I'm a new graduate looking for a job. While I've been searching, I've been spending a lot of my time trying to build skills. Moreover, I've been grinding Leetcode for the OAs. I've come across Educative.io from the 14 Patterns article on hackernoon a little while back. After revisiting the site and signing up (without a subscription) there seems to be a lot of resources on there. I like that the courses seem to be very organized and developed meticulously. I find that youtube tutorials can be helpful, but sometimes are not as structured. I've enjoyed using Udemy in the past; however, it really just helps me get my feet wet. I'm aiming to learn new skills at an intermediate level. I find that Udemy helps me get a basic understanding, but not very deep. I also recognize that it's best to build projects and invest time in learning new technologies, but I'm trying to optimize my time investment to get the "best bang for my time buck."
In other words, on a scale of 1-10, I'm aiming to learn a new technology at a level 4-5 in an optimal amount of time.
Moreover, I'm also investing time in my Leetcode questions for interviewing and I want to understand the patterns better. I want to be able to solve problems without needing a tutorial, so I believe that by learning the underlying patterns -- hence the 14 patterns -- I'll find my success.
Educative.io seems to have resources for both my goals, however, is it worth it? It's about 180 for a year membership which is a bit steep. What do you guys think?