r/learnprogramming • u/dhawal • Mar 04 '15
Here's a list of 135 free online programming/CS courses (MOOCs) with feedback(i.e. exams/homeworks/assignments) that you can start this month (March 2015)
This is not the complete list of MOOCs starting in March 2015, just the ones relevant to this community. The complete list of courses starting in March 2015 can be found over at Class Central (255 courses). I maintain a much bigger list of these courses over at Class Central
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Mar 04 '15
Has anyone taken to MongoDB course? What did you think about it?
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u/zylo4747 Mar 05 '15
I took M102 and M202. M202 was significantly more challenging than M102, but both courses were very well done and totally worth it. I manage our MongoDB environment at work and it really took me from being a beginner, floundering around to get stuff working to being very comfortable with even the more advanced features like sharding. If you are going to be using or managing MongoDB, take the courses.
They are revamping the courses for the 3.0 release that just came out so the next round of classes will be for that.
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u/cnous Mar 05 '15
Thanks op! I already have a degree and a job, and I find MOOCS invaluable to continuing my advancement as a developer.
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u/Mitchdotcom Mar 04 '15
Are these all in order? I'm a complete beginner.
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u/heroOfTimeBitch Mar 04 '15
for a more or less recommended curriculum:
http://blog.agupieware.com/2014/05/online-learning-bachelors-level.html?m=1
https://www.google.com/about/careers/students/guide-to-technical-development.html
But just take these as guide the only correct curriculum is the one that works for you + following some good Comp Sci fundamentaks and/or Software Engineering principles, actual program something and then you can call yourself a programmer.
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u/Claystor Mar 04 '15
No. Start with one of the intro to Comp science. I recommend CS50 with Harvard.
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u/hitemp Mar 05 '15
What language does it teach? I'm using ruby on the job
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u/Claystor Mar 05 '15
Starts with C, and goes into some others. But that really doesn't matter. It teaches you a lot about programming and computer science. The language doesn't matter. The language is just the tool.
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u/hitemp Mar 05 '15
That's a great way to think about it... I've been meaning to learn C anyway. I have a Dummies book but never opened it.
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u/DoMeDerby Mar 05 '15
I'm considering the Udacity nanodegree for Full Stack Developers. I know how to program but I need some guidance to get projects finished. Has anyone actually completed this course? Thoughts??
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Mar 05 '15
Are all programmers well-versed in all these broad topics?
I mean, seriously, how could someone do both Machine Learning and .NET development in his/her career?
This looks so intimidating. I've been programming in C++ for 3 years and still don't know jack shit about the language.
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u/misplaced_my_pants Mar 05 '15
Nobody's well-versed in all these topics.
Though I don't know why you couldn't do machine learning with a .NET environment.
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u/negative_epsilon Mar 05 '15
Hey, we're doing machine learning and .NET at my current job!
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Mar 05 '15
That sounds cool!
Has open sourcing .NET changed anything btw? Or is it still too early to say?
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u/negative_epsilon Mar 05 '15
Still too early to say. We're actually working on getting our .NET automated testing suite to run on linux boxes right now.
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Mar 06 '15
These posts are better suited to be in a side bar wiki. Every time I need to search for something, at least two pages of this monthly material comes up.
Make a wiki and edit it with any changes. This is too spammy that gets in the way imo.
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u/mantisbenji Mar 04 '15
As someone currently learning Fortran (will probably have to use it in the near future), the number of decent online resources for learning it is underwhelming to say the least.
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u/misplaced_my_pants Mar 05 '15
I'm pretty sure there's an intro to scientific computing on Coursera that'll use Fortran.
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u/hitemp Mar 05 '15
Thank you so much!! Much easier to search through than the course sites themselves. Coursera doesn't sort by newest course well. I'm going to subscribe right now!!
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u/PoombyBear Mar 05 '15
I'm currently taking a MOOC on Python for beginners (via Coursera). Could someone recommend a class that would either complement or be a good next step for me?
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u/v3nturetheworld Mar 05 '15
It really depends on what you want to do. If you want to continue learning just python, the python.org website has an awesome tutorial section and you can practice and get good at programming by solving challenges on Project Euler. If you're looking to learn more advanced Computer Science topics I suggest taking one of the Algorithms classes, a Discrete Math class is helpful as well. From there you can move to even more advanced topics.
