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QuincyLarsonList

A collection of the links send by Quincy Larson, founder of FreeCodeCamp

About

@QuincyLarson used to have his links hosted on medium.com but not anymore (as far as I can tell) so I decided to compile this list from the emails I had from him.

I might turn this into a website later on if people are interested.

2018-08-09

  1. freeCodeCamp's new coding curriculum is live - with 1,400 coding lessons and 6 developer certifications you can earn (3 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/lLe9TtWfj

  2. Here are 500 free online programming and computer science courses you can start in August (browsable list): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/bc1bcac1af5e

  3. What I learned after 100 solid days of coding every day (13 minute watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/z5uU9lG_9

  4. How to code the classic game Snake and play it in your browser, using functional JavaScript - a full tutorial with code examples (93 minute watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/6iEy3BKxQ

  5. Mistakes I've made as a junior developer - and how you can avoid them (10 minute listen in Apple Podcasts or right here in your browser): https://podcast.freecodecamp.org

2018-08-17

  1. 3 simple rules that will help you become a Git master (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/pkuy9lG19

  2. Web design basics for non-designers (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/rkuy9lG19

  3. Learn Python basics with this in-depth video course (4 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/z5uy9lG19

  4. How you can build a memory matching game in pure JavaScript (34 minute watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/zkuy9lG19

  5. How you can style your terminal to look like Medium, freeCodeCamp, or any way you want (8 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/qkuy9lG19

2018-08-23

  1. This quick introduction to web security will teach you about CORS, CSP, and other web security concepts (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/bkuy9lG10

  2. We threw a big party in New York City for freeCodeCamp's top open source contributors. Here are the highlights and interviews from the event (57 minute watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/akuy9lG10

  3. Big O Notation explained simply, using some illustrations and a video (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/ckuy9lG10

  4. How to build a chat room app using React - a full JavaScript course (94 minute watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/dkuy9lG10

  5. In this week's podcast, I interview John Sonmez, founder of Simple Programmer. He's a prolific author and course creator. We talk about how to stay motivated while learning to program (32 minute listen in your Apple Podcasts app, or right here in your browser): https://podcast.freecodecamp.org

2018-08-30

  1. A beginner's guide to SQL and databases - a full course for beginners (4 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/FLkLcFzA

  2. Contributing to open source isn't that hard: Jennifer's journey toward contributing code to the Node.js open source project (5 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/d10760e31194

  3. The 50 best free online university courses of all time, according to the data (browsable list): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/e67d0da38e95

  4. How to create a portfolio website (40 minute watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/NJvAzCG2

  5. freeCodeCamp is hosting a hackathon at GitHub's headquarters in San Francisco - and an online hackathon, too - on October 27-28. Here's how you can get tickets (3 minute read): https://hackathon.freecodecamp.org

2018-09-06

  1. freeCodeCamp's full course on algorithms and data structures, designed with beginners in mind (2 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/EWd2k87

  2. How Jordan went from enlisted Air Force to full-time software engineer at Twitter - and what he learned along the way (10 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/7906bfc10984

  3. Here are 640 free online programming and computer science courses you can start in September (browsable list): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/f0bd3a184625

  4. GitHub basics tutorial: Tiffany's guide to GitHub commits, branches, and pull requests (31 minute watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/7mdMGAPL

  5. Podcast #45: I interview Dylan Israel, a college drop-out turned software engineer. Dylan is a prolific YouTuber and course creator. We talk about how he recently secured 4 different job offers and used them to get a 40% raise at his current job. (25 minute listen in your Apple Podcasts app, or right here in your browser): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/bkuy9lG20

2018-09-13

  1. The Node.js handbook - a free full-length book about back end JavaScript (95 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/rSaL0lP34

  2. How to use psychology to design fantastic user experiences (50 minute watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/kd948glYU

  3. Eva shares her story of working at McDonalds for 22 months while teaching herself to code. She just got her first front end developer job and tripled her salary (3 minute read): https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/223622

  4. The fearless interview: how to win your coding interview and get a developer job (47 minute watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/9kN7Oks

  5. Podcast #46: I interviewed Alexander Kallaway, the creator of the 100 Days Of Code Challenge. We talked about how he and his wife moved from Russia to Toronto, how he used freeCodeCamp to study for his first developer job, and how he helps thousands of people stay motivated while they do the same. (1 hour listen in your Apple Podcasts app, or right here in your browser): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/bkuL0lP20

