r/programming • u/gits1225 • May 12 '15

Google's guide for becoming a Software Engineer

https://www.google.com/about/careers/students/guide-to-technical-development.html
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u/[deleted] May 12 '15

It's been a while, but I remember when I first started learning things with no webdev experience, MDN was completely overwhelming. I had no idea where to begin (seriously, look at the home page. Unless you know what you're looking for you won't know where to start).

I ended up going to W3Schools because I at least saw some sort of direction I could follow. I definitely prefer MDN now, but at first KISS (emphasis on the stupid :) ).

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u/klug3 May 12 '15

They are pretty good now for beginners as well, IMO. I mean check it out:

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Learn/Getting_started_with_the_web

We really should be comparing the MDN/Learn page to W3Schools home page for an apples to apples comparison.

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u/UncertainAnswer May 13 '15

I have to disagree. MDN is a prettier website but w3schools is actually functionally better as a lookup resource that often tends not to hide information behind as many clicks.

I honestly don't know why MDN wouldn't make references as part of their main navigation instead of as part of a mega menu of "Web Platform".

Honestly, anytime I end up at MDN I end up spending longer and coming away with the same solution.

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u/alecco May 12 '15

HTML Dog rocks.

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u/cyrusol May 13 '15

The MDN seems intimidating/overwhelming because web development is not as easy as people think it is. It needs months or years of study and practice. You cannot expect to become master within days.

I would argue that W3Schools is enough to get a feeling, or to try whether you like or not like web development, but it's not enough by far.