Web Development 101

I did the whole course about 3 years ago.In the end I felt it prepared me very well. I did well at my first interviews, and managed to do well at my job. Im now in my second position as a Software Engineer.I wholeheartedly recommend Odin, just be prepared to do a lot of the hard work yourself.

I really like The Odin Project because it completely removes the insulated, hand-holding browser-based environments of resources like FCC and Codecademy. TOP forces you to set up your own dev environment to program in and lets you suffer and struggle to complete the project challenges (but still gives you enough information to get you started). I think people learn better that way, instead of just typing and copying code into a browser

One of the biggest benefits is working in your own environment. But I really like how they structure the material and guide you through without holding your hand.One suggestion I can give is to take notes, if it helps you. I use it halfway to help me remember key syntax/uses, but also as a reference to go back to when you may go a few days or a week without using git, or a particular syntax.But TOP in general is a beast of a program.

I just finished the very long, very broad WebDev 101 course this week and can say I feel a tremendous sense of accomplishment and ability, but also know there is a lot more to do.Thanks to the nature of the program, though, I have learned to appreciate the rewards of my own effort. I have seen so many different types of technologies, learned things I never even thought about, and began to truly feel capable of achieving my goals.You will be exposed to version control via Git, storing repos on Github, structuring websites with HTML, styling elements with CSS, and developer tools you probably didnt even know you have right now. Youll learn about JavaScript and problem solving, and a lot about learning to make your own judgement about the quality of a resource.

With TOP you will be forced to study. They give very little examples but provide really on point reading documents that is related to that subject. With other free bootcamp that ive tried they either spoon feed you with the solution or it direct you to their own forum for extra reading which i really dont like.

It is designed to get you from 0 to Web developer. Not necessarily much else. That being said, I have become interested in pursuing other related interests (developing desktop applications, trying out embedded applications etc), and I feel capable of learning these on my own because of the skills I learned through TOP.

I am currently using TOP to reenter the world of web development again after a few years now (quite rusty and way behind on all the changes but still got some of the knowledge I learned back then tacked in my head) and I honestly like the way the curriculum is structured in TOP. The reason being is that it does not baby-sit you throughout the course of your learning and forces you to actually engage in the material yourself, try things out and in the process of engaging and trying things out, you are ultimately learning. However, it is of course encouraged for you to ask questions when you have them since TOP has a discord that has many active members always helping each other out.

The Odin Project makes you set up an actual environment on your computer where you learn how to actually write code. All the learning and projects will be much harder than the hand hold websites, but you'll actually be learning.You'll mostly be doing a ton of reading the developer docs and googling how to do stuff and trying to figure out why your program isn't working, but I figure that's what actual programmers do.I really think sites like codecademy etc are a total waste compared to the odin project.