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7 free classes from Bill Gates' favorite websites that you can sign up for right now to teach yourself to code
Intro to JS: Drawing & Animation
Intro to HTML/CSS: Making webpages
For the Microsoft cofounder, coding was more than a technical skill.
"Computer science helped shape the way I think about the world," Gates wrote on his blog.
In this course, you'll learn how to make a webpage with text and images.
Hour of Code
"I think it's fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool we've ever created. They're tools of communication, they're tools of creativity, and they can be shaped by their user," Gates said in a 2004 speech at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
This Code.org one-hour introduction to computer science is a perfect starter course.
Intro to SQL: Querying and managing data
Advanced JS: Games & Visualizations
Gates is a lifelong learner, he told Bloomberg News said that he takes college courses just for fun.
This more advanced JavaScript class will teach you to create scored games and menus.
Advanced JS: Natural Simulations
This course teaches you mathematical concepts to teach you more advanced programming.
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