Portrait of a JavaRush student: who studies in our course and how

From time to time, we at JavaRush ask our users to tell us about themselves: where they are from, what they do, what they like about the course, what sources of information about programming they use. In this text we have compiled the key findings from our latest survey. You will find out at what age JavaRush users most often start learning, how much time they regularly spend on learning, and what features of the course help them most to achieve their goals.

Age, city and level of training

The largest number of JavaRush students are 23-30 years old - at this age young people most often look for themselves in the professional world. In second place in popularity is JavaRush among people 31-37 years old. Most often, these are switchers - those who have already worked in some field and decided that their current specialty is “not for them.” These first two categories are almost equal in terms of the number of people who want to learn programming. And also in terms of success in completing the course :) It is natural that the third age group (38-45 years old) included fewer people - 17.5%. This is due to the fact that people who are a little older are often afraid to change their field of work, including due to age stereotypes. Note that 1.9% of people studying JavaRush are over 45 years old. Both 50-year-old and 60-year-old people take the course. Most JavaRush students study in capitals and large cities - Moscow, Kyiv, Minsk, St. Petersburg, Prague, Lvov. That is, where it is easier for a novice developer to find work. But, in general, the pool of cities in which future programmers live is quite diverse: this includes Novosibirsk, Stavropol, Vyborg, Kaliningrad, and Ivano-Frankovsk. The “geography” of professions from which JavaRush students come to programming is also very extensive: from taxi drivers to metallurgical engineers. It is interesting that many respondents already work as programmers, but came to gain knowledge at the Java quest. And although the initial level of knowledge may affect the speed of completing the course, the main goal - to become a programmer - is achieved by people of various professions. They often write about this in “ Success Stories ”.

Class schedule and learning resources

Most often, students study JavaRush for 1-3 hours a day (this is almost 58% of students). The second category of students (19.7%) spends several hours a week studying. The third most popular category is those who study more than 4 hours a day. “Every day, seven days a week, from morning to evening. I try to pass level 1 a day while learning and practicing solving problems with an understanding of the essence. But there are complex topics that take more than one day,” said one of the course users. “I work out whenever possible. I try to spend at least 1 hour a day. But this is not always possible,” notes another student. What do students like most about learning with JavaRush? In first place is the number of practical tasks (this advantage was appreciated by 50.6% of the students surveyed). Students also enjoy theory with clear examples, instant problem testing, and a community of people learning Java. This is not surprising: over the years of the course’s existence, almost two million users have registered on JavaRush. In addition to the course itself, students learn about programming from other sources: most often they read Habr, StackOverflow, Infostart, Proglib, Tproger, Metanit, DOU, Medium, and also watch topical videos on Youtube. This is a short portrait of a JavaRush student. Did you recognize yourself in it? We are waiting for your comments: tell us where you are from, what you do and how you study ;)