Table of contents

  1. Best discounts and deals for dev students
  2. Who is this article for?
  3. #0 Apple Mac and iPad.
  4. #1 GitHub Student Developer Pack
  5. #2 Frontend Masters Courses
  6. #3 Educative Courses
  7. #4 JetBrains Developer Tools
  8. #5 Credits for cloud services.
  9. #6 Microsoft Office 365
  10. Conclusion
Best discounts and deals for dev students Best discounts and deals for dev students

Best discounts and deals for dev students

5/9/2021 / 4 minutes to read / Tags: student, tips, dev

Who is this article for?

In this article, I will list some of the best deals you can get as a student. While there are different types of discounts for students, I will write about the ones that are useful for developer students.

#0 Apple Mac and iPad.

Developers start from index 0 so let’s keep it that way 😎.

Before we start coding, we need a decent computer. If you are planning to buy an Apple device, you can get a roughly 10% discount on Mac computers or around 5% on iPads

To get the Apple student discount, you need to bring your Student ID to the Apple Store. You can also verify your eligibility online with UNiDAYS or through an Apple Specialist. Online verification may not be that straightforward, depending on your location and University.

You can view all products with student discounts here

If you are in South Korea 🇰🇷 like me, visit this link

#1 GitHub Student Developer Pack

GitHub Student Developer Pack is one of the best discounts for developer students. Using this pack, you will get access to Github’s pro features, such as private repository. But most importantly, this pack will give students free access to more than 100 tools or services provided by Github partners. I will talk about some of them in this article, but you can view all offers here

To get GitHub Student Developer Pack, you would need a school-issued email or student ID. But you can still apply for this pack without a school-issued email or ID by providing necessary documents that prove that you are a student. Learn more about it in Github’s official guideline

#2 Frontend Masters Courses

Frontend Masters is a subscription-based online learning platform, and all courses are taught by industry-leading experts. The Courses are targetted at frontend developers, although there are some courses on backend languages and DevOps. Unlike Udemy, most courses cover intermediate and advanced topics.

You can get free 6-months access to all Courses in Frontend Masters by using GitHub Student Developer Pack. You need to connect your GitHub account to Frontend Masters after signing up. Learn more here

If you need a step-by-step guideline, you can follow this random guy.

I usually prefer official documentations and tutorials when I want to learn something. But Frontend Masters is one of my favorite learning platforms when it comes to video-based courses. It is my Netflix when I get lazy or tired but still wants to learn something 😃.

I’d highly recommend JavaScript: The Hard Parts V2 , even if you already know most of these topics.

If you want to level up your command-line skills and intimidate non-devs 😅, Complete Intro to Linux and the Command-Line is an excellent course.

#3 Educative Courses

While video courses are great for understanding complex concepts, text-based tutorials are usually less time-consuming. If you prefer learning by reading, Educative is a great learning platform. All courses in Educative are text-based, and they have a wide range of courses. You can explore all courses here.

You can get free 6-months access to 60+ courses on Educative using GitHub Student Developer Pack. Visit this link to claim the offer.

I took some courses on Educative using my GitHub Pack and highly enjoyed them. But some courses might be a little lacking, depending on the author. In such cases, I prefer official documentations.

#4 JetBrains Developer Tools

JetBrains is well known for its cutting-edge IDEs such as IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, WebStorm, etc. While these IDEs have community editions for free, commercial editions give you additional features that you don’t get in free versions.

As a student, you get a free subscription which you have to renew annually. So all JetBrains developer tools are free as long as you are a student.

You can apply for JetBrains student subscription in different methods such as using the university email address or Github Student Developer Pack or official document. Learn more.

#5 Credits for cloud services.

With your GitHub Student Developer Pack, you can get various cloud services such as Cloud Virtual Machines, Serverless functions, App Services for building and deploying your web apps, etc.

  1. For example, DigitalOcean gives 100$ credit for students to be used in one year.

  2. You can get 100$ credit for Microsoft Azure as well, which is also valid for one year.

  3. You can get $200 credit in MongoDB Atlas and free access to MongoDB Compass and MongoDB University training courses. Learn more here

  4. If you need a cloud server to deploy and manage your apps, Heroku offers students one free Hobby Dyno for up to 2 years. Visit this link to understand how Heroku Dynos work.

#6 Microsoft Office 365

Office apps are not related to programming, but you might need them in some University classes. Office365 education subscription includes several office apps such as PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and whatnots.

As far as I know, you need a school-issued email to be eligible for this subscription. You can visit Office 365 Education homepage for further information.

If you are a student at Sejong University (the same university I graduated from), you can apply for an office 365 account at this link.

Conclusion

While there are many more discounts and deals for students, I mentioned the ones I found helpful personally. If you know any other student benefits that we shouldn’t miss out on, please share them in the comments by signing in with your GitHub.

Thanks to everyone for reading. Let me know in the comments below if you found this blog helpful or have any questions.

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