I think it's also gotten way better from when I first started using it. The jQuery lessons are fantasticly useful, and the Python courses go way deeper and are far more useful than the original Javascript courses I first did.

I guess the question is if I go through all their material, will that plus my previous experience writing flash games and freelance webdesigning let me land a coding job at an edu and/or gaming place!

[1]That probably explains the down-vote brigade that hit my other comment. I don't think I've ever seen 3 downvotes for a lengthy, constructive comment aimed at helping someone before.

But I'm entry-level, keep that in mind. I'm paid in large part to learn. I deliver plenty of billable hours, but it's understood I have a long way to go.

My experience is that Codecademy is focused more on the marketing than on the product itself. When I last looked, it was only really basic stuff. But they've gotten a TON of media coverage, somehow! My hope is that they use their size to improve the educational offerings.

In my personal experience as a learner, Code School (codeschool.com) is strictly superior -- clearer instruction, great videos and slides, and interactive repl-like coding experience and much more advanced material. Only some of it is free though.

Khan Academy also has a top-notch format, has a lot of content and it's strictly non-commercial... but the programming stuff kind of spread out all over the place.

For the most rigorous teaching I know of that you can get for free, go to Coursera or edX. They have videos as good as Khan Academy or Code School, and they actually have homework assignments that get evaluated. You have to wait for the courses to open, but that leads to some good things too, like having lots of peers going through it with you.