Awesome Quincy Larson Email Archive

This repository is an archive of emails that are sent by the awesome Quincy Larson every week.

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July 28, 2023

1. freeCodeCamp just published a full-length book on RegEx. Regular Expressions are one of the most powerful – and most confusing – features of programming languages. You'll learn concepts like flags, metacharacters, grouping, lookaround, and other advanced techniques. If you know even a little JavaScript, this book is for you. (full-length book): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/regular-expressions-for-javascript-developers/

2. We also published an API development handbook. This book will walk you through setting up your own backend architecture using the powerful FastAPI Python framework. You'll learn how to structure your API, add a database, test it, and deploy it. Along the way, you'll code your own IMDB-like review aggregator site. Be sure to bookmark this and share it with your developer friends. (full-length handbook): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/fastapi-quickstart/

3. And if you want to go even deeper into full-stack web development, this next course is for you. You'll code your own Next.js front end, API backend, and secure JSON Web Token user authentication system. You'll also learn about Middleware Route Protection, Appwrite, and MongoDB databases. (6 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/full-stack-with-nextjs-and-appwrite-course/

4. I'm going to attempt to explain 3 types of cloud storage in this single paragraph. Block Storage is like a book shelf that can hold a set number of pages – say 100. A 200 page book would take up 2 shelves. File Storage then adds abstractions on top of that, such as directories and hierarchy. Finally, Object Storage is the newest, most durable approach. It just uses flat files. And I'm just scratching the surface here. You should totally read more in Daniel's thoughtful tutorial. (15 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/cloud-storage-options/

5. Learn to build “markerless” Augmented Reality objects that effortlessly float in space without the need for QR codes or other markers. This freeCodeCamp course will show you how to render a solar system around you. You'll render jet turbine simulations, virtual gardens, and even figure out how much furniture you can fit in your room. This is some cool emerging tech and I think you'll enjoy playing with it. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/take-your-first-steps-into-the-world-of-augmented-reality/

Quote of the Week: "Some people, when confronted with a problem, think “I know, I'll use regular expressions.” Now they have two problems." — Jamie Zawinski, Netscape Navigator Developer and reluctant RegEx user

July 21, 2023

1. Learn to code your own Threads clone. Oops. I mean Twitter clone. Mastodon, Blue Sky, everyone's building their own Twitter. And now you can, too. Of course, the real goal is to learn new tools. And learn you shall. You'll get hands-on practice with powerful new tools like Next.js, Supabase, and Tailwind.css. (5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-full-stack-development-with-next-js-and-supabase-by-building-a-twitter-clone/

2. Websites are fun. But sometimes you want a Graphical User Interface (GUI) that runs right on your user's operating system. That's where Python and the TKinter GUI library come in. This course is taught by software engineer and prolific freeCodeCamp contributor John Elder. You'll learn how to build ttkbootstrap widgets so your users can easily navigate and interact with your app. (3 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/modern-python-app-design-with-ttkbootstrap/

3. If you've got an old computer lying around, why not breathe new life into it by loading up a high-performance Linux operating system. I've found that even decade-old laptops can run like new with a light-weight Linux distribution. This tutorial will guide you through several options you can use to learn Linux through tinkering, while also resurrecting an old PC. (16 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/lightweight-linux-distributions-for-your-pc/

4. You may have heard the term “Information Architecture”. Designers think in terms of how to structure information so it can be as digestible as possible for users. This tutorial will explain key IA and User-Centric Design concepts. Then it will walk you through the process of planning the Userflow for a website or app. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/information-architecture-userflow-sitemap/

5. I'm thrilled to announce that my friends Jess and Ramón are hosting another freely available coding bootcamp that uses freeCodeCamp's curriculum. This is the latest in their “Bad Website Club” series where people set their pride aside and just start coding for fun and practice. They'll host live streams throughout the month of August, and answer questions on the freeCodeCamp forum. If you have time, this is a fun way to make friends and learn about web development. (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/free-webdev-bootcamp/

Quote of the Week: "There's a strand of the data viz world that argues that everything could be a bar chart. That's possibly true but also possibly a world without joy." — Amanda Cox, Developer and Data Journalist

July 14, 2023

1. TypeScript is a popular version of JavaScript that uses static types. This means that for each variable in your code, you specify whether it's a string, array, integer, or other data type. Why bother with this? Because it will dramatically reduce the number of bugs in your codebase. freeCodeCamp moved to TypeScript a few years ago, and we haven't looked back. If you know some basic JavaScript, you can quickly learn TypeScript and start reaping the benefits. This full-length handbook will teach you how to use React with TypeScript. You can code along at home and build your own type-safe To Do List app. (full-length handbook – 2 hour read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/typescript-tutorial-for-react-developers/

