TIL I spent $60 on a Python course that was just YouTube videos

I bought a 'complete beginner' coding course online last week, thinking it would have projects and help. It was just a playlist of free YouTube videos someone put behind a paywall. The guy even used the same intro from a video I watched for free six months ago. I feel pretty dumb for not checking reviews first. Has anyone found a good real course that doesn't cost a ton?

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the_uma1mo ago

Honestly, that's just how the online course market works now. You're paying for the playlist curation, not the free videos.

margaretrivera1mo ago

Remember my buddy who paid for that coding bootcamp playlist? He found every single video free on YouTube later, just scattered across different channels. The course basically gave him a list in order and some sample files. He said the hardest part was already knowing what to search for, which the paid list solved. Kinda wild when you think about it.