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Advice for someone wanting to become a web developer?

One of my friends is interested in web development and has little to no programming experience. I am asking for advice on what to tell him. Coding bootcamps, coursera, udemy, etc? How would you do it if you were in their position? I suggested they learn python/javascript by taking an online intro course and go from there.

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Re:Best high speed internet for rural areas? on Friday September 25, 2020 @09:50AM (#24589648)
Awesome. I have never heard of any of these and its great that they do not throttle.
Re:Best high speed internet for rural areas? on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @07:30PM (#24573495)
They are not offering me anything at the moment because its not available on the portion of the street where I live. However, 1 mile down the road they have it. I have called them several times and keep getting different answers.

Best high speed internet for rural areas?

I recently purchased a new house in a rural area and the only cable/internet provider around is Spectrum. The problem is that I work from home and need high speed internet to do my job. I was wondering what the next best high speed internet option is which ideally offers no data limit plans.

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Finding Consulting Work

Most of the work our consulting company gets is from referrals. I am wondering how other consulting companies find work? Any websites/apps, cold emailing, etc?

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Free/cheap real time stock market API's

Looking for a good solution for pulling real time stock market data. A list of some of the data I want to pull can be seen below:• DJIA • S&P 500 • Nasdaq • Euro Stoxx 50 • FTSE 100 • Nikkei 225 • Global Aggregate Bond Index (LEGATRUU:IND) • Global High Yield Index (LG30TRUU:IND) • EUR-USD • USD-JPY • GBP-USD • WTI Crude OilPreferably the API would have a python client that can be used or...

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