TLDR: Best Python course I've had for developing tangible advanced skills and best practices to be employed in all facets of development, it was worth every nickel and I'd buy it again in a heartbeat.Speaking about the Powerful Python Academy: I was very skeptical of this program initially. One of the thoughts running through my head before I actually paid money for it was: "I hope there is a real guy on the other end of this" and the subsequent video call laid that worry to rest. Aaron (the author) is a very real person and has useful insights far beyond the scope of a python course, which is likely why the material he covered in the course is very relevant and manageably articulated. Each course within the academy program covered the most important parts of one topic in great detail and at the same time incorporated working elements of the other courses. It was a fantastic way to cohesively learn about Object Oriented Programming, Test Driven Development, scalability, decorators, and much more.I believe the quality of a course is directly reflected in the quality of the homework assigned because that's where the real learning happens for most students. Each assignment was crafted to engrain the topic covered in the lecture while exposing the student to elements of development progression and refactoring. Ideal source code format and arrangement is not something that can simply be inferred by a new programmer from any well crafted code base that is thought to be the ideal example. There are many revisions from inception to deployment and these academy courses (the assignments especially) expose the student to that process.Throughout the course, I developed an eye for ways in which I can simplify code for ease of maintenance and scalability. I now have confidence that I can set up a working project with tests and expand its functionality later without fear of irreparably breaking the project in some obscure way. I now practice writing scalable code because it's second nature and always in the back of my mind.In summary, with this course I've moved away from cobbling together single-purpose, house-of-cards like scripts that fall apart with the slightest alteration to creating robust code bases & modules that can be used generically in many cases.
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