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Slightly off topic, maybe. I live in San Diego. Anyone here from the area know of any local resources a novice developer can use? I searched through ycombinator

Slightly off topic, maybe. I live in San Diego. Anyone here from the area know of any local resources a novice developer can use? I searched through ycombinator and the one book everyone refers to is the Big Nerd Ranch one. Currently going through that. I see that the article mentions Origin Code Academy. However, I already work full time and can't use the day time to take classes at an academy. I have a few ideas for apps that I can personally use for my own benefit and intend on publishing the apps to see maybe others can pick it up.

adultSwim 10y ago
I like Coursera and edX. Content is high quality and it's all still free. Might want to check out your local community college. Books/self-study can be great. However that style of learning doesn't work for everyone (particularly when just starting out).
- rectang 10y ago
  Books and MOOCs are best when supplemented by studying alongside peers. I've been leading discussion groups for years as we either go through books or take courses. (An archive of some of them at http://wiki.apache.org/lucy/LucyBookClub http://wiki.apache.org/lucy/LucyBookClub ). Right now, a group of us are going through the MIT OCW Gilbert Strang Linear Algebra course ( http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mathematics/18-06sc-linear-algebra-fall-2011/index.htm http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mathematics/18-06sc-linear-algebr... ), along with Coding the Matrix from Philip Klein at Brown University ( http://codingthematrix.com/ http://codingthematrix.com/ ). I'm in San Diego, but most of the time I've recruited study partners from either $dayjob or the open source communities I'm active in rather than met people locally. Coursera Meetups haven't worked out so well for me. I wish I had somebody to study DSP and audio programming with. :)
tantalor 10y ago
San Diego Hacker News Meetup http://sdhn.org/ http://sdhn.org/

adultSwim 10y ago

I like Coursera and edX. Content is high quality and it's all still free. Might want to check out your local community college. Books/self-study can be great. However that style of learning doesn't work for everyone (particularly when just starting out).

rectang 10y ago
Books and MOOCs are best when supplemented by studying alongside peers. I've been leading discussion groups for years as we either go through books or take courses. (An archive of some of them at http://wiki.apache.org/lucy/LucyBookClub http://wiki.apache.org/lucy/LucyBookClub ). Right now, a group of us are going through the MIT OCW Gilbert Strang Linear Algebra course ( http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mathematics/18-06sc-linear-algebra-fall-2011/index.htm http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mathematics/18-06sc-linear-algebr... ), along with Coding the Matrix from Philip Klein at Brown University ( http://codingthematrix.com/ http://codingthematrix.com/ ). I'm in San Diego, but most of the time I've recruited study partners from either $dayjob or the open source communities I'm active in rather than met people locally. Coursera Meetups haven't worked out so well for me. I wish I had somebody to study DSP and audio programming with. :)

tantalor 10y ago

San Diego Hacker News Meetup http://sdhn.org/ http://sdhn.org/