This video shows 5 FREE or inexpensive websites for learning programming online. For those just starting I outline which programming languages you should learn first. I also review how much it cost for a Computer Science degree and discuss whether it is important to attain certifications and/or degrees.

Whether you are just starting your programming career or you have been coding for years, this video shows where can you continue your technology education.

0:00  Introduction
0:33  Cost of Computer Science Degree
2:32  Online Tutorials
3:09  Udemy
5:15  Codecademy
7:26  SkillShare
8:15  Khan Academy
10:09 Comparisons of Online Tutorials
11:49 Certifications
13:15 First Languages
15:16 How to Find Answers
16:27 Summary
18:03 Joke of the day

Websites and links mentioned in video:

Khan Academy
https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computer-programming
Khan Academy is a nonprofit with the mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere.  Join Khan Academy to get personalized help with what you’re studying or to learn something completely new. And they save all of your progress.

SkillShare - 40% off their subscription rate
https://skillshare.eqcm.net/c/2822534/740980/4650
Monthly or annual subscription with classes on programming and just about anything else you may be interested in.

Codecademy
https://www.codecademy.com/catalog
Lots of free courses and a "Code Editor" so you can actually test writing code.  The Pro courses do require a subscription.

Udemy
https://www.udemy.com/courses/development/
Choose from 155,000 online video courses with new additions published every month
Purchase courses for flat fees.  Many of them completely outline how to build something specific like:
Create a Twitter Social Network Clone From Scratch PHP, MySQL
https://www.udemy.com/course/create-a-high-end-social-network-like-twitter-in-php-mysql/
Make a Google search engine clone: JavaScript PHP and MySQL
https://www.udemy.com/course/google-search-engine-clone/

Ecosia.org - alternative to Google.com for searches
https://www.ecosia.org/

StackOverflow
https://stackoverflow.com/
A community-based space to find and contribute answers to technical challenges, and one of the most popular websites in the world.

MAMP - for Mac, Apache, MySQL PHP/Python/Perl/Ruby development
https://www.mamp.info/

WAMP - for Windows, Apache, MySQL and PHP development
https://sourceforge.net/projects/wampserver/
Or you can download the Windows version of MAMP here:
https://www.mamp.info/

LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Perl/Python)
http://ampps.com/lamp

GetEducated.com for pricing on Computer Science Degrees
https://www.geteducated.com/online-college-ratings-and-rankings/best-online-bachelors-in-computer-science/

Oregon University
https://ecampus.oregonstate.edu/online-degrees/undergraduate/computer-science/

North Dakota University
https://und.edu/programs/computer-science-bs/cost.html