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The Best Websites to Learn Coding Online


The Learn to Code movement has picked up momentum worldwide and that is actually a good thing as even basic programming skills can have a major impact. If you can teach yourself how to write code, you gain a competitive edge over your peers, you can think more algorithmically and thus can tackle problems more efficiently.

Don’t just download the latest app, help redesign it. Don’t just play on your phone, program it. — Obama.
There’s no reason why shouldn’t know the basics of coding. You can automate tasks, you can program your Excel sheets, improve workflows, you can extract data from websites and accomplish so much more with code. You may not be in the business of writing software programs but knowing the basics of coding will help you communicate more effectively with developers.

The Best Sites to Learn Programming

If you are ready to take the plunge, here are some of the best websites that offer courses in a variety of programming languages for free. I have also added a list of companion ebooks that will give you a more in-depth understanding of the language and they don’t cost anything either.

Online Courses & ScreencastsProgramming Books (Free)
JavaScriptCode Academy, Learn Street, Code Combat, Code AvengersEloquent JavaScript, JavaScript Guide, Speaking JS, JS The Right Way, Oh My JS, Canvassing
HTML & CSSCode Academy, Don’t Fear The Internet, Tutsplus, Learn Layout, A to Z CSS, Dash, Web Accessibility, The Hello World, Khan Academy, HTML5 from ScratchMozilla, Dive into HTML5, 20 Things I Learned, HTML Dog, HTML & CSS, HTML5 for Designers, DOM Enlightenment, HTML Canvas
jQueryCode Academy, Tutsplus, Code SchooljQuery Fundamentals, Learn jQuery
PythonCode Academy, Google, Learn Street, Python Tutor, IHeartPYPython for You and Me,  Dive into Python, Learn Python the Hard Way, Think Python, Python for Fun, Tango with Django, Django
Ruby & Ruby on RailsCode Academy, TryRubyCode Learn, Railscasts, Rubymonk, Learn StreetWhy’s (Poignant) Guide to Ruby, Learn Ruby the Hard Way, Learn to Program, Learn Rails by Example
PHPCode AcademyPHP Programming, Practical PHP
Google Apps ScriptGetting Started, Office Hours, Google Scripts Examples, Learning Apps Script
WordPressTreehouse, WordPress TV
Linux & Shell ScriptingStanford.edu, Explain ShellConquer the Command Line
Node.jsNodetuts, Node SchoolThe Node Beginner Book, Mixu’s Node book, Node Up and Running, Mastering Node.js
Angular JSCode School, Egg Head, Learn AngularAngular JS Tutorial, Thinking Angular, Angular Tutorial, Getting Started (Adobe)
Git (version control)Code School, Git Immersion, GitHub Training, UdacityPro Git, Learn Git, Gists in Github
Objective-C (iOS & Mac)Code School, Stanford, iTunesU
Chrome Dev ToolsCode School, Dev Tools Secret, Chrome Dev Tools Tutorial, Udacity, Building Browser Apps
Go LanguageGolang.org, GopherCastsProgramming in Go, Go by Example, Learning Go, Building Web Apps with Go, Learning Go
JavaLearn Java, Coding Bat, Java Udemy, LearnerooProgramming in Java, Thinking in Java, O’Reilly Learning Java, Think Java, Java & CS, Java for Python Devs
Android App DevelopmentUdacity (Google Developers), Coursera, The New Boston, Google University, App Development Essentials, Code Learn, App Inventor (Visual)
D3 (data visualization)		Data Visualization for the Web, Dashing D3, D3 Tips & Tricks
SQL (Databases)SQL Zoo, SQL @Stanford, Essential SQL, SQL for Nerds, Intro to SQL, SQL Bolt, PHP & MySQL
Everything ElseUdacity, edX.org, Coursera, Udemy$, Lynda$, Pluralsight$, Treehouse$, Open Consortium, One Month Rails$
Also see: How to Learn Regular Expressions (RegEx)
Also see: Learn Touch Typing & Code Faster
Also see: Learn VIM, the text editor for programmers

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