Re:Ask HN: Is online self-education useful or just delusion?
by nickjj on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @12:14PM
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I think it's useful.
Everything I've learned about web development over the last 20 years has came from a combination of personal experience and self guided education (assorted free content and paid courses).
Courses are fantastic because you get the benefit of having an entire curriculum planned out for you as well as support from whoever is taking or running the course.
Not only that but if it's a good course, it's usually filled with a bunch of context, real world examples and thought processes from the instructor. These things can't be learned without a ton of experience, so in a way you're getting projected in the future with knowledge that may have taken years for you to figure out on your own.
Everything I've learned about web development over the last 20 years has came from a combination of personal experience and self guided education (assorted free content and paid courses).
Courses are fantastic because you get the benefit of having an entire curriculum planned out for you as well as support from whoever is taking or running the course.
Not only that but if it's a good course, it's usually filled with a bunch of context, real world examples and thought processes from the instructor. These things can't be learned without a ton of experience, so in a way you're getting projected in the future with knowledge that may have taken years for you to figure out on your own.