{"id":6938,"date":"2016-08-01T09:00:50","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T14:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/?p=6938"},"modified":"2025-11-10T10:51:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T10:51:00","slug":"the-ultimate-resource-list-for-learning-how-to-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/the-ultimate-resource-list-for-learning-how-to-code\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate Resource List for Learning How to Code"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The search results for \u201clearn to code\u201d are in the millions, so it can be hard for even the most motivated self-starter to know where to begin.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to get schooled on code, start with this list. It\u2019ll point you to sites that are highly rated by users, recommended by experienced programmers, and associated with well-known institutions.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of the sites on the list offer courses for people with zero programming experience, guiding them to choose the best programming languages<\/a> to start with.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each listing details the types of courses offered, cost, time commitment, experience level, and a sampling of topics covered. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though many courses are free, courses geared toward people seeking a career in programming are usually paid. Among all the options, you\u2019re sure to find one that\u2019s right for you.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once you\u2019ve found the right fit, make sure to review the six essential steps to success for learning how to code<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Curated A-To-Z List of Coding Resources<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Codecademy<\/b><\/a>
Offerings:<\/b> 20+ online courses<\/span><\/a>
Cost:<\/b> Free for 20 courses; $19.99 per month for<\/span> Pro version<\/span><\/a>
Time:<\/b> One to 10 hours depending on course<\/span>
Experience:<\/b> Beginner; intermediate<\/span>
Topics:<\/b> APIs (application programming interfaces), basic programming concepts, CSS, HTML, JavaScript<\/a>, jQuery, PHP, Python, Ruby, web development, and more<\/span>
 
Code School<\/b><\/a>
Offerings:<\/b> 50+ online courses<\/span><\/a>;<\/span> iPhone and iPad app<\/span><\/a>
Cost:<\/b> $19-$29 per month for entire site<\/span>
Time:<\/b> Two to five hours for most courses<\/span>
Experience:<\/b> Beginner; intermediate; advanced<\/span>
Topics: <\/b>AngularJS, Bootstrap, CSS, Git, HTML, iOS, JavaScript, jQuery, .NET<\/a>, Node.js, Python, React, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, SQL, and more<\/span>
 
CodingDojo<\/b><\/a>
Offerings:<\/b> 20-week online course<\/span><\/a>
Cost:<\/b> $7,500 (scholarships available; see<\/span> tuition information<\/span><\/a>)<\/span>
Time:<\/b> 20 weeks<\/span>
Experience:<\/b> Beginner; intermediate; advanced<\/span>
Topics:<\/b> AJAX, APIs, CSS, Flask, Git, HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, MySQL, Python, and more<\/span>
 
Coursera<\/b><\/a>
Offerings:<\/b> Hundreds of online courses<\/span><\/a> adapted from university courses<\/span>
Cost:<\/b> $79 per course (promotional discounts sometimes available)<\/span>
Time:<\/b> Two to five hours per week for four weeks for most courses; some courses are scheduled and some are self-paced<\/span>
Levels:<\/b> Beginner; intermediate<\/span>
Topics:<\/b> App development, data structures and algorithms, game design and development, JavaScript, Python, Scala, and more<\/span>
 
Dev Boot Camp<\/b><\/a>
Offerings:<\/b> 19-week course<\/span><\/a> in select cities<\/span>
Cost:<\/b> $12,700 to $13,950 depending on location (scholarships available; see<\/span> tuition information<\/span><\/a>)<\/span>
Time:<\/b> 19 weeks, with nine weeks remote part-time, nine weeks on-campus full-time, and one optional extra week<\/span>
Experience:<\/b> Beginner; intermediate; advanced<\/span>
Topics:<\/b> Agile development, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, pair programming, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, SQL, and more<\/span>
 
edX<\/b><\/a>
Offerings:<\/b> Hundreds of online courses<\/span><\/a> adapted from university courses (including<\/span> Introduction to Computer Science<\/span><\/a>, the most popular course at Harvard)<\/span>
Cost:<\/b> Free for some courses; $49 per course for some courses; $99 for verified certificate<\/span>
Time:<\/b> Shorter courses take about three hours per week for five weeks; longer courses take about 12 hours per week for nine weeks; some courses are scheduled and some are self-paced<\/span>
Experience:<\/b> Beginner; intermediate<\/span>
Topics:<\/b> Agile development, app development, introduction to computer science, Java, Python, Ruby on Rails, video game development, and more<\/span>
 
