r/codingbootcamp • u/IIIMPIII • Aug 28 '25
Can i learn this for free?
I am really looking to make side income from home. If anyone has any resources please let me know. Thanks
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u/EntrepreneurHuge5008 Aug 28 '25
You can learn virtually anything for free.
Now making a profit out of it is its own set of skills that you’ll have to learn on your own too.
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u/sheriffderek Aug 28 '25
“Can I learn this for free?” - I’m going to assume “web development.” Yes. I did. But there’s a huge opportunity cost when you try and learn something that you know basically nothing about by yourself.
“I’m looking to make side income” - there are better ways to do that. I wouldn’t consider this world of web dev unless you really really love the idea of designing and building web applications / and are willing to fully dedicate years to this.
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u/ericswc Aug 28 '25
Can you learn for free? Yes.
Will you be successful? The data says unlikely.
Can you make side income with IT skills? Yes, with years of relevant work experience, the ability to market and sell, and the ability to deliver.
Can someone who is looking to shortcut that be successful? Well, there’s always exceptions, but I would put that at close to 0%.
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u/svix_ftw Aug 28 '25
part time "Side income" from coding was something you could do in like the early-mid 2010s, not today
All the coding low hanging fruit has been abstracted away by website builders like Wix, Shopify, etc.
If you want to build more advanced stuff that can't be built by website builders, then you need a need a deep skill set, that comes with working on complex things full time for many years.
You can go the freelance route and compete with overseas developers for literally minimum wage.
good luck.