2018-09-20

  1. How computers work and how the internet works - all explained as simply as possible (25 minute watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/94i0Frgd4

  2. Focus and Deep Work - your secret weapons for becoming a 10X developer (9 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/mK4L0lP32

  3. A full-length course on MongoDB that also teaches you some Node.js, Express.js, and Mongoose (75 minute watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/ec8iI9oO9

  4. "Alexa, start the freeCodeCamp Quiz." We just released an Alexa app so you can learn programming concepts on your Amazon Echo (3 minute watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/p0piI9oO9

  5. Podcast #47: I interview Laurence Bradford. She's the creator of the Learn To Code With Me podcast and a technology writer at Forbes. We talk about how she taught herself coding and got her first freelance clients. (75 minute listen in your Apple Podcasts app, or right here in your browser): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/mku00lP20

2018-09-27

  1. This free full-length HTML5 Basics course will help you learn how to build your own website (2 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/j49MHj8uK

  2. How Candice taught herself to code using freeCodeCamp and became a developer at Microsoft (8 minute read): https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/228646

  3. Introducing Code Radio: jazzy beats you can listen to while you code (24/7 music live stream): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/OZ9MIh9Kr

  4. How to understand any programming task (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/q3cxvAP77

  5. Podcast #48: I interview Ali Spittel. She's a developer, artist, and the creator of the Zen of Programming. We talk about how she learned to code, and how her passion for political journalism lead to her working in data visualization (56 minute listen in your Apple Podcasts app, or right here in your browser): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/krk00lk24

2018-10-04

  1. Math for Programmers - a free course that will teach you some math and logic principles, and help you improve your coding (1 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/09iy8H6lC

  2. How a former tech recruiter used freeCodeCamp.org - and his own knowledge of the hiring process - to land his first developer job in London (6 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/forum/t/223385

  3. Here are 660 free online programming and computer science courses you can start in October (browsable list): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/99725c056812

  4. Why you learn the most when you feel like you’re struggling as a developer (5 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/7513327c8ee4

  5. Podcast #49: Lyle Troxell is a senior software engineer at Netflix. But he spent his 20s and 30s as a teacher and radio show host. I interview Lyle about his coding journey and the story behind him building Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak's personal website. (94 minute listen in your Apple Podcasts app, or right here in your browser): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/TBDUnq5n2

2018-10-11

  1. How to use JavaScript classes - a one-hour introduction to Object-Oriented Programming (1 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/9klmNCA23

  2. Johann was a professional dog-walker - even during Chicago's brutal winters. Here's how he taught himself to code, moved to Los Angeles, and got a job as a React Native developer, and his advice for other people who want to do the same (6 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/forum/t/220874

  3. How to build your own GraphQL server - an intermediate course that will also teach you Typescript, PostgreSQL, and Redis (8 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/lmMiLZ23f

  4. 190 universities around the world just launched 600 free online courses. Here’s the full list (browsable list): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/3d9ad7895f57

  5. Podcast #50: I interview Sacha Greif, a designer, developer, and prolific open source project creator. We talk about his journey from designing website themes to building his own JavaScript framework, and his life in Japan (94 minute listen in your Apple Podcasts app, or right here in your browser): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/bsFzUUaba

2018-10-18

  1. How to earn your free Hacktoberfest 2018 t-shirt — even if you’re new to coding (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/FDoftlSup

  2. How to write a killer Software Engineering résumé - an in-depth analysis of the résumé that helped a recent college graduate get interviews at Google, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple - and a job at Tesla (15 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/b11c91ef699d

  3. The History of JavaScript - a timeline of the programming language's evolution over the past 20 years (1 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/39ut308ZX

  4. An Intro to GameDev: how to build your first video game - right in your browser - using plain JavaScript (75 minute watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/pqogm3nsF

  5. Want to learn AngularJS? Here's a free 33-part AngularJS course with fully interactive code examples (15 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/fc2ff27ab451

2018-10-25

  1. What is a quantum computer? Here's how quantum bits called "qubits" work, and why they're so useful (8 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/b8f602035365

  2. How a teacher got his first developer job at age 40 after 10 months of coding in his free time (11 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/b8895e855a8b

