is a lot of practice to be done and a large discussion community to help you. Even if you are in a class, SoloLearn is a good supplement as you won't always grasp it the first time in class.

Good luck!

Answer 2

if you can make a friend in each traditional class you will be miles ahead of pure online learning. yes online classes are awesome but. friendship can inspire in amazing ways.

Answer 3

if you don't need a diploma or degree ... online is better as every teacher you will find couldn't be good at teaching or whatever . but if you need degree or diploma ...well you know

Answer 4

Depends on the school. Some universities don’t like to spend time on syntax, because all high level language are very similar with a few caveats and some companies have their own style and libraries. So in terms of that “no”.

But the greatest thing about online learning is that you shouldn’t be afraid to fail and ask for help. To paraphrase Steve Jobs: one day you will realize that the people you look up to are no smarter than you (you just didn’t realize it at the time).

Answer 5

@H Chiang that's a good point. Online you have virtually unlimited resources and you shouldn't be afraid to make use of them.

Also, I agree, I noticed high school courses tend to start at the most basic level and go in depth, whereas universities generally expect you to struggle through it to learn it (which does work in many cases, but it depends on the student).

Answer 6

Whichever way of learning motivates you the most will be the best. Learning online, collecting badges and sharing stuff with the community can be awesome. Or maybe real people and frequent homeworks are the better deal for you. It depends on each person, on the courses content, the professor, the attending people and your style of learning. So just see what's working best for you for now ☺

Answer 7

Thank you to all of you guys. I really want to learn and make an app for myself and maybe one day work as a free lances for different projects. Thanks for the insight and info, really appreciate it. I notice that as soon as I sit down and onto my laptop. I stay for hours just to learn basics and slowly grasp it all. I like the progress however some online jumps a lot and miss some spots that I should know prior to exercise projects. does anyone know a good online course for python beside solo learn? I'm currently taking edx and udemy.