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Re: Ask HN: Top Coursera Courses?

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Post by prezjordan »

tdsamardzhiev wrote: post #8

I think Dan Grossman's Programming Languages courses are amazing if you have slept through the subject in university: https://www.coursera.org/learn/programming-languages

+1! This is a three-parter and it was such a fun hobby for a few weeks when quarantine was kicking up. I had played with plenty of languages before but didn't realize the gaps in my knowledge. Would recommend.

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Post by adeel_siddiqui »

Programming Languages, Dan Grossman, UW. https://www.coursera.org/learn/programming-languages It is a 3 part course and a bit more intensive than other courses on Coursera with challenging assignments. It helped me gain a deeper understanding of statically vs dynamically typed languages. Designing a tiny language in Part B is the best part of the course. Concludes with a nice comparison between OOP and functional languages.

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Post by Lewton »

tdsamardzhiev wrote: post #8

I think Dan Grossman's Programming Languages courses are amazing if you have slept through the subject in university: https://www.coursera.org/learn/programming-languages

I did this course 5+ years ago and I still remember it fondly! I can pretty confidently say that it made me a better developer

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Post by yawz »

Dr Barbara Oakley’s “Learning How to Learn” [0] is great.

Edit: It gives an important understanding on how our minds function and how we learn, which, I think, forms the basis of effective work. Knowing how to work, and being an effective learner are incredibly important qualities in life.

[0] https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn

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Post by agumonkey »

tdsamardzhiev wrote: post #8

I think Dan Grossman's Programming Languages courses are amazing if you have slept through the subject in university: https://www.coursera.org/learn/programming-languages

I wish there was a follow up. Brown published their book online, but it's not as fun without a structure.

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Post by MattyMc »

tdsamardzhiev wrote: post #8

I think Dan Grossman's Programming Languages courses are amazing if you have slept through the subject in university: https://www.coursera.org/learn/programming-languages

As someone who learned to program outside of college, this course was one of my favorites.

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Post by everythingswan »

The Python for Everybody course was great. I was excited to complete it (well, the first 3 courses in the roadmap): https://www.coursera.org/specializations/python

As a non-programmer but a decent mather, I thought it presented the materials in a way that was easy to understand. In my mid-thirties now, I feel like I could have handled this at 18 just fine--but not in a patronizing way. It was just very clear and the professor had a good sense of humor.

I just built my first time-saving Python program and it felt really satisfying. I built a few others that were cool but none actually saved me time. Very satisfying! At the end of the 3 courses (~60 hours) and some additional tinkering (~40 hours), I had the skills and that's pretty cool.

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Post by brudgers »

tdsamardzhiev wrote: post #8

I think Dan Grossman's Programming Languages courses are amazing if you have slept through the subject in university: https://www.coursera.org/learn/programming-languages

I took it the second time it was offered. One of the main reasons was it was as an excuse to learn Emacs. Does anyone know if the course still encourages using Emacs?
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