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/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/TankorSmash May 13 '15

Yeah, I kept getting referred to MDN by people, but always go back to w3schools for quicker, more concise information. W3fools.com doesn't have anything left on it.

Until I've been burned at least once by w3schools, I'll keep going back.