Tried freeCodeCamp vs Codecademy for a month, one was way better for me

I spent the last 4 weeks doing both freeCodeCamp and Codecademy side by side to learn basic HTML and CSS. freeCodeCamp's project based approach just clicked way better because I was building actual stuff like a survey form instead of just doing drills. Codecademy felt like I was following a script but not really understanding why things worked. Has anyone else found one curriculum that just made things stick more than the other?

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ryan9522d ago

Is it really that serious though? I mean, freeCodeCamp is fine but it's not like you're building stuff you'd actually put on a resume. A survey form is just a bunch of text boxes and a submit button. Codecademy at least teaches you the syntax first so you know what the heck you're typing. Maybe it's just me but I feel like people overthink this stuff. Just pick one and finish it instead of stressing about which one has the perfect method.

walker.robert1d ago

ryan952 said "just pick one and finish it" and honestly my buddy Matt had the exact same problem. He spent like 3 months doing Codecademy courses then tried to build his own page from scratch and couldn't remember any of the syntax. He had to go back and redo everything. He ended up using freeCodeCamp to actually make a portfolio page that got him a freelance gig, said the projects forced him to look stuff up instead of just copying.