Free Code Camp<\/b><\/a>
Offerings:<\/b> Four categories of<\/span> guided challenges<\/span><\/a> (and real-life projects for nonprofits once you complete challenges); verified certificates for each category<\/span>
Cost:<\/b> Free<\/span>
Time:<\/b> Estimated 2,080 hours of work to complete all four categories; self-paced<\/span>
Levels:<\/b> Beginner; intermediate; advanced<\/span>
Topics: <\/b>Back-end development, CSS, D3.js, data visualization, Express, front-end development, full-stack development, Git, Heroku, HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, MongoDB, Node.js, React,<\/span> Sass, and more<\/span>
 
General Assembly Dash<\/b><\/a>
Offerings:<\/b> Online course<\/span><\/a>
Cost:<\/b> Free<\/span>
Time:<\/b> About 30 minutes per project<\/span>
Levels:<\/b> Beginner<\/span>
Topics:<\/b> CSS, HTML, JavaScript, and more<\/span>
 
General Assembly<\/b><\/a>
Offerings:<\/b> Workshops<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> part-time courses<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> full-time courses<\/span><\/a> and in select cities; part-time or full-time<\/span> online courses<\/span><\/a>
Cost:<\/b> $35 to $280 for workshops; $1,250 for part-time courses; $13,500 for full-time courses on campus or online (financing available; see<\/span> tuition information<\/span><\/a>)<\/span>
Time:<\/b> Workshops range from 90 minutes to one day; part-time courses take eight to 10 hours per week for eight to 12 weeks; full-time courses take 40 hours per week for eight to 12 weeks<\/span>
Levels:<\/b> Beginner; intermediate; advanced<\/span>
Topics:<\/b> App development, data science, front-end development, web development, and more<\/span>
 
Khan Academy<\/b><\/a>
Offerings:<\/b> Dozens of online courses<\/span><\/a>
Cost:<\/b> Free<\/span>
Time:<\/b> One hour for<\/span> Hour of Code<\/span><\/a>; all other courses are self-paced<\/span>
Levels:<\/b> Beginner; intermediate<\/span>
Topics:<\/b> Algorithms, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, and more<\/span>
 
Learn Code the Hard Way<\/b><\/a>
Offerings:<\/b> Online courses<\/span><\/a>;<\/span> books<\/span><\/a> (some courses are open-source and still in development; the most popular courses are for<\/span> Python<\/span><\/a> and<\/span> Ruby<\/span><\/a>)<\/span>
Cost:<\/b> Free online; about $30 for books<\/span>
Time:<\/b> One week to six months; self-paced<\/span>
Experience:<\/b> Beginner; intermediate<\/span>
Topics:<\/b> C, command line interfaces, Python, Regex, Ruby, SQL, and more<\/span>
 
Lynda<\/b><\/a>
Offerings:<\/b> Hundreds of online courses<\/span><\/a>
Cost:<\/b> $19.99 to $34.99 per month for entire site (some local libraries offer free access to Lynda)<\/span>
Time:<\/b> One to four hours for most courses<\/span>
Levels:<\/b> Beginner; intermediate; advanced<\/span>
Topics:<\/b> App development, basic programming concepts, C, C++, C#, databases, game development, Java, JavaScript, Objective-C, PHP, Python, Ruby, SQL, Swift, web development, and more<\/span>
 
Microsoft Virtual Academy<\/b><\/a>
Offerings:<\/b> Dozens of online courses<\/span><\/a>
Cost:<\/b> Free<\/span>
Time:<\/b> Shorter courses are one to three hours; longer courses are 11 hours<\/span>
Levels:<\/b> Beginner; intermediate; advanced<\/span>
Topics:<\/b> App development, C#, databases, game development, HTML, Python,<\/span>
web development, and more<\/span>
 
