Ask HN: Best deals for web dev tools, learning tutorials, anything worth noting?

Posted by rblion on Friday November 23, 2018 @05:37PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I'm just trying to INVEST money into myself this year. I am determined to become more of a producer than a consumer.

I'm primarily a front-end developer/designer but am feeling more and more confident that I can learn full-stack web development well enough to get hired or build something useful.

Thanks for any suggestions!

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Re:Ask HN: Best deals for web dev tools, learning tutorials,... by lpcrealmadrid on Friday November 23, 2018 @05:48PM (#18519342)

How do you want to invest in yourself? Skills, mindset, or output? Or all the above?

Money is a useful way to buy accountability for your goals. Most of what you need to know is already out there for free, it's just really easy to get discouraged or not scope your goals well enough.

Three (free) resources:

- https://www.theodinproject.com/

- https://teachyourselfcs.com/

- https://github.com/danistefanovic/build-your-own-x

Stuff you gotta pay for:

- https://www.newco.app/bootcamp

- https://lambdaschool.com/

Just a few here to get you started. Good luck! You got this.

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Re:Ask HN: Best deals for web dev tools, learning tutorials,... by rblion on Friday November 23, 2018 @07:16PM (#18519642)

Thanks, this is what I needed to hear right now. I'm not broke but money is a little tight after doing some extended traveling.

I actually went to Dev-Mtn but was able to get my money back after only doing half the cohort (the class part). I was able to get a job at a startup and then at a hosting company after. Then I got laid off. I've started my own agency after and have gotten some traction but I wanna level up my skills to try for another jobs and/or land bigger projects.

Thanks for the links!

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