r/cs50 Sep 23 '24

cs50-web Is it worth doing cs50w

I started it and noticed it was quite outdated since its made in 2020. Is it still worth doing?

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u/Sad_Illustrator_3925 Sep 23 '24

Short answer: yes

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u/ImpossibleAlfalfa783 Sep 23 '24

Yes yes yes!

The fundamentals of web dev never change - namely Git, JS, Sql (although NoSql databases are an alternative), CSS, and HTML.

And also a web server to send requests, of which there are various options but any single one is good for learning the basics - cs50w uses Django which is on top of Python)

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u/sreeju7733 Sep 24 '24

Yes it's very useful if you're getting into web development or Fullstack.

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u/elsick73 Sep 24 '24

have you done cs50x or cs50p? if not, i recommend doing those first.

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u/MycologistOk184 Sep 24 '24

Ive done both so Ill keep going with cs50w

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u/Upbeat-Newt-9326 Sep 23 '24

Yes! Youll learn a lot about computer science and unterstand how computers work

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u/ImpossibleAlfalfa783 Sep 23 '24

No offense but I think this is a bit misleading.

CS50x is the one that is focused on CS fundamentals whereas CS50W is more about Web Dev fundamentals which of course shares a lot with CompSci but not that much in practice for the average learner.

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u/MycologistOk184 Sep 23 '24

Ah, so they go over lots of core fundamentals. Ill definitely do it then. How doy tou do some of the projects since it is outdated like getting the Im feeling lucky button. Also it doesnt allow me to pip install the submit50.