SheCodes structured coding curriculum
Youtube doesn’t market itself as a coding bootcamp and instead leaves its content to the creators. There are many experienced coders who share their knowledge on the video platform. 📽️
There’s never been a better time to get a job in tech so these videos are very popular.
Since anyone can make a coding Youtube video, you have to be careful that you are watching one with correct and up-to-date information. This is difficult when you are a beginner yourself. There are a lot of low-quality videos on the site that should be avoided.
There are hundreds of thousands of results for coding on Youtube, so
you will have to look through a lot before finding the right one for you. This can become exhausting. 😮💨 It can also be difficult to build on your knowledge when you don’t know if the creator will be teaching concepts you have already learned.
Creators may release a series on coding that needs to be watched in a certain order but Youtube won’t always suggest you watch the subsequent one next. This can all become confusing and require a lot of clicking around and watching half of a 30-minute video before you realize it’s not what you need.
With
SheCodes, you don’t have to click through thousands of results and research individual instructors. All of our classes are taught by our instructor Matt, with
a clear and structured curriculum to teach front-end development. There’s no confusion or clicking around, the classes are clearly marked and you can see always where you are on your journey. 😊
SheCodes active online community
SheCodes stands out from other coding platforms because we help our students every step of the way with our dedicated support team. Students can ask for both customer and technical support whenever they have a question. Our online community of fellow coders from the world are welcoming and make it easy to connect with others. You never feel like you’re coding alone when you learn to code with SheCodes. 🌎 👩💻
On Youtube, you have no idea who is learning to code with you. There is no way to communicate and make connections. As we all know, the comment sections online can be such an unwelcoming space that many video creators deactivate them. Creators receive many messages and won’t likely take the time to respond to someone with a question about their coding.
Hands-on coding for success
The best way to learn to code is actually coding! In
SheCodes coding courses,
there are challenges after every mini-lesson with weekly homework and final projects. ✏️ The homework is checked weekly by our tech support, who will let you know if any parts of the code need to change. Students share their completely customized final projects, which look great in any portfolio.
On Youtube, you are just watching videos with no practice. The site itself can be distracting since you will constantly be suggested new videos that may not have anything to do with what you want to learn. With no homework, hands-on practice, or challenges, you need a lot of self-motivation to learn to code with Youtube.
Supplement your knowledge
If you are a total beginner, learning to code on Youtube isn’t the best option. Without structure, it is difficult to know what you should be learning. When you don’t practice what you learn, the knowledge doesn’t stick.
Instead, we suggest that students use a more structured course like SheCodes to begin their coding journey.
With a 92% completion rate, the majority of the students who start learning to code with us go on to graduate. (
Read our success stories here) They leave the class with hands-on practice under their belt and portfolio-ready final projects.
If there are concepts you want to learn more about, then heading to Youtube and watching some specialized, in-depth videos is a good idea. You can watch firsthand accounts and hear the stories of others who learned how to code. Some of our awesome grads even start sharing videos about tech themselves! 🤩
What else should you know?
At SheCodes, we are passionate about helping women around the world learn to code and closing the gender gap in the tech industry. We are proud to contribute 10% of every workshop purchase to the
SheCodes Foundation, which gives women in developing countries free coding classes.
Tens of thousands of women have already learned to code with SheCodes, with an
overall rating of 4.9/5 stars, we can’t wait to welcome you as a student! 🌟
Want to learn more about what coding is and why coding skills can improve your professional skill set before you begin?
Sign up for the live free 60-minute SheCodes Express Class to start your journey!
