I’ve recently completed the Datacamp Data Scientist with Python Career Track and wanted to provide a review of my learning experience and how prepared I feel about working in Data Science going forward.
Previous Coding Experience
I started learning Python a couple of years ago for about a year. Since then I forgot most of the syntax but knew how to get set up pretty quickly so I wasn’t a complete beginner. I had written some code in the past but I wouldn’t consider myself anywhere near “Intermediate” as I don’t have any knowledge of advanced topics such as Object Oriented Programming, Decorators, Data Structures or experience writing complete applications.
I felt I needed this course to really give Data Science a good shot before deciding if this career path was still a viable option. So I purchased the annual subscription and committed to doing an hour a weekday of studying within Datacamp. I was able to finish within 6 months.
Course Learning Style
I was expecting a similar interactive experience to the likes of Codecademy where you are given interactive exercises with gamified feedback in the form of scores and point systems. I did not expect how much it would be like a course from Edx or Coursera where you would need to watch…