  3. How to build your first website - a full video course on basic HTML and CSS (2 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/sleibh3W

  4. Anissa shows you how to use Kanban Board tools like Trello and GitHub Projects to plan out your coding projects (12 minute watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/k4NbAnb04

  5. These tools will help you write clean code: a look at Prettier, ESLint, Husky, Lint-Staged and EditorConfig (13 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/da4b5401f68e

2018-11-01

  1. The Complete JavaScript Handbook (91 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/f26b2c71719c

  2. A software Engineering Survival Guide - resources that will help you at the beginning of your career (11 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/fe3eafb47166

  3. How to build your own classic 1970s Simon flashing light game using JavaScript (1 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/s1M0ntu70

  4. A quick introduction to computer networks (8 minute watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/n3tW0rk88

  5. Podcast #51: Erica Peterson founded Moms Can Code to help mothers learn to code so they can embark on new careers. She has a ton of helpful advice. (70 minute listen in your Apple Podcasts app, or right here in your browser): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/jdigPOM2d

2018-11-16

  1. A free 6-hour video course on Angular - everything you need to start building Angular web apps (6 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/OHbjepWjQ

  2. Deep Learning without frameworks - how neural networks actually work at a basic level (75 minute watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/d3epL34rn

  3. Before Jim got his first developer job, he was a 30-year-old college dropout working as a personal fitness trainer. Jim shares his 2-year quest to learn coding, and lessons from his job search (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/forum/t/239871

  4. How not to be afraid of Git anymore - understanding the machinery to whittle away the uncertainty (9 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/fe1da7415286

  5. How to beat procrastination by "eating frogs" (15 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/543b07ecf360

2018-11-29

  1. How to code your own Mario-style platformer video game in JavaScript - a full free video course with code examples (3 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/m1JO9zlF4

  2. People have now spent more than 1 billion minutes using freeCodeCamp - the equivalent of 2,000 years. Here's how our tiny nonprofit is helping millions of people around the world learn to code for free at scale (12 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/9c2ee9f8102c

  3. How to understand CSS Position Absolute once and for all (3 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/b71ca10cd3fd

  4. What programmers actually do - explained by an engineer at Airbnb (5 minute watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/m1JO9qazx

  5. How four strangers built a live game show app in a single weekend and got first place at the freeCodeCamp JAMstack Hackathon (8 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/f8c1fec4f55b

2018-12-07

  1. Learn back-end development with this free Node.js for Beginners course (3 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/9LMjG46Rf

  2. The All Powerful Front End Developer - a jam-packed tech talk from CodePen founder Chris Coyer (30 minute watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/i9ZVp2312

  3. How to build your own Tetris game using Python and Pygame - a full free video course with example code (2 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/t3tR1spY6

  4. Laura helped build a popular mobile app for learning to code called Grasshopper. She talks about how she used data to make tough design decisions - all while pregnant with her first baby. (11 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/3f8fc96acff7

  5. Colin was stuck in a tiny, noisy apartment in Tokyo with an irrelevant college degree. He learned to code, hustled for internships, and now he works as a developer at a top tech company. This is his story. (23 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/d1fcf52c0650

2018-12-13

  1. Learn JavaScript - our free 134-part video course for beginners (3.5 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/j4Va5cR1p

  2. Learn penetration testing, from beginner to advanced. We cover Ethical Hacking concepts like CSRF, XSS, Brute Force Attacks, SQL Injection, and more in this free video course (3 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/pena5cR1p

  3. Amazingly, 1 out of every 200 developers is completely blind. Here's how freeCodeCamp is helping teach even more blind people how to code (4 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/c47c68d4a237

  4. Even in an active war zones in Afghanistan, thousands of people are coming together to learn to code and expand their careers using freeCodeCamp (4 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/d553719579e

  5. Here are 670 free online programming and computer science courses you can start in December (browsable list): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/a90149ac6de4

2018-12-20

  1. Learn React.js with this free 5 hour course for beginners. You'll learn about styling components, conditional rendering, state management, and more (5 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/jiLKNpplm

  2. Introducing Programmer Playing Cards - learn about programmer history while you play classic card games like Poker, Blackjack, and Solitaire (4 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/d3eeeffe9a11