2. We also published a full-length book on Astro. It's a popular new User Interface framework that a lot of my friends are adopting. Astro is written in TypeScript, and built for speed. This book is structured as a series of projects. You can code along at home and build your own Component Island, then build React apps on top of it. Along the way, you'll get a feel for Server-Side Rendering. (full-length book - 8 hour read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-use-the-astro-ui-framework/

3. Steganography is the art of hiding things in plain sight. It translates to “the study of hidden things” in Greek. You can hide data inside of other data. Then – if you did it right – people will be none the wiser. This tutorial will show you how to use Steganography to hide information in text, images, video, and even network traffic itself. (15 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-steganography-hide-data-inside-data/

4. Deploying an app to the cloud can be a daunting task. Thankfully, we have Infrastructure-as-Code tools that make this process a lot simpler. This DevOps course will teach you how to use Terraform to configure your servers and domains. If you learn how to automate app deployment, you'll save a lot of time and headache down the line. (1 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-use-terraform-to-deploy-a-site-on-google-cloud-platform

5. Postman is a powerful tool for testing your APIs, and making sure that new feature code doesn't break your existing codebase. This in-depth course will show you how to use Postman to debug your API endpoints, and ultimately automate deployment using Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery tools. You can code along at home, and do some CI/CD while listening to some AC/DC. (4 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/master-api-testing-with-postman/

Finally, I'm excited to share that after a 4 year break, I've relaunched the freeCodeCamp Podcast. I spent several weeks in San Francisco interviewing developers in-person at public libraries across the city. And this week I'm heading to New York City to interview even more devs. I'll publish a new interview each week. The first 3 interviews are already live. (3 new 2-hour episodes + 85 older episodes): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/freecodecamp-podcast-season-2-developer-interviews/

Quote of the Week: "I love working with smart people and being challenged. I also like working on stuff that's relevant. That's my adrenaline shot." — Anders Hejlsberg, Co-creator of TypeScript

July 7, 2023

1. Is that a hot dog or not a hot dog? This Python AI course will teach you how to build a Convolutional Neural Network that can classify images. You'll use a database of food photos to train your AI to spot the hot dogs. You can also use CNNs for natural language processing – think ChatGPT – and time series forecasting. This is an excellent beginner AI course taught by freeCodeCamp instructor and Google engineer Kylie Ying. (2 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/convolutional-neural-networks-course-for-beginners/

2. Learn to create your own programming language. If you know some basic Python, you're all set to dive in. This freeCodeCamp course will teach you language design concepts and data structures. You'll learn about Object Oriented Programming, Binary Trees, Linear Programming, Tokenization, Lexing, Parsing, and more. (4 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/create-your-own-programming-language-using-python/

3. freeCodeCamp just published this full-length handbook on JavaScript. It will teach you how to set up your computer for JavaScript development with tools like VS Code. Then it will walk you through many features of the programming language, including Variables, Data Types, Operators, and Control Flow. You can read this and bookmark it for future reference as you continue to expand your JS skills. (full handbook – 3 hour read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-javascript-for-beginners/

4. Most developers learn how to use Git's merge feature to add new code to an existing codebase. Git Merge preserves the exact history of code contributions. But sometimes you need a more surgical tool. That's where Git Rebase comes in. This handbook by software engineer and CTO Omer Rosenbaum will teach you how to use Git Merge, Git Rebase, Cherry Picking, and more. (full handbook – 3 hour read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/git-rebase-handbook/

5. What's the difference between Supervised Learning and Unsupervised Learning? This quick article will explain these two approaches to Machine Learning, and how each works. You'll also learn some AI techniques that each approach applies. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/supervised-vs-unsupervised-learning/

Joke of the Week: "It's only called a Neural Network if it comes from the Neuralè region of France. Otherwise you have to call it a logistic regression." — Vicki Boykis, Machine Learning Engineer

June 30, 2023

1. In this beginner course, you'll learn how to code your own 3D role-playing game. You'll use the open source Godot Game Engine to learn character creation, animation trees, inventory systems, and monster AI. This course includes all the 3D models and game environment assets you'll need to build the game. (5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/create-a-3d-rpg-game-with-godot/

2. And freeCodeCamp also published this advanced C# course. If you're already somewhat experienced with programming, and want to go deep on C#, this is the course for you. You'll learn about C# Delegates, Events, Generics, Asynchronous Programming, and Reflection. You'll also learn advanced LINQ and .NET concepts. (15 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-advanced-c-concepts/

3. Large Language Models (LLMs) like GPT-4 are yet another tool developers can use to get things done. But one big limitation is that LLMs are pre-trained, and lack access to current information. That's where the new GPT Plugin ecosystem comes in. This tutorial will show you how plugins work so you can build one and fetch real-time data using APIs. (15 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-build-a-chatgpt-plugin-case-study/