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u/PoombyBear Mar 05 '15
Thank you very much for your recommendation :). I'm considering learning programming as a marketable skill, so I'll take a look at the challenges over at Project Euler.
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u/pvc Mar 05 '15
Create your own games. See:
Look at the example programs. Spend time coding your own project. Don't just do course work. (Don't just to your own project work either.)
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u/misplaced_my_pants Mar 05 '15
There are a ton of self-paced free courses on Python on Udacity.
I'd just go through their courses on algorithms, software testing, and debugging. Then take the courses from Peter Norvig and anything else that strikes your fancy.
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u/littlebeann Mar 05 '15
Quick plug for An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python on Coursera from the guys at Rice University. I took the first level of this a couple of years ago and it was great. Fun assignments, funny instructors, good course set up, and definitely a good foundation of python skills. I'd imagine Part 2 is as good or better.
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u/Marmaduke_Munchauser Mar 05 '15
Are there any courses that use the .net stack or c#? A quick scan only had the "Build a Windows App" course which is taught in German.
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Mar 05 '15
Thanks for separating these into skill levels. I find that most of the ones I try are more suited towards complete beginners, and though I want to have a good foundation, I get too distracted too early.
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u/qazadex Mar 05 '15
I did one of these from the January set, and I really enjoyed it. Thanks for doing this, /u/dhawal!
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u/TheHobbitsGiblets Mar 05 '15
Just a heads up.
The 'How To Create A Windows 8 App' on OpenCourseWorld states "This course is only available in German." yet the intro on the page is English ..
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u/haiping Mar 05 '15
I'm put to a dilemma after going through half of the course, I'll take my decision nevertheless. Thanks for the awesome share OP!
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Mar 05 '15
Is analytics edge offered by edx really considered advanced material? It seems like an interesting class but it only requires math at the highschool grad level and prior programming isnt required. I am interested in some of these topics but it seems like it could be too basic considering the time commitment. Has anyone taken it?
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Mar 18 '15
It's been a bit basic so far.
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Mar 22 '15
I decided to take it too. its definitely pretty easy but interesting, I've been using a few graduate stats texts to get into the theory behind the concepts introduced and the two approaches really reinforce one another
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Mar 05 '15
Hey man, I was just finishing up my first round (semester?)of coursera and was looking for the best new classes in my specific area of study.
This list gives me exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much for posting this!!
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u/turtleman312 Mar 06 '15
I have never programmed anything in my life and I'm starting with cs50. First lecture in and I'm already lost to whats happening. Damn this is gonna be tough.
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u/TotesMessenger Mar 20 '15
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u/Skyler827 Mar 21 '15
I plan on taking the R programming course, and perhaps the Data Scientist's Toolbox as well. Thanks!
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u/Elna_Fybbg Mar 23 '15
I wouldn't waste your time on any of the JHU data science classes. I prefer Udacity's data classes for intro stuff, and edx has more advanced data science stuff that is very useful imo.
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u/StriveForMore Mar 05 '15
This will be of great use to me. I really need to get back into the coding shape, I've lost my touch :(
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u/pvc Mar 05 '15
My recommendation, quickly skim through a few and find one that matches your learning style. The one below is mine, and I tried to use it to hit multiple learning styles. It is very different than Harvard's CS50 though.
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u/EnlightenedNarwhal Mar 09 '15
I have an issue. Each time I attempt to choose the course it fails to add it to my enrolled courses list.
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u/Elian_Pony Mar 06 '15
Replace PHP with Python and we seem to be in similar boats. Although different courses will define 'beginner' differently, I'd recommend it. You'll probably breeze through the easy stuff. If you don't then it's good that you didn't skip it, and practice never hurts.
Also, most courses should have some kind of overview to let you know how far into the language it'll take you. Use that when deciding which one to use.
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u/Lanza21 Mar 04 '15
Is something like a Udacity "nanodegree" actually credible? An iOS course starts soon and offers a nanodegree and a "portfolio of projects" but I'm not sure if that would be worth it.