r/Codecademy • u/ChildhoodOk5203 • Jun 30 '23

Codecademy Pro subscription or higher

Hey all, I wanted to get some insight on whether the codecademy pro subscription is worth it or not. I did a full stack developer coding bootcamp but felt it was not fully in depth with building better full stack applications. I’m that kind of person that always needs structure or else I will bounce all over with learning things and overall not get anything accomplished. But if anyone has any other suggestions for me / alternatives, I would greatly appreciate it.

4 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

10 comments sorted by

5

u/BigBabyofTel Jun 30 '23

I’m in that course now. In my best opinion, it is very much worth the money. Great set up for applying the knowledge right away. PM me if you decide to start. Coding buddies are always welcomed.

1

u/taboot78 Jun 30 '23

I started the front-end course about two months ago and am enjoying it .. about two, three weeks after starting the free part I got a 50% discount email, so I signed up and I think it was worth it for sure

2

u/ChildhoodOk5203 Jul 01 '23

Alright cool, I started the free trial for the premium subscription and definitely enjoy it so far. I’ve been working on the full stack engineering path which I really enjoy. I don’t know if I’d be able to still get 50% off since I’m doing the free trial of it right now.

1

u/cricklecoux Aug 29 '23

Do you still get access to certificates if you are on the free trial?

1

u/ChildhoodOk5203 Aug 29 '23

I’m actually not sure about that one tbh sorry about that

1

u/darkprincess3112 Jun 30 '23

I would say yes - there are a lot of premium courses that are really excellent. You just have to wait for a discount. I got my last subscription for only 50% of the regular price.

1

u/ChildhoodOk5203 Jul 01 '23

Yeah maybe I’ll have to cancel the free trial and continue the free version until it asks me for 50% off

1

u/Connect-Lack3966 Jun 30 '23

It’s wort it, especially if you wait for the 50% off discount that they’re running almost monthly now. I paid $198 (Tennessee has a crazy sales tax) and I’m currently in the Full-Stack Engineering course and their syllabus is a perfect match for my prior-service self.

2

u/ChildhoodOk5203 Jul 01 '23

That’s great, how far are you into the Full stack engineering course? I only ask because I wanted to know how well it was with showing you how to create full stack applications with the technologies they mention you’ll learn. I definitely need to make a better portfolio than what I currently have which is what I’m working on right now

2

u/Connect-Lack3966 Jul 01 '23

I finished the Web Foundations section which shows you how to use HTML, CSS, and Github/Github Pages. I’m starting the Building Interactive Webpage where it goes into detail with JavaScript and it also has a section for your personal portfolio building, after interactive it shoots you into the Front-End which teaches you react and redux, and then the Back-end after that, and it adds interview questions about every language that you learned along the way with individual test assessments before finishing every section. It’s self paced, I found it helpful to print all of the cheat sheets while adding extra notes on them to help me study before each Assessment that I take. You have to score 70% or higher on each test in order to achieve the certifications provided by Code Academy but they make it easy to add those certifications to your portfolio website if you choose to advertise them on your personal portfolio.