  3. Here are the results of the freeCodeCamp 2018 New Coder Survey. 31,000 respondents told us about how they're learning to code and getting their first developer jobs (6 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/e10feb9ed419

  4. Learn how to build your own Android app. This free course will show you how to use Android Studio, Firebase, Java, and more to build your own clone of WhatsApp messenger (5 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/ksLpiub87

  5. How Phoebe went from stay-at-home mom to working as a front end web developer in less than a year by studying freeCodeCamp (8 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/39724046692a

2019-01-03

  1. Learn web design with this free 83-part course on CSS3, Flexbox, and CSS grid (90 minute watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/9imhu7kNY

  2. If you want to understand how Node.js really works, here's how to build a Node.js app without any external packages or libraries (10 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/a7b480b966d2

  3. Try this crash course on Brain.js, the JavaScript machine learning tool for creating your own neural networks (8 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/ea801f378041

  4. Here's a list of 720 free online university programming and computer science courses you can start in January (browsable list): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/96988eb0c52f

  5. How Patrick got a paid internship as a developer after spending a few hours each day learning to code using freeCodeCamp (3 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/forum/t/247222

2019-01-10

  1. The React Handbook - a massive free guide to building web applications with ReactJS (116 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/the-react-handbook-b71c27b0a795

  2. How to build your own Tetris game using Python and Pygame (2 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/tetris-python-tutorial-pygame

  3. The story of how Christina went from stay-at-home mother of 3 kids to working full time from home as a JavaScript developer (3 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/forum/t/244230

  4. Learn MongoDB - the popular NoSQL database - by building a Node.js CRUD app from scratch (75 minute watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/mongodb-crud-app

  5. Over the winter holiday, Angela challenged herself to build one coding project each day for 20 days. Her resulting apps are fun and elegant. (6 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/5cd4c9383f84

2019-01-17

  1. How to build your own e-commerce website from scratch with React, and how to host it for free using Netlify (6 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/react-tutorial-ecomerce-site

  2. Here are 380 Ivy League courses you can take online right now for free (browsable list): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/9b3ffcbd7b8c

  3. How to design website layouts that work well with screen readers - so that blind people can use your website, too (7 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/347b7b06e9cc

  4. The story of how Vivian went from working in a Nigerian call center to landing her first job as a software developer. She used freeCodeCamp and took the 100 Days of Code Challenge. (6 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/19b01f17bca1

  5. Introducing: You Can Do This - a new place where you can get support during your coding journey (1 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/you-can-do-this

2019-01-25

  1. Harvard's CS50 Intro to Computer Science course is now free (and ad-free) on freeCodeCamp's YouTube channel. We're posting one new video each day and discussing them here (40 hour course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/forum/t/the-first-few-harvard-cs50-videos-are-now-live/253738

  2. Capture The Flag challenges are a great way to expand your cybersecurity and ethical hacking skills. Here's an in-depth walkthrough of the popular PicoCTF challenge (6 hour tutorial): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/improve-cybersecurity-skills-with-ctfs-picoctf-walkthrough

  3. How Graph Data Structures work - explained visually (9 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/6d88f36ec768

  4. How to build your own First Person Shooter game - using Unity3D (8 hour tutorial): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/unity-3d-first-person-shooter-game-tutorial

  5. Maribel's parents immigrated to the US as field workers. She was the first person in her family to graduate from college. And after years of teaching herself coding, she is now working as a software engineer. This is her story (16 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/4ae301fc02b

2019-02-01

  1. Python is a great programming language to learn once you feel comfortable with JavaScript. Here's Harvard's Intro to Python (2 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-python-from-harvards-cs50

  2. And if you want to dig even further into Python, try our in-depth course on Python basics (4 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-python-basics-in-depth-video-course

  3. How to produce your own meaningful datasets - right in SQL (7 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/394c4781a5e0

  4. Ursula was in her late 30s and unhappy with her career in science. Here's how she taught herself to code using freeCodeCamp for 10 months, then got a job as a developer (3 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/forum/t/252499/32

  5. Here are 560 free online programming and computer science courses that you can start in February (browsable list): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/e621d959e64

2019-02-07

  1. What's the difference between a library and a framework? (4 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/bd133054023f

  2. Learn the key machine learning concepts and how to apply them to real-life projects using PyTorch (6 hour video course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/applied-deep-learning-with-pytorch-full-course

