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I have a 10 yr old and 13 yr old that I homeschool. They have been online and using computers for many years. I am curious of anyone's ideas on some good online courses or sites that teach about computers and programming. Any input appreciated. I have a laptop that I am going to let them take apart and explore. Thank you.
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+1 for Pluralsight.
He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.
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I hear that this place[^] has some interesting stuff...
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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I have taken several tutorials there, and never felt any benefit from it.
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And the last example on the "MySQL Insert Into" page isn't protected against SQL Injection! 
I sent that as a error using the "REPORT ERROR" link at the bottom of the page (2 months ago), and it is still not fixed! 
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Very interesting, thanks for the link.
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Already I heard about that site. W3schools has been improved a lot after that site's content. Your post reminds me of this page[^]
thatrajaNobody remains a virgin, Life screws everyone 
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Seriously? FIVE posts all in a row about the same freakin' thing? Get a clue dude.
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For basic concepts, Try Udacity.com[^] Most is using python or javascript. Best of all its free. 
David
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In this lesson, you learned to:
-- Turn on a computer.
-- Open a web browser.
-- Navigate to a web page.
-- Fill in forms on a web page.
That'll be 64.95, please.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Aside from it saves gas/money when compared to commuting to participate and attend to traditional training, what other benefits can I get?
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IMO, there is only 1 benefit when doing online training ( and it depends on the way it is made), is that it allows you to progress at your own pace.
Other than that, no much.
I'd rather be phishing!
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And it's free (pretty big advantage IMO), if you go to the right places.
As always on the internet, if it isn't free, it's a scam.
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Yes? or No? Why and in what way? I'm still confused whether to take up IT courses virtually or personally.
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Take them up personally.
That way, at least you won't be bothering us all the time with the same question... 
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Compared to tradtional learning? Is it way too effective in terms of cost, time and quality?
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Why so many posts?
But sure, it can be effective, as long as you don't do a sh*t course. Just like in real life, some courses are awesome, but some are sh*t.
This one[^] is awesome. I got the certificate this year. Maybe I'll get one with distinction next year, I wasn't that far off.
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harold aptroot wrote: Why so many posts?
I suspect it's a set-up for a spam campaign. 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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My first thought was "spam", but there were no links.. so a set-up you say - how would that work? What's his plan?
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The usual approach I've seen on a few sites involves two accounts; one asks the question, and the other "answers" it with the spam payload. The idea seems to be that, if it's an answer to someone else's question, it's less likely to be flagged as spam.
The spammy answer usually appears quite quickly, though, so I'm not sure whether that's the plan here.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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No, never.
Most of those schools are scams.
I'd rather be phishing!
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