Codecademy from Skillsoft vs. CodeMonkey

Codecademy from Skillsoft is well suited to persons who wish to quickly acquire practical knowledge and skills that can be immediately applied to support their work or project. On the other hand, Codecademy from Skillsoft is probably not appropriate for those looking for a more theoretical approach to the subject matter.

Incentivized

I think for a lot of people who are not adept at coding, this product allows them to be still able to teach coding with confidence. The user-friendly interface makes it easy for people of all ages to attempt things they have never seen before with confidence. The results we have seen so far have been amazing. I think the scenario where we spend a lot of money having outsiders do our coding will come to an end with the knowledge my trainees will have with this software in due time.

Incentivized

• The content is relevant to our projects, and therefore adds value to our goals.
• The content is delivered in a way that is conducive to adult learning, e.g., chunked into bite-size amounts (not overwhelming), uses language that is easy to understand (no technical jargon), a good mix of didactic content and quizzes (the latter adds an element of interaction).
• The user interface is logical and user-friendly.
• Codecademy from Skillsoft makes it easy to track your progress, not only within a course, but also relative to your weekly target.

Incentivized

• Introducing you to coding in a friendly way.
• Improves efficiency of those teaching coding.
• Lots of tutorials to help as well.

Incentivized

• Price too high, students cannot pay 150 euro per year
• There should be a way to pay for a single class, my student only cares about Java

Incentivized

• I would like to see an easier means of getting support aside from social media posts.
• The video tutorials can be difficult to follow.

Incentivized

Codecademy from Skillsoft is the most technically advanced platform to use for personal as well as your professional life.

Incentivized

Codemonkey made learning easy and fun. I think it has a leg up on the other software mentioned because it really tries to find a fun way to associate learning a difficult topic with a fun tutorial. The other software options were far more costly than Codemonkey, which makes this an even bigger win.

Incentivized

• Having improved our proficiency in web development and web design through Codecademy from Skillsoft , we are able to deploy new websites or update existing ones more quickly and efficiently.
• The courses in cybersecurity have enhanced our skills in protecting our business against malicious online threats. The benefits of keeping our data secure online is immeasurable.
• The courses in UI and UX design have given us a framework on which to design effective and user-centric websites in a consistent manner.

Incentivized

• Positive - Allowing our staff to enhance their skills.
• Positive - Definitely a long-term ROI in that we will not have to outsource our coding to 3rd parties.
• Negative - I feel that using it can definitely be limiting with how you learn away from the product.

Incentivized