4. And if you're interested in LLMs, I encourage you to learn how to use LangChain. It's an open source Python library that breaks documents down into chunks and makes them easier for LLMs to search, analyze, and summarize. This tutorial will walk you through using LangChain and other libraries to create a Twitter bot that can generate text and reference up-to-date information, such as Wikipedia articles. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/create-an-ai-tweet-generator-openai-langchain/

5. Even if you don't have a computer science degree, you can still learn computer science. This article will give you a broad overview of the field, and share some books and courses you may find helpful. They cover algorithms, architecture, operating systems, databases, networks, and more. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-every-software-engineer-should-know/

Quote of the Week: "I try to make a game that has beautiful open spaces, gaps, room for players to enjoy it in ways that were not authored. I never want it to be where you have to follow the rules completely, where you have to do things exactly as the designers intended." — Hidetaka Miyazaki, developer, game designer, and creator of Dark Souls and Elden Ring

June 23, 2023

1. Pandas is a powerful data analysis library for Python. And in this course, freeCodeCamp instructor Santiago Basulto will teach you how to harness this power. You'll learn data analysis by categorizing Pokémon. You'll learn data cleaning with a Premier League Match soccer dataset. And you'll learn data wrangling with an NBA season dataset. I encourage you to code along at home and build some Pandas muscle memory as you progress through these projects. (5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-pandas-for-data-science/

2. Supabase is an open source alternative to Firebase. It's built on top of PostgreSQL, which makes it easier to learn if you're already familiar with SQL databases. This course will teach you how to use Supabase to streamline your back-end development. freeCodeCamp instructor Guillaume Duhan will teach you about real time databases and instant APIs. You'll learn about schemas, triggers, logs, webhooks, and tons of security features as well. (3 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-supabase-open-source-firebase-alternative/

3. One of the key features of CSS is its Transform property. You can take any HTML element – such as an image – and stretch it, skew it, or flip it. Oluwatobi Sofela wrote this CSS Transform Handbook, which you can bookmark for the next time you want to alter an image right in your CSS. (full handbook – 1 hour read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/complete-guide-to-css-transform-functions-and-properties/

4. Learn how to incorporate AI tools into your web apps. Software engineer Tom Chant will walk you through coding your own “know it all” chatbot. If you already know some basic HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, you're all set to follow along with this intermediate tutorial. And if you enjoy it, Tom also created a full 5-hour course that expands upon it – also available on freeCodeCamp. (40 minute read + 5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/build-gpt-4-api-chatbot-turorial/

5. As you may know, the freeCodeCamp community has invested a ton of time and energy into making our courses available in other languages. Estefania has been creating Spanish-language programming courses, and she just released her newest one on JavaScript DOM Manipulation. Be sure to tell your Spanish-speaking friends. And Estefania has written this article in English if you're curious to learn more about our localization efforts. (6 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-javascript-for-dom-manipulation-in-spanish-course-for-beginners/

Quote of the Week: "Numbers have an important story to tell. They rely on you to give them a voice." — Stephen Few, Author and Data Analyst

June 16, 2023

1. C is the most widely-used programming language in the world. Even when you're coding in Python or JavaScript, you're still using C under the hood. One key reason why C is still so popular 50 years after its creation is its high performance. C directly interacts with computer hardware. One way it does this is through Pointers, which point to the location of data in the computer's physical memory. In this beginner's freeCodeCamp course on C programming, you'll learn about Pointers and key concepts like Passing By Reference, Passing By Value, Void Pointers, Arrays, and more. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/finally-understand-pointers-in-c/

2. If you're wanting to earn professional certifications for your résumé or LinkedIn, this new freeCodeCamp course will help you pass the Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals Certification (PL-900) exam. You'll learn about Power BI, Power Virtual Agents, Power Automate, and other tools. freeCodeCamp now also has full-length courses on dozens of certifications from Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, Terraform, and more. We've got you covered. (4 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/microsoft-power-platform-fundamentals-certification-pl-900/

3. Did you know that – unlike other popular scripting languages – JavaScript is asynchronous? Thanks to non-blocking input/output, JavaScript engines can continue to receive instructions even when they're busy. But this is a double-edged sword. This in-depth tutorial will teach you how to use Promises and Async/Await techniques to harness the full power of JavaScript without creating a gigantic mess. (40 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/guide-to-javascript-promises/

4. Not even spreadsheets are safe from Generative AI. You can now include prompts in Google Sheets and get GPT-4 responses right in the cells. This tutorial will show you how to generate boilerplate text, translations, and even code snippets. This is still the same old GPT-4, but you may find it convenient to access it right in your spreadsheets. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/ai-in-google-sheets/

5. A wise developer once said that there are only 3 hard problems in programming: Cache Invalidation, naming things, and centering elements with CSS. Well, I can't help you with those first two, but this guide will teach you everything you need to know about CSS spacing. You'll learn about Margins, Padding, Borders, Flexbox, Gaps, and the CSS Box Model. With some practice, you'll develop a keen instinct for how to create CSS layouts, so you can design elegant websites and apps. (30 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/css-spacing-guide-for-web-devs/

