Up-to-date information on GeekBrains?

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Hello!
I will make a reservation right away, before writing the question, I have already studied similar ones here!
But, they are all quite old - last year.
Tell me, please, if there is awareness - Will they give quality information on the GeekBrains resource?
Because I read negative reviews about them, but there are also positive ones.
About me - in programming - 0.1 :)
I want to change the profile of my activity and I'm torn between courses from ITMO on Web programming and online training from GeekBrains.
I look forward to your advice! Thank you!

Answer 1

Not so long ago I received a job offer from them like "we are looking for cool programmers for training webinars"
Ok, I called, the girl answers, we communicate, some excerpts:

Me: I have a higher education in the specialty "teaching computer science" and 2 years of teaching experience, I worked in a college in the specialty
D: The main thing is that you be a really cool programmer!
Me: How do you know that I'm a really cool programmer?
Girl: this will show the test

Me: Do I need any specialized software to host a webinar?
D: yes, we have our own software, we will send you an installer and instructions if you work for us
Me: I am running Linux, does your software run natively on Linux?
D: What is Linux?

Okay, the girl is just HR, let's not quibble, let's run their cool software under Vine...
I get a test task:
"Record a video where you talk about your PL and show examples of cycles on it for beginners"
Doubts increase, how can this show my "coolness" as a programmer?
Well, ok, recording a video from the screen is not a problem, I go to YouTube for examples and find their channel, among the videos I find a recording of the introductory webinar, the video was posted in the spring of 2014 on node.js - I see the guy tells people what a cool node is compared to php, python and ruby, answers questions, moreover, skipping some that he considered inappropriate, but the phrase "I've been programming on the node for more than 5 years" killed me, let me remind you that the video was posted in the spring of 2014, therefore it was filmed even earlier, and the node appeared in the summer of 2009 ... the guy problems with mathematics when he lies ...
In general, I spent my 2 hours and watched the webinar in full, it all came down to the fact that the node is really cool and vital for you, just buy our mega cool course
And I decided that I couldn’t soar people’s brains like that, for the sake of pumping money out of them, and I don’t want to work for them, but I’ll help newcomers get used to it on the toaster ...

Answer 2

Not a single geekbrain ;) Check out our free course https://ru.hexlet.io/courses/programming-basics and evaluate the quality and capabilities of the hexlet platform. I'm sure you'll like it.

Answer 3

If it's completely from scratch, then you can pass. Although there are free alternatives. I read almost every book on css and html that came out in 2015 and came to the conclusion that the best resources for self-learning are mdn and whatwg.org. In other words - practically documentation from those who set standards. The problem with all courses for beginners is that after them you will most likely have to relearn again. They strive to quickly bring you up to date without talking about pitfalls and giving only superficial information in a "game" form. I judge by a couple of courses that I took for a long time at codeacademy and some other foreign site of a similar nature. Everything is about the same there - we write elementary code from dictation (they don’t explain why it works that way), earn achievements and post them on Facebook.

Answer 4

About hickbrines. If you really watch their videos, then definitely not for money. Just for curiosity, look at any full course of them, since there are a lot of them on the net. If you are willing to shell out a few thousand rubles for it, then it looks like you are not "pressing" money ... Check out their introductory course on YII2. How these teachers passed their interview filtering is unclear. Eh ... I wanted to post an introductory video on YII here, but the authors seem to have deleted it after so many minuses.
As a result, since you are 0.1, you can watch, but only for free. Better save money for a good laptop.