Since we haven\u2019t really started to dive into our project, I want to share with you a few MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) that I found extremely helpful for my CS journey.<\/p>\n
When I decided to make a career transition into software engineering, I had a hard time deciding what would be the best way for me to achieve my goal, so I tried out different approaches. I enrolled in OSU\u2019s Post-Baccalaureate Computer Science program, I joined a web development bootcamp, and I took several MOOCs from renowned universities. It\u2019s hard to tell which is the best way for everyone \u2013 I believe it really depends on personal experience. For me, I had an internship opportunity through OSU\u2019s CS program and I built my portfolio through the bootcamp and landed my very first full-time software engineer position, but when it comes to with which I had the most fun, it\u2019s the MOOCs. And here\u2019s the best part \u2013 it\u2019s completely FREE.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re determined and self-disciplined, I definitely recommend MOOCs. There\u2019s nothing you can\u2019t learn freely on the internet.<\/p>\n
Here are some of the courses I took and really enjoyed. The courses were taught by amazing instructors with interesting projects, and yes they can be quite intense, but they\u2019re fulfilling and rewarding at the same time.<\/p>\n
This was the very first course I took when my CS journey started. I had no experience in programming at that time. I couldn\u2019t think of a better choice! The course was taught in Java. The course was very interesting and it covered a lot of basic programming topics. What I like the most was that the instructor showed us the importance of problem-solving. It\u2019s not only about the syntax. It\u2019s about how you can creatively and elegantly solve a problem.<\/p>\n
This course was also taught in Java. It intensively covered main data structures and some algorithms and provided really clean code examples. It also included interesting projects that I even included one of them in my portfolio.<\/p>\n
A deeper and more comprehensive learning in algorithms. Also taught in Java with clean and precise code, and it provided clear explanation and demonstration to help you understand the algorithms.<\/p>\n
A CS introductory course in Python.<\/p>\n
Another CS introductory course in Python that will improve your Python skills significantly.<\/p>\n
A classic CS course in C programming language with really interesting projects. The next thing on my list after the capstone project!<\/p>\n
Hope you find these courses helpful cause I surely did!<\/p>\n\n\n
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Since we haven\u2019t really started to dive into our project, I want to share with you a few MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) that I found extremely helpful for my CS journey. Are MOOCs good for me? When I decided to make a career transition into software engineering, I had a hard time deciding what … <\/p>\n