Quote of the Week: "Learning how to learn is life's most important skill." — Tony Buzan, who wrote books about Mind Mapping, Mnemonics, and other learning methods

June 9, 2023

1. freeCodeCamp just published a comprehensive Computer Vision course. In this course, you'll use Python and the powerful TensorFlow library to diagnose Malaria, generate original images, and even predict human emotions from facial expressions. You'll learn about Vision Transformers, Generative Adversarial Networks, Variational Autoencoders, and a ton of other cutting edge computer science concepts. The only prerequisite for this course is some beginner Python programming skills, which you can also learn from one of freeCodeCamp's many open courses. Don't let yourself be daunted by all of this. You can do it. (37 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-implement-computer-vision-with-deep-learning-and-tensorflow/

2. Rust is still one of the newer programming languages, but many codebases are already adopting it. Even the Linux Kernel now uses Rust. And Stack Overflow users have voted it the “most loved” programming language 7 years in a row. You can learn how to harness the raw performance power of Rust through this new freeCodeCamp Rust course. You'll learn about variables, functions, control flow, modules, and even closures. Enjoy. (14 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/rust-programming-course-for-beginners/

3. Learn the key Design Patterns that power massive distributed systems. This new book by an experienced back-end developer will teach you the fundamental challenges of distributing work across many data centers around the world. In this intermediate software engineering book, you'll learn more than a dozen Design Patterns including the Saga Pattern, the Split Brain Pattern, and my personal favorite, the Sidecar Pattern. Who doesn't love sidecars? (full book - 2 hour read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/design-patterns-for-distributed-systems/

4. This new book from the freeCodeCamp community will guide you through three popular JavaScript front-end development tools: Angular, Vue.js, and React. Each of these tools can be used to accomplish similar goals, but you only need one of them. So which one should you use for a given project? This book will help you decide. It will walk you through code examples for each of these tools, so you can understand their relative strengths and weaknesses. (full book - 2 hour read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/front-end-javascript-development-react-angular-vue-compared/

5. When you're doing front-end development, there are so many ways you can style your React components. You could use CSS preprocessors, component libraries, or just plain-vanilla CSS. This quick tutorial will give you some code examples of the most common approaches, and share the pros and cons of each. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-style-a-react-app/

Quote of the Week: "Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less." — Marie Curie, Physicist, Chemist, and 2-time Nobel Prize winner

June 2, 2023

1. The freeCodeCamp community just published an in-depth course on how to incorporate AI tools into your web apps. Software engineer Tom Chant will walk you through coding your own Movie Pitch generator app – complete with movie summaries from GPT-4 and poster art from DALL-E. He'll also show you how to code your own drone delivery chatbot. If you already know some basic HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, you're all set to take this intermediate course. If not, don't worry – you can use freeCodeCamp's core curriculum to learn these web development fundamentals. (5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/build-ai-apps-with-chatgpt-dall-e-and-gpt-4/

2. Graph databases are a powerful category of NoSQL databases. By representing data through a system of nodes and edges, graph databases can store and quickly process the relationships between different data points. This makes graph databases a popular choice for building social networks, recommendation engines, and scientific research datasets. This freeCodeCamp course will teach how to use the popular Neo4j graph database to build a sophisticated Java Spring Boot app. Instructors Gavin and Farhan will guide you through using these tools step-by-step. (5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-neo4j-database-course/

3. Did you know that you can train an AI using the same graphics cards people use to play video games? Graphics cards have hundreds of inexpensive processors on them, making them ideal for machine learning. This tutorial by software engineer Fahim Bin Amin will show you how to set up an NVIDIA GPU so you can do parallel programming in a framework called CUDA. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-setup-windows-machine-for-ml-dl-using-nvidia-graphics-card-cuda/

4. How does JavaScript work behind the scenes, really? In this quick tutorial, Esther will explain how Google Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine works. You'll learn about runtimes, interpretation, just-in-time compilation, and more. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-javascript-works-behind-the-scenes/

5. Learn to code your own full-stack web app using Next.js. In this tutorial, you can follow along and build a trivia app based off of the popular comedy TV show Family Guy. You'll learn about Shared Layouts, Dynamic API routes, static page generation, and more. By the end of this tutorial, you'll have built your own quiz site that you can share with your friends. (1 hour read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/build-a-full-stack-application-with-nextjs/

Quote of the Week: "Falling in love with code means falling in love with problem solving, and being a part of a forever ongoing conversation." — Kathryn Barrett, a software engineer who volunteers to teach kids how to code

