I was sure those 'learn to code in 30 days' ads were a total scam.

My cousin in Miami finished one six months ago and just landed a junior front-end job. The course was basically just HTML, CSS, and a tiny bit of JavaScript, but it gave him enough to start building simple sites. For someone who just wants to see if they like this stuff, are those short crash courses actually a decent first step?

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clark.robin10d ago

You know how every skill now has a "fast track" version? (Like those ads for quick guitar lessons or five minute ab workouts.) Those coding crash courses are the same deal. They're not a full map, but they give you just enough to see if you even like the landscape. For a lot of people, that first little win of making a webpage is the push they need to keep going, or to realize it's not for them. It's less about the job at the end and more about getting past that scary starting line.

the_jenny10d ago

Those ads sell a fantasy, but sometimes the cheap tools are good enough to start. It's like buying a basic paint set to see if you even enjoy holding a brush. The real test is if you keep going after the first easy project.