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Serious question, has anyone else noticed how much easier it is to find beginner Python tutorials now compared to like 2015?
Back then, I remember trying to learn and everything was either super dense textbook stuff or a 3-hour video with no clear start. I gave up after a week. Started again this January and found a free course on freeCodeCamp that just walked you through building a simple calculator first thing. The difference is crazy. What's the best beginner resource you've found recently?
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morgan_ward617mo ago
The freeCodeCamp one is good but honestly I still see too many tutorials that skip why you'd even want a calculator program. They show the code but not the real world use.
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the_cora4mo ago
Yeah exactly, the best tutorials I've found just show you one small problem like "here's why a store needs this to total up prices" and it all clicks. Building something you'd actually use makes the syntax stick way better than just typing along.
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the_henry7mo ago
I used to think you needed a computer science degree to start. Then I found the Python for Everybody course on Coursera last year. It just starts with opening a file and printing hello world, no theory overload.
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