Hey guys, I know there are a lot of germans on here and I just wanted to ask if any of you know of any free resources to learn german?(not superficially but like to be able to read and write german)

Disclaimer: I'm not German nor do I speak it. Have you heard of the app Duolingo? It's pretty remarkable for learning other languages.

get a vpn and connect to germany or switzerland.
open https://zattoo.com/ and you get german television. Watch the news everyday on ZDF or ARD. That will get you used to the sound of german.
My favorite tv station is www.arte.tv

Assimil is a method based on a book and audio. I've got pretty profficiant in french with it because it focuses on dialogs. https://amazon.de/ASSiMiL-Deutsch-A...

other than that
babel has surely an german app in the app/playstore.

It's been said that you'll need learn 2000 words in any languages by heart to participate a simple conversation.
But hey! you're a programmer and learning new languages comes easy to you i'mrite? 😉

viel glück!

@duckWit I have but it is very superficial, it doesn't teach the alphabet and grammar of any of the languages available on the app.

@heyheni Thanks a lot m8, I'm guessing viel glück means good luck?

Duolingo is a pretty good app

@HRT-713 yes.
viel = much

Try listening to the music and compare with lyrics and their translations. German is pretty straightforward and has simple grammar. Simpler than slavic languages, for example.
Also it has simpler pronunciation than English.
If you into rock music, I recommend Die Toten Hosen. Or even Rammstein if you want something simpler.
I'd stay away from television because you can't pause it and check with dictionary.

Oh, stay away from Switzerland or Austria. They have different dialect :D it can be confusing. Think of American (southern) English vs British.
Or Indian English vs Australian :D

To properly learn a language you will probably need to do some sort of class on it. If you can, do one in Germany.

As someone who's studied languages a lot (not that I actually really speak any of them to any extent) I've learned that the best way to learn the basics of a language is in a class with a teacher, who can then answer your more specific questions. I know that's not ideal, but I suppose I wanted to share that knowledge.

Aside from that, in terms of apps, I never liked Duolingo but I did appreciate Memrise. Now, they're not very different from one another, and I found that I think they're most effective when you already have some foundation ahead of time. I do hope things work out well though!

@mt3o I love Rammstein, they are the best

@Navigatr @david-hil There are classes in my country but they cost about 700€ for the beginner only and I really can't pay that much☹

@HRT-713 Have you checked out places like Udemy? I know that people have very mixed opinions on Udemy specifically, but I've only had good experiences there. I haven't looked at human languages there myself, but they seem to have just about everything, it might be worth a shot.

@Navigatr Thanks, I'll check it now, I don't know how I forgot.

You could try listening to Peter Fox's music. His music is part of the curriculum in France, it's very good to learn.