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50 Places You Can Learn to Code (for Free) Online

YoungUpstarts

ArsDigita University : In ArsDigita’s curriculum, you’ll find excellent courses for programming design, computer science, and even artificial intelligence. SitePoint Reference : Find references for HTML, CSS, and JavaScript on Sitepoint. Udemy : Learn computer programming from these popular courses on Udemy. Hackety Hack!

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Programming Resources

Spencer Fry

Learn Ruby the Hard Way by Zed Shaw 4/5. Learn Ruby the Hard Way is what I started with when I began programming. Ruby on Rails was my goal, but my friends urged me to start with at least a basic understanding of Ruby before venturing down the Ruby on Rails path. Ruby on Rails Tutorial by Michael Hartl 5/5.

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How I went from beginner to selling my app in the app store in 2 months

The Next Web

I also dabbled in learning Ruby, Rails, CSS/HTML but literally had only done the code academy web fundamentals track. I just finished my first app with the help of a designer friend and I’m submitting it to the app store after this post! Design & Dev Entrepreneur How-To''s' Image Credit / Shutterstock.

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How to Build a Startup Team

techcocktail.com

If your developer knows ruby-on-rails but doesn’t care about the application you are creating, then there is no guarantee that their work will be as precise or consistent as you need – or that they will go the extra mile. Just like in basketball, there are the various positions because each team member has their own set of skills.

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Web Sites and Books for Novice Programmers

Feld Thoughts

The other two were HTML, XHTML, and CSS published by Visual Blueprint and RailsSpace by Michael Hartl and Aurelius Prochazka. They felt the HTML/CSS book was so-so but it was enough to get them started. For design, they went with SpeckyBoy and Smashing Magazine.

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Frameworks Round 1

TechEmpower

Netty , Vert.x , and Java servlets are fast, but we were surprised how much faster they are than Ruby , Django , and friends. and Ruby on Rails is staggering. How we designed the tests. Ruby 2.0.0-p0. . --> Whoa! Before we did the benchmarks, we were guessing there might be a 4x difference. Two Amazon EC2 m1.large

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Framework Benchmarks

TechEmpower

Netty , Vert.x , and Java servlets are fast, but we were surprised how much faster they are than Ruby , Django , and friends. and Ruby on Rails is staggering. How we designed the tests. Ruby 2.0.0-p0. Why doesnt your test include more substantial algorithmic work, or building an HTML response with a server-side template?"

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