  3. How one economics student in Europe taught himself to code for two years then got his dream job as a developer (3 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/forum/t/254796

  4. Never feel overwhelmed at work again - how to use the MIT technique to be more productive (5 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/70d132aad0cc

  5. Did you know that the freeCodeCamp community has a music live stream called Code Radio? Tune in to some jazzy beats while you code (24/7 live stream): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/code-radio

2019-02-14

  1. Learn back end development with Node.js and Express using this free in-depth course (2.5 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-express-js-in-this-complete-course

  2. Kevin got his first job as a web developer when he was 49 years old. He shares his advice for how you can learn to code and get a developer job, too (41 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/forum/t/258707

  3. From ES5 to ESNext - here’s every feature added to JavaScript since 2015 (40 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/d0c255e13c6e

  4. How to build your own Pokémon game - the latest in freeCodeCamp's series of Harvard University GameDev lectures (2 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/code-your-own-pokemon-game

  5. An introduction to Test-Driven Development - written by a developer who spent 5 years avoiding TDD but finally embraced it (22 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/c4de6dce5c

2019-02-22

  1. How to solve algorithm challenges in job interviews - a free 4-hour course. This is taught using Python, which is similar to JavaScript and also worth learning. (4 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/python-algorithms-for-job-interviews

  2. The host of a popular Python podcast explains NoSQL databases and helps you get started with MongoDB (2 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/mongodb-quickstart-with-python

  3. How to write an awesome junior developer résumé in a few simple steps (7 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/316010db80ec

  4. How a young father from a small town in the American South taught himself to code for 2 years then got a job as a data engineer (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/forum/t/258285

  5. From Zero to Deploy: How Eden created her own static website from scratch using Netlify and Gatsby, and how you can do it, too (5 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/ebca82612ffd

2019-02-28

  1. How to code your own Double Dragon-style fighting game - a free Unity 3D course (5 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/create-a-beat-em-up-game-in-unity

  2. "I’m finally getting paid to do what I love!" How Franklin taught himself to code and got his first job as a front-end developer (6 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/forum/t/261411

  3. Here are 550 free online programming and computer science courses that you can start in March (browsable list): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/d1944d6e467

  4. In this week's episode of the freeCodeCamp Podcast, Abbey and I talk about the history of the podcast and our upcoming interviews with developers from all around the world (50 minute listen in your phone's podcast player or here in your browser): https://podcast.freecodecamp.org

  5. Advanced TypeScript patterns - learn how to write statically-typed JavaScript using Ramda and currying (20 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/f747e99744ab

2019-03-08

  1. How to code like a pro - learn advanced programming concepts from a freeCodeCamp graduate who's now working as a software engineer (2 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-code-like-a-pro

  2. Learn the basics of Data Science - statistics, data visualization, and Python programming - in this free course (2 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-the-basics-of-data-science

  3. Madison writes about how she went from complete beginner to software developer, and offers tips for how you can too (7 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/dd36ed08e11b

  4. In this week's episode of the freeCodeCamp Podcast, I interview lawyer-turned-developer Zubin Pratap. We talk about hackathons, moving to Melbourne, and leaving one promising career for another (1 hour listen in your podcast player on your phone, or here in your browser): https://podcast.freecodecamp.org

  5. Also, freeCodeCamp now has an Instagram account where we share photos from the global developer community (browsable gallery): https://www.instagram.com/freecodecamp

2019-03-15

  1. How to build your own iPhone and Android app from a single JavaScript codebase by using React Native - a powerful tool that turns websites into mobile apps (4 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/create-an-app-that-works-on-ios-android-and-the-web-with-react-native-web

  2. How to make a custom website from scratch using WordPress (4 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-make-a-custom-website-from-scratch-using-wordpress

  3. Asymptotic Analysis explained with Pokémon: a deep dive into Complexity Analysis (34 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/8bf4396804e0

  4. Allan didn't like his corporate job, so he spent his nights and weekends at the public library learning to code through freeCodeCamp. 2 years ago he got his first developer job, and now he's launching his own company. He just posted his story on our forum (3 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/forum/t/264857

  5. In this week's episode of the freeCodeCamp Podcast, Abbey interviews Tracy Lee about how she became a developer, her love of JavaScript frameworks, and what it's like to be a developer evangelist (1 hour listen in your podcast player on your phone, or here in your browser): https://podcast.freecodecamp.org