May 26, 2023

1. 6 years ago, Brian Hough started using freeCodeCamp to learn coding. Today he is a professional software developer, and he just published his first freeCodeCamp course. This course will help you learn full-stack web development using the popular Next.js React framework, TypeScript, and AWS. You can code along at home and build your own full-stack quote app, which will share wise quotes from historical figures. (6 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/full-stack-development-with-next-js-typescript-and-aws/

2. Django is a powerful Python web development framework. And in this course by freeCodeCamp instructor Tomi Tokko, you'll learn how to use Django along with the OpenAI API to code your own ChatGPT-like chatbot interface. If you're new to Python, and you're excited about recent breakthroughs in AI, this course is for you. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/use-django-to-code-a-chatgpt-clone/

3. You may have heard of LeetCode, a site a lot of developers use to practice common coding interview questions. Well, you're about to code your own LeetCode-like website using cutting edge tools: TypeScript, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, and Firebase. Software Engineer Burak Orkmez will walk you through building the website step-by-step, teaching you how to implement lots of features like authentication, saving code submissions in local storage, and even challenge completion modals. (7 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/build-and-deploy-a-leetcode-clone-with-react-next-js-typescript-tailwind-css-firebase

4. I don't know many developers who'd recommend using AI to write production code. But I know plenty of developers who use AI to help improve the quality of their code. This tutorial will give you some ideas for how AI can help you with bug detection, documenting parts of your code, and finding little tweaks to increase its performance. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-use-ai-to-improve-code-quality/

5. My friend Manoel compiled a list of the 120 freely available university math courses. He also did research to determine the top 3 universities in the world for mathematics, which by his metrics are MIT, Princeton, and Cambridge. His list includes lots of courses from these schools and many others. If you want to learn some Algebra, Statistics, or Calculus, this will help you choose the right course. (fully browsable list): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/math-online-courses-from-worlds-top-universities/

Quote of the Week: "What is mathematics? It is only a systematic effort of solving puzzles posed by nature." — Shakuntala Devi, who was hailed as a “Human Computer” for her ability to solve mathematical equations in her head

May 19, 2023

1. Learn how to speed up your software development by making use of ChatGPT. In this freeCodeCamp course, you'll watch an experienced software developer as she builds a full-stack app in just 2 hours, with the help of ChatGPT. Along the way, she'll explain a bit about how Large Language Models like GPT-4 work, so you can better judge the quality of their output. These AI tools are improving quickly. And to harness their full power, you'll want to put in the time to really learn your math, programming, and computer science concepts. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/build-a-full-stack-application-using-chatgpt/

2. Learn to code an iPhone app, Android app, and native desktop app – all with the same codebase. This course will teach you cross-platform development using the powerful Ionic and Capacitor JavaScript libraries. You'll learn about Responsive UI, the Gesture API, Data storage, and more. (3 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/create-native-apps-with-ionic-and-capacitor/

3. You may have heard of "Clean Code" before. It's a collection of coding best practices. You can read this handbook, then bookmark it so you can refer to it when you need to understand key Clean Code concepts. You'll learn about Modularization, The Single Responsibility Principle, Naming Conventions, and more. (Full-length handbook): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-write-clean-code/

4. Can you spot the bug? This JavaScript course will teach you about common JavaScript security vulnerabilities and how to fix them. You'll look at code samples from JS, MongoDB, and Docker. Be sure to write me back and let me know how many of these you managed to get right. (30 minute YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/can-you-find-the-bug-javascript-security-vulnerabilities-course/

5. Learn GameDev with... Google Sheets? This tutorial will walk you through coding your own Tic Tac Toe game using Apps Script – right in a spreadsheet. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-google-apps-script-basics-by-building-tic-tac-toe/

Quote of the Week: "Debugging is like being the detective in a crime movie where you are also the murderer." — Filipe Fortes, Software Engineer

May 12, 2023

1. Learn the basics of Relational Databases. This SQL course for beginners will give you a strong conceptual foundation. You'll learn how to create Tables and how to drop them. You'll learn about Aggregation, Grouping, and Pagination. We've even included several SQL technical interview questions and answers that you may encounter during the developer job search. (5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-sql-full-course/

2. Go is a fast, statically-typed programming language. Over the past decade, it's gained somewhat of a cult following among developers. And we're proud to bring you this in-depth Go course. You'll code real-world projects like an RSS aggregator and an API key authenticator. (10 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/go-programming-video-course/

3. If you're interested in Back-End Development, you should familiarize yourself with these powerful software Design Patterns. This primer will introduce you to the Observer Pattern, the Decorator Pattern, Model-View-Controller, and more. You'll then learn how to use each of these approaches by examining real-world examples. (40 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/design-pattern-for-modern-backend-development-and-use-cases/

4. This tutorial will walk you through how to build your own chatbot powered by OpenAI's GPT API. You'll start by coding a simple command-line chat app using Node.js. Then you'll use React to build a web interface for your chatbot. Finally, you'll combine the two together. After a few hours of coding, you'll have your own custom chat interface. You can then expand upon it or incorporate it into other apps. (30 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-build-a-chatbot-with-openai-chatgpt-nodejs-and-react/