MIT OpenCourseWare<\/b><\/a>
Offerings:<\/b> Collection of course materials<\/span><\/a> from MIT courses<\/span>
Cost:<\/b> Free<\/span>
Time:<\/b> Self-paced<\/span>
Experience:<\/b> Beginner; intermediate<\/span>
Topics:<\/b> Algorithms, C, C++, introduction to computer science, Java, Python, and more<\/span>
 
The Flatiron School<\/b><\/a>
Offerings:<\/b> Part-time or full-time online course<\/span><\/a>
Cost:<\/b> $1,500 per month (financing and scholarships available; see<\/span> tuition information<\/span><\/a>)<\/span>
Time:<\/b> Part-time course takes 20 to 25 hours per week for eight to nine months; full-time course takes 40 to 50 hours per week for five to six months<\/span>
Levels:<\/b> Beginner; intermediate; advanced<\/span>
Topics:<\/b> App development, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, SQL, web development, and more<\/span>
 
The Odin Project<\/b><\/a>
Offerings:<\/b> Seven online courses<\/span><\/a>
Cost:<\/b> Free<\/span>
Time:<\/b> Estimated 1,000 hours of work to complete all courses; self-paced<\/span>
Levels:<\/b> Beginner; intermediate; advanced<\/span>
Topics:<\/b> CSS, databases, Git, HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, web development, and more<\/span>
 
Treehouse<\/b><\/a>
Offerings:<\/b> 100+ online courses<\/span><\/a>;<\/span> corporate training<\/span><\/a>
Cost:<\/b> $25 per month for Basic plan; $49 per month for Pro plan; corporate training by request<\/span>
Time:<\/b> One to four hours for most courses<\/span>
Levels:<\/b> Beginner; intermediate; advanced<\/span>
Topics:<\/b> App development, C#, CSS, databases, full stack development, game development, HTML, Java, JavaScript, PHP, Python, Ruby, and more<\/span>
 
Udacity<\/b><\/a>
Offerings:<\/b> Online courses<\/span><\/a>;<\/span> online \u201cnanodegree\u201d courses<\/span><\/a> built in partnership with Google and other tech giants<\/span>
Cost:<\/b> Free for regular courses; $199 per month for nanodegree courses (50 percent tuition refund if you complete a nanodegree in less than 12 months)<\/span>
Time:<\/b> Regular courses take about six hours per week for three to six weeks; nanodegree courses take about ten hours per week for six to 12 months; both are self-paced<\/span>
Levels:<\/b> Beginner; intermediate; advanced<\/span>
Topics:<\/b> App development, data analysis, front end development, full stack development, introduction to programming, web development, and more<\/span>
 
Udemy<\/b><\/a>
Offerings:<\/b> Hundreds of online courses<\/span><\/a> (the site\u2019s highest-rated course is<\/span> The Complete Web Developer Course)<\/span><\/a>
Cost:<\/b> About $20 to $50 per course<\/span>
Time:<\/b> Courses range from about one hour to twenty hours<\/span>
Levels:<\/b> Beginner; intermediate; advanced<\/span>
Topics:<\/b> APIs, app development, Bootstrap, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, MySQL, PHP, web development, and more<\/span>
 
Viking Code School<\/b><\/a>
Offerings:<\/b> Full-time online course<\/span><\/a>
Cost:<\/b> Free (but if you are placed in a software engineering job, you pay a fee equal to 18 percent of your first year\u2019s salary)<\/span>
Time:<\/b> 16 weeks full-time<\/span>
Levels:<\/b> Intermediate (applicants must complete a free<\/span> prep course<\/span><\/a>)<\/span>
Topics:<\/b> Agile development, app development, CSS, full stack development, HTML, Ruby, user experience, web design, web development, and more<\/span>
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Lists of More Resources<\/b><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

These lists are particularly helpful if you\u2019re looking for resources on a specific programming language rather than a general introduction to coding.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n