2019-04-05

  1. Learn SQL with this free 4-hour course on the popular PostgreSQL database. You'll learn Queries, Joins, Aggregations, and other important concepts (4 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/postgresql-full-course

  2. Here are 570 free online programming and computer science courses you can start in April (browsable list): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/b8ddbdda61e2

  3. How to use Python to build your own AI that wins at Connect Four (1.5 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/python-connect-four-artificial-intelligence

  4. How to build your own online multiplayer game using Python and Pygame (2.5 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/python-online-multiplayer-game-development-tutorial

  5. In this week's episode of the freeCodeCamp Podcast, I interview Adam Hollett, a software developer at Shopify in Ottawa, Canada. He worked as a writer before teaching himself to code using freeCodeCamp and taking his career in a more technical direction. (1 hour listen in your podcast player on your phone, or here in your browser): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/podcast-episode-57

2019-04-11

  1. If you've ever wanted to learn C# and the .NET developer tool ecosystem, you're in luck. We just published a full 24-hour course where you'll build a complete tournament tracker app from start to finish - including planning, database design, and error handling (24 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/c-sharp-24-hour-course

  2. How one developer built his first-ever React Native app for his first-ever freelance client - and beat out proposals from several established mobile app agencies (34 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/d78bdab795e1

  3. How to avoid these 7 mistakes Chris made as a junior developer (7 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/a7f26ce0f7ed

  4. How to write your own AI to play Sonic the Hedgehog, using Python and the NEAT algorithm (7 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/9d862a2aef98

  5. In this week's episode of the freeCodeCamp Podcast, Abbey interviews freeCodeCamp super-contributor Ariel Leslie about how she got into software development and how she tackles hard engineering problems (1 hour listen): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/podcast-episode-58-software-developer-and-freecodecamp-superstar-ariel-leslie

2019-04-18

  1. Learn how to solve common developer job interview algorithm challenges in this free course from a professional developer interview coach (5 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/master-your-coding-interview

  2. Neural networks are at the core of what we call "Artificial Intelligence." Learn about convolutional and recurrent neural networks, and deep learning in this free course (4 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-deep-neural-networks-work

  3. How one developer used Python to analyze Game of Thrones (19 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/503a96028ce6

  4. What I wish I knew when I started to work with React.js (5 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/3ba36107fd13

  5. 3 years ago, Shawn walked away from a US $350,000/year job in finance to learn to code with freeCodeCamp. Today he's a developer at Netlify, and he runs the official ReactJS subreddit. I interviewed him about his coding journey (2 hour listen): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/shawn-wang-podcast-interview

2019-04-26

  1. The CSS Handbook - a full free book to guide you through CSS (85 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/b56695917d11

  2. If you work with big documents or datasets, you may be able to save hours by using Regular Expressions. This free course will give you a firm understanding of the basics (45 minute watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/regular-expressions-crash-course

  3. Learn about famous programmers from throughout history - all while you play classic card games like Poker, Blackjack, and Solitaire. Programmer Playing Cards are here (3 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/programmer-playing-cards

  4. Docker Simplified: a hands-on guide for absolute beginners (15 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/96639a35ff36

  5. Rachel was a special education teacher when she won 2nd place at the DEF CON hacking conference. Here's the wild story of how she got into infosec (1 hour listen): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/podcast-rachel-tobac

2019-05-02

  1. Learn HTML and CSS - including HTML5 and CSS3 - from scratch with this full free course (11 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/html-css-11-hour-course

  2. Learn RESTful APIs by building your own recipe app using React and React Router (2 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/apis-in-react

  3. If you can cook pasta, you can understand the concept of "state" in JavaScript (6 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/2baf10a787ee

  4. Tim was a US Army veteran who got into a bar fight and was sentenced to 12 years in prison. After prison, he worked retail jobs while using freeCodeCamp to learn new skills. He eventually got a job as a software developer, and has had a fulfilling career ever since. I interviewed him on this week's episode of The freeCodeCamp Podcast (2 hour listen): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/developer-after-prison

  5. How Don used freeCodeCamp to get promoted to a mid-level developer job only 1 year into his career, and his advice for you if you want to do the same (2 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/forum/t/274233

