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How Useful Are Online Courses and Tutorials?

Timur Bakibayev, Ph.D.
3 min readNov 30, 2024

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They are good at the beginning

You’re a beginner programmer. In a year, you’ll be developing web applications for a bigger local Bank, launching your own mobile apps and chatbots. You’ll be rich, no doubt about it.

But there’s a journey to get there. Not everyone makes it; some lack the nerves, others the strength. That’s why there’s a shortage of programmers in the market. If you make it, it will work to your advantage.

Choosing the right path for self-education is crucial. Throughout your journey, you should be motivated by the thought in the first sentence of this article. If your motivation fades, come up with a new one — it doesn’t always have to be about money. Programming, after all, is a deeply fascinating activity.

Online Courses

Everywhere you look, there’s an ad for online (or offline) courses. You might think this is the easy path: just pay, and they’ll teach you everything. They won’t. You have to learn on your own; they can only assist. They’ll guide you, show you the way, but you’ll have to walk it yourself.

All the theory given in courses is available online and completely free. There’s ChatGPT, which can point out where you’re going wrong.

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