Hello, users! 👋

Today I want to share with all of you a list of platforms and courses that helped me become a self-taught designer/developer, and where you can find many other areas that may be of your interest.

Maybe you want to learn new techs, new delicious recipes, how to take care of your garden... But where can you learn online and at your pace?

Let me show you where I started learning.

❗️ATTENTION❗️

You should NEVER replace formal and official education for online platforms and courses, even though both are complementary. I never had enough money to pay official education and I had to rely on this kind of self-taught methods to get a job and keep growing until I could pay my formal education. If you can afford it, think about it. Else, you must put so much effort on your self-taught education. Consider that.

Who's this post for?

Everyone. Are you working? Are you studying? Are you a human? Then every resource mentioned in this article may be useful for you.
Not all of these resources are focused in techpeople, give them a try.

𝓛et's go:

➱ SoloLearn
➱ Udemy
➱ Doméstika
➱ Crehana
➱ HumbleBundle
➱ Khan Academy
➱ Coursera
➱ Duolingo
➱ Platzi
➱ Dev.to
➱ Final notes

❝SoloLearn❞

I was in high school when I discovered this amazing web and their app.

SoloLearn's method is simple. If you want to learn programming languages in an easy and fast way, this should be definitely your first option.

The areas we must highlight about their webpage are, of course, the 'Courses' section:

They have a lot of courses.

And their 'Code Playground' section, where you'll find a lot of samples and creations of other users where you can, well, play around.

You will also receive a certificate if you finish a course. Their amazing App will let you keep learning in your way to school, home, work, etc.

I recommend this option if you want your first contact with a new programming language to be easy and fast, or if you want to prove your knowledge about a programming language.

You can check the site here.

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❝Udemy❞

Here it comes. Either if you are or you're planning to be a techcolleague or you want to learn pilates, Udemy presents many options for you.

For example: I'm learning C, Design, UX&UI and German in this platform.

As you can see, they have a lot of categories with infinite courses by different amazing instructors from all over the world:

You have plenty of filters to match your interests, preferences...

BUT WOAH, hold on, haven't you seen those prices!? It's okay, worry not. They have incredible sales almost every week, where a 199€ course will cost 11€ or lower. Not kiddin. (I'm doing the reference in € because I'm in Spain, but I assure you, price is not a problem).

You will also find totally free courses. Both, payment and free courses, have a completion certificate that you can show off everywhere.

Let me recommend you some great courses that you may check now or in the future:

☞ Sketching for UX Designers
☞ HTML and CSS from scratch
☞ The Complete Graphic Design Theory for Beginners Course
☞ JavaScript for begginers
☞ React vs Angular vs Vue
☞ App Design, UX&UI and Design Thinking
☞ Complete SASS/SCSS course

You can check the site here.

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❝Doméstika❞

Doméstika is a very interesting site. You will find courses, a very helpful forum, even job offers.

Why do I strongly recommend Doméstika? Because 1) every course will give you deep knowledge and will help you build a big project for your portfolio with amazing professionals of every area you can imagine and 2) a lot of professionals show their techniques and mechanics.

This is the perfect site for those willing to improve their drawing and video editing skills, but you can find other incredibly awesome courses like:

☞ Digital illustration techniques and conceptualization, by the amazing Raúl Urias
☞ Digital Art Direction
☞ Pixel Art techniques

Please note, all audios are in Spanish, though you will find English subtitles in the courses.

You can check the site here.

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❝Crehana❞

This is the only platform I've never used, however, I met a lot of individuals that were studying there and they would totally recommend it.

An important note would be that this is for Spanish speakers only, without translations or subtitles to other languages. They offer their courses based on membership of 30/100/70€ depending on your choice.

I wanted to mention this page in honor to those who recommended it to me in the past.

You can check the site here.

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❝Humble Bundle❞

Humble Bundle is a well-known website in the video gaming area.

They became famous because of their amazing games bundle.

They have, however, another incredible feature: they have book bundles of every kind, from game development, design, comics, AI, recipes and more, including videos, tutorials and even free memberships to payment software sometimes.

If you really want to learn by yourself, keep an eye on these bundles and go for it, pay what you want. You'll find the offers in the '10 bundles' tab in the navigation bar.

You can check the site here.

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❝Khan Academy❞

I just love this site.

Have you ever felt that your teachers weren't clear enough?
Do you feel you need some extra classes?

Khan Academy is available in English, Spanish, and many other languages. It's an awesome site to learn basic maths, advanced maths, biology, science, computer engineering, literally almost everything you can think of.

You can check their App too. It's totally free, however, you can donate them for their awesome work.

You can check the site here.

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❝Coursera❞

Now. Imagine if Khan Academy could collaborate with official universities from all over the world, offering official certificates, masters, degrees, courses, bachelors... Well, then you'd have Coursera.

Would you like to do a Computer Science Master at the University in Arizona for 15,000$? You can do it from Coursera.

Would you like to do a course certified by professionals and totally free and post your certificate in LinkedIn? You can do it from Coursera.

Now, I must do a warning. You will find courses in Spanish, but also plenty of grades, careers, masters, and courses in English.

If you're interested in this option, explore and check all the information in their website.

You can check the site here.

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❝Duolingo❞

Our beloved Duolingo...

Since the beginning of times, English has been a must for the IT area. In Duolingo you will be able to learn lots of languages, from their site or their app, and earn points and prizes with your progress.

It is easy, fun and a competitive way to learn any language. You want to speak Catalan, German, Klingon or High Valyrian? This is your place.

You can check the site here.

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❝Platzi❞

Now, this is only for those who speak native or very fluent Spanish, and can understand it without subtitles.

Platzi started as an online Academy for Latin America. They are not that old but their quality shines, that's why their success is a study-case for every startup, created by Freddy Vega.

They cover many areas, from Marketing, UX design to Visual communication, but their big offer stays in the IT area.

You can buy a course for 30-40€ or pay 275€/year and get access to their conference all over the world and to every course they offer in their platform, without any kind of restriction and with a certification that can be posted in LinkedIn and in your wall since they will send it to you.

Platzi is like a real university, they have careers with a lot of courses depending on what you decide to study. Check, for example, the Front-end Architecture career:

They are creating and publishing new courses monthly, personally I like that they keep their courses and careers up to date, including trendy and modern technologies.

I have my own Platzi subscription, so I would totally recommend this to you.

You can check the site here.

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❝Dev.to❞

How could we forget about our most important member on the list?

Here in Dev.to you will be able to find lots of resources, tutorials, ask for #help, #discuss your doubts or thoughts, and even ask with the #explainlikeimfive tag or show your amazing progress in #showdev.

We have one of the most helpful, welcoming, willing-to-share communities of all time. How could we skip that?

If you need anything, search by keywords or create a post with the appropriate tag, many heroes will come to the rescue!

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Final notes

📌 Don't overwork yourself. Take your time. Progress will come but you must be patient with yourself.
📌 Don't replace the formal education with only online courses and platforms.
📌 Learning is important, but it is more important to take care of yourself.
📌 Drink a lot of water.
📌 Share. Don't forget you were lost once, too.

This is all, dear users.

Do you know any other platforms? Would you recommend other courses?

I hope you found this post useful. Let's keep coding 💻!