2019-05-09

  1. Learn how to install Python on your computer, do Object Oriented Programming, work with databases, and more. My friend Dr. Chuck at University of Michigan will teach you all the Python fundamentals in this free course (14 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/python-for-everybody

  2. Don't just learn a magic card trick - build a card trick using Node.js. In this tutorial, Beau shows you how to entertain your friends with this API-powered magic trick (45 minute watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/magic-card-trick-with-javascript-and-nodejs

  3. Summer is coming! Make the most of it by expanding your skills with some of these 650 free university courses on programming and computer science (browsable list): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/650-free-online-programming-computer-science-courses-you-can-start-this-summer-6c8905e6a3b2

  4. React is improving fast. Here's every single change to React, explained in detail, to help you keep up with this popular JavaScript library (75 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/60686ee292cc

  5. "I worked menial dead end jobs to make ends meet. For several years I was feeling lost, insecure and directionless... One step a day is better than no step at all." Marlon was musician in London who learned to code after work each day, and is now working full-time as a developer. Here's his story (2 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/forum/t/276222

2019-05-16

  1. Gatsby.js is a popular tool for creating static websites with JavaScript, React, and GraphQL. In this full free course, you'll learn how to build and deploy your own Gatsby-powered website (5 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/great-gatsby-bootcamp

  2. Jesse Weigel has coded live on-stream for hundreds of hours. He's built websites for clients in front of a huge audience - mistakes and all. In this week's podcast, we interview him about streaming, his new job, and how he finds time to spend with his 4 kids (1 hour listen): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/podcast-jesse-weigel

  3. How to make peace with deadlines in software development (8 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/6cfe3e993f51

  4. The Psychology of Pair Programming - here are some of the techniques developers use when they sit down and code together (6 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/86cb31f9abca

  5. What a long strange trip it’s been. After years of "bad decisions which led me to the brink of self destruction" this Slovenian student dropped out and learned to code. He looks back on his first year working as a professional developer (6 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/forum/t/277031

2019-06-06

  1. Learn Data Science fundamentals with this free course. Even though Data Science is a math-intensive field, Professor Poulson designed this course to teach you the basics without the need for math or programming skills. (6 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/data-science-course-for-beginners

  2. I interview the founder of CodeNewbie about her journey into tech. We talk about how she immigrated to the US from Ethiopia, learned to code, got a job at Microsoft, and created her own conference. (2 hour listen): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/talking-with-codenewbie-saron-yitbarek

  3. How does CSS Flexbox work? A picture is worth a thousand words. And animated gifs are even better. (4 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-complete-flex-animated-tutorial

  4. Here are 650 free university courses on programming and computer science starting in June, so you can make the most of your summer learning. (Browsable list): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/650-free-online-programming-computer-science-courses-you-can-start-this-summer

  5. As a teenager, Alejandra left Mexico to escape her family's involvement in a cult. She taught herself to code while making ends meet, and went from junior developer to working at AWS (2 hour listen): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/from-cult-survivor-to-developer-advocate-at-aws

2019-06-13

  1. In this free course, you'll learn college-level Statistics fundamentals and data science concepts you can use as a developer (8 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/free-statistics-course/

  2. Here are the soft skills that every developer should cultivate (6 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/soft-skills-every-developer-should-have/

  3. Your complete guide to giving your first conference talk (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/complete-guide-to-giving-your-first-conference-talk/

  4. Learn the basics of the R programming language with this free course on statistical programming (2 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/r-programming-course/

  5. Angela is a developer and artist who has published a dozen of her video games on Steam. We interview her about her journey into coding and her life as a college student at Stanford (1 hour listen): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/podcast-digital-artist-and-game-dev/

2019-06-28

  1. Learn how to build your own social media app from scratch using React, Redux, Firebase, and Express - a full-length intermediate course - all free and with no ads (12 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/react-firebase-social-media-app-course/

  2. How to write an amazing cover letter that will get you hired - template included (18 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-write-an-amazing-cover-letter-that-will-get-you-hired/

  3. A 30-year-old plumber switched careers and became a full-time developer. We interviewed him about his amazing journey (1 hour listen): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/from-plumber-to-full-time-developer/

  4. How to kill procrastination and absolutely crush it with your ideas (4 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-kill-procrastination-and-crush-your-ideas/

  5. How to set up your Minimum Viable Product (MVP) - a checklist to get you up and running (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-define-an-mvp/