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I had never heard of “CourseDuck” until they contacted me recently through email about mentioning my feeble site in their newsletter. So, I checked them out CourseDuck.com. Course Duck allows you to search and find training courses across a wide range of training sites. I like it, and I’m recommending it to others. Here’s why: Finds training easily All the sites that I have used in the past seem to be represented (Udemy, Coursera, edX, CodeCademy, Lynda.com, Pluralsight), as well of other sites I’ve heard of, but never enrolled in any of their courses. This is good since it helps your compare courses across different platforms. ...

I am a life-long learner. This means I always have some kind of learning project in the works. And I find learning python and other technologies through online video tutorials to be one of the best ways for me to learn new topics. Here are some of things I try to do in order to make the learning stick. First off, I have gotten books before and I find it very hard to stick with them and work through all their exercises. Now, If I’m going through that kind of training with a group of people, it makes it a little easier and keeps me motivated (kind of like being in a school classroom). But, otherwise, technical books have not been my best tools. ...