5. Many of the recent breakthroughs in AI are powered by Artificial Neural Networks. These work in surprisingly similar ways to how we think the human brain works. This article will explore the brain-inspired approach to building AI systems. You'll learn about Distributed Representations, Recurrent Feedback, Parallel Processing, and more. (25 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-brain-inspired-approach-to-ai/

Quote of the Week: "Don't ask SQL developers to help you move furniture. They drop tables." — Carla Notarobot, Software Engineer and Bad Joke Sharer

May 5, 2023

1. Learn to code in Python from one of the greatest living Computer Science professors, Harvard's David J. Malan. This is the newest course in freeCodeCamp's partnership with Harvard. It will teach you Python programming fundamentals like functions, conditionals, loops, libraries, file I/O, and more. If you are new to Python, or to coding in general, this is an excellent place to start. (16 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-python-from-harvard-university/

2. And if you want to use your Python for data science, this course on Regression Analysis will help you understand relationships in your data. You'll learn concepts that underpin many machine learning algorithms, such as Linear Regression, Polynomial Regression, Feature Engineering, and more. And you'll reinforce your understanding along the way by coding several Python projects. (10 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/master-regression-analysis-for-machine-learning/

3. There's not a public API for everything. Sometimes developers have to resort to scraping. Scraping is a technique where you extract data directly from a webpage. And Python makes scraping so much easier. This course will teach you how to code your own Scrapy spider to crawl websites. Then you'll learn how to clean your data, build pipelines, and ultimately automate the entire process in the cloud. (5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/use-scrapy-for-web-scraping-in-python/

4. But if you have a website of your own and you don't want people to scrape it, you can provide an API for them instead. This freely available REST API Handbook will teach you how to code your own API using Node.js and Express. You'll also learn how to write tests for your API to ensure it works reliably. This is very important if you don't like waking up late at night to fix outages. You'll even learn how to document your API using a tool called Swagger. (full book): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/build-consume-and-document-a-rest-api

5. You may have run Git's Merge command before. You may even have messed up a Git Merge before, resulting in a lot of extra work for yourself. To many, Git Merge is a mystery. But to you, no more. This definitive guide to Git's Merge feature will finally put those ambiguities to rest. And for the rest of your life, when you do a Git Merge, you'll do so with confidence that you actually understand what the heck is going on. (1 hour read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-definitive-guide-to-git-merge/

It's been an amazing week for open learning resources. And these are just some of the books and courses the freeCodeCamp community published this week.

If you haven't read my book yet, you should. It's called "How to Learn to Code and Get a Developer Job" and it's fully available on freeCodeCamp. It's really long, so you can bookmark it and read it at your own pace: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-to-code-book/

Quote of the Week: "Python is a truly wonderful language. When somebody comes up with a good idea, it takes about 1 minute and five lines to program something that almost does what you want. Then it takes only an hour to extend the script to 300 lines, after which it still does almost what you want." — Jack Jansen, Scientific Programmer and Software Engineer

Apr 28, 2023

1. If you're new to HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, this freeCodeCamp course is for you. Jess, AKA CoderCoder, will walk you through building your own social media dashboard app step-by-step. You'll build a simple website, then optimize it for different device sizes. You'll learn how to use hover states for your interactive elements, and even add a day-night mode toggle. This course touches on so many key skills, including how to create a GitHub repository for your code, how to approach basic web design, and how to keep accessibility top of mind. (7 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/create-a-simple-website-with-html-css-javascript/

2. React is a powerful front end development JavaScript library. And one of its key components is React Router. This tool helps you pipe all your different React elements together into a sophisticated app. In this course, you'll learn on React Router 6 from renowned JavaScript instructor Bob Ziroll. He'll guide you through coding your own production-grade dynamic web app. (10 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-react-router-6-full-course/

3. We've been talking a lot about the impact of Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) like GPT-4. These are impacting software development in a lot of profound ways. And they're also making a splash in the field of cybersecurity. It turns out you can use LLMs to analyze threat patterns, write incident reports, and even debug your code. But this comes with its own set of risks, writes Daniel Iwugo. His primer will give you a higher fidelity lens through which you can look at AI and its implications for security. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/large-language-models-and-cybersecurity/

4. Even with all the recent AI breakthroughs, code still doesn't deploy itself. DevOps engineers and even regular devs need to know how to push their code to the internet. This beginner tutorial will explain common strategies you can use to deploy your code to production. You'll learn about Rolling Deployment, Blue/Green Deployment, and my personal favorite, Canary Deployment. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/application-deployment-strategies/

5. I'm obsessed with learning. I'm constantly looking for ways to learn more efficiently so I can cram more into the 30-watt computer that is my brain. Which is why I was jazzed to read this guide by Otavio Ehrenberger. He shows you how to use tools like Python, Anki, and ChatGPT to automate your flashcard workflows and turbo-charge your learning. (15 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/supercharged-studying-with-python-anki-chatgpt/

Quote of the Week: "In a relatively short time we've taken a system built to resist destruction by nuclear weapons and made it vulnerable to toasters." — Jeff Jarmoc, cybersecurity researcher, speaking of the World Wide Web and the Internet of Things

Apr 21, 2023

1. The freeCodeCamp community just published a comprehensive project-based course on ChatGPT and the OpenAI API. This cutting-edge course will help you harness the power of Generative AI and Large Language Models. You'll learn from legendary programming teacher Ania Kubów. She'll walk you through building 5 projects that leverage OpenAI's APIs: a SQL query generator, a custom ChatGPT React app, a DALL-E image creator, and more. (5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/chatgpt-course-use-the-openai-api-to-create-five-projects/

2. And if you want to better understand the machine learning that powers AI tools like ChatGPT, this JavaScript Machine Learning course will most definitely be your jam. This "No Black Box" ML course is taught by Dr. Radu Mariescu-Istodor, one of the most popular computer science professors in the freeCodeCamp community. He'll show you how to build AI applications, implement classifiers, and explore data visualization – all without relying on libraries. This is a great way to grok what's really running under the hood of AI systems. (4 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-machine-leaning-without-libraries-or-frameworks/

3. Functional Programming is hard. But it comes up all the time in developer coding interviews. This advanced JavaScript course will teach you key FP concepts like lexical scope, time optimization, hoisting, callbacks, and closures. You'll also gain a deeper understanding of currying and its practical applications in JavaScript. (30 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/prepare-for-your-javascript-interview/

4. And if you really want to nail your coding interviews, take the advice of competitive programming world finalist Alberto Gonzalez. Instead of just memorizing the solutions to common interview questions, he recommends collaborating with your interviewer to talk through your coding assignment. He walks you through 3 mock interview questions, and gives you strategies for looking really smart while showcasing your problem-solving skills. (25 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/collaborative-problem-solving-with-python/

5. Unleash your inner game developer with this new Godot Game Engine course. This beginner-friendly tutorial will guide you through coding your own platformer game. You'll design your game's User Interface, enemies, and 2D background scenes. Along the way, you'll also learn skills like event scripting, animation, and camera movement. (25 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-godot-for-game-development/

Quote of the Week: "Everything that civilisation has to offer is a product of human intelligence. We cannot predict what we might achieve when this intelligence is magnified by the tools that AI may provide, but the eradication of war, disease, and poverty would be high on anyone’s list. Success in creating AI would be the biggest event in human history. Unfortunately, it might also be the last." — Stephen Hawking, Cosmologist, Theoretical Physicist, and my childhood hero

Apr 14, 2023

1. freeCodeCamp just published an in-depth course on React Native. You can use this framework to code your own native mobile apps using JavaScript. You'll learn how to structure your app and set up your developer environment. Then you'll learn about React Components, Props, Styles, and more. By the end of the course, you'll have your own weather app you can run right on your phone. (5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/react-native-full-course-android-ios-development/

2. Learn to automate tasks and get Linux servers to do your bidding. This Bash course will teach you powerful command line skills you can use on Mac, Linux, and even Windows (using Subsystem for Linux). You'll learn about input redirection, logic operators, control flow, exit codes, and even text manipulation with AWK and SED. (1 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-bash-scripting-tutorial/

3. Firebase is a powerful database that runs in the cloud. This course will teach you how to use Firebase along with HTML, CSS, and React to develop your own simple shopping cart app. You can code along at home in your browser, and even deploy your finished app to the cloud. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/firebase-course-html-css-javascript/

4. Linting is not just when you clean out your pockets. It's also a term for tools that can spot errors in your source code before you even run it. This tutorial will walk you through the history of linting tools stretching all the way back to the 1970s. It will also teach you about Code Formatters like Prettier, Beautify, and ESLint. This is an excellent primer for JavaScript devs. (15 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/using-prettier-and-jslint/

5. Keeping up with all this year's AI breakthroughs can feel overwhelming. Which is why I'm thrilled to share Edem Gold's History of AI, which stretches all the way back to the 1950s. You'll learn about Perceptrons, Hidden Markov Models, Deep learning, and more. (25 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-history-of-ai/

Quote of the Week: "Early AI was mainly based on logic. You're trying to make computers that reason like people. The second route is from biology: You're trying to make computers that can perceive and act and adapt like animals." — Geoffrey Hinton, Computer Scientist, Cognitive Psychologist, and the “Godfather of Artificial Intelligence”, talking about the increasingly successful neural network approach to Machine Learning

Apr 7, 2023

1. freeCodeCamp just published a new Front End Development course. You can code along at home and build your own game in raw HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Then you'll learn how to refactor your game to make use of the Model-View-Controller design pattern. You'll then add TypeScript to improve the reliability of your code, and React to make your game more dynamic. This is an excellent project-oriented course for beginners. (10 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/frontend-web-development-in-depth-project-tutorial/

2. And if you want even more web development practice, here's another beginner's course. It will teach you how to build a personal website using a lot of contemporary tools, including Next.js, Tailwind CSS, TypeScript, and Sanity. Kapehe has taught a lot of courses with freeCodeCamp, and I think you'll dig her friendly teaching style. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/create-a-personal-website-with-next-js-13-sanity-io-tailwindcss-and-typescript/

3. You may have heard the terms “Symmetric Encryption” and “Asymmetric Encryption”. But what do they mean? This primer will teach you about these concepts, and how they power both the SSL protocol and its successor, TLS. Encryption makes the World Wide Web go ‘round. (15 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/encryption-explained-in-plain-english/

4. And on the topic of encryption, it turns out that even something as basic as storing something safely on your computer requires quite a bit of applied mathematics. This tutorial on “encryption at rest” will walk you through some of the cryptography techniques developers use – including hashing and salting. Just thinking about those makes me hungry for some hash browns. (8 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/encryption-at-rest/

5. My friend Dhawal created this comprehensive list of 850 university courses that are freely available, which you can convert into college credit. There are a ton of different subjects to choose from, including Computer Science, Data Science, Math, and Information Security. (fully browsable list): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/370-online-courses-with-real-college-credit-that-you-can-access-for-free-4fec5a28646/

A quick note on GPT-4 and other Large Language Model (LLM) tools: I'm spending several hours each week practicing with these tools, and learning how to use them more effectively.

I still do all my writing the old fashion way. But I'm finding LLMs to be helpful in a lot of other ways, including simplifying my code.

Quote of the Week: "The more I study, the more insatiable do I feel my genius to be." — Ada Lovelace, mathematician and the world's first computer programmer

Mar 31, 2023

1. The most dreaded part of the developer job search is the “coding interview”. This is where a software engineer asks you to solve programming challenges right there on the spot – often by writing code on a whiteboard.

Well, freeCodeCamp has hundreds of hours of practice challenges to help prepare you for this. And even better – we just published a course taught by my friends Kylie and Keith, who are both experienced software engineers.

This “Mock Interview” will give you a much better idea of what a typical coding interview process is like. Kylie takes on the role of coding interview candidate, and answers Keith's questions about Object-Oriented Programming, Dynamic Programming, and more. (75-minute hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/real-world-coding-interview-for-software-engineering/

2. Learn how to build a 3D animation that runs right inside a browser. You'll use React, WebGi, Three.js, and GSAP. You'll learn how to display 3D models on a website, animate them, and even optimize those 3D animations for mobile devices. Even though this may sound advanced, we made this course as beginner-accessible as possible. By the end of the course, you'll deploy your own 3D-animated website to the web. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/3d-react-webgi-threejs-course/

3. Regular Expressions are a powerful – but notoriously tricky – programming tool. Luckily, ChatGPT is surprisingly good at creating these “RegEx” for you. In this course, freeCodeCamp instructor Ania Kubow will teach you how to build your very own RegEx-generating dashboard using the OpenAI API and Retool. (30-minute YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/use-chatgpt-to-build-a-regex-generator/

4. When I first learned Git, I struggled a bit with the concepts of local repository, remote repository, and how to sync code changes between the two. But you don't have to struggle. Deborah Kurata has created this detailed Git tutorial that walks you through Git's key syncing features. She also included lots of short video demonstrations. If you're new to Git, this is a good place to start. (30 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/create-and-sync-git-and-github-repositories/

5. freeCodeCamp just rolled out a major update to our Android app. You can now complete coding challenges right on your phone, with our smooth mobile coding user experience. And yes – we are working on an iOS version of the mobile app for iPhone, too. (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/freecodecamp-mobile-app-curriculum-update/

Quote of the Week: "A lot of developers don’t realize that the interviewer is there to help you. It’s their job to bring out the best in you. You should always be working with your interviewer to show them your skills, and make sure you’re going down the right path. When they ask you a coding question, here’s what you should do: clarify the problem with them, articulate your plan, and then talk them through your code as you’re writing it." — Alex Chiou, Software Engineer and founder of Taro

Mar 24, 2023

1. Legendary programming teacher and frequent freeCodeCamp contributor Tim Ruscica will teach you how to code your own Mario-style platformer game in Python. You can code along at home and learn how to implement pixel-perfect collision detection, fully-animated character sprites, jump physics, and even double jump physics. (Don't try this last one in real life.) This course will also teach you some PyGame basics, and how to incorporate adorable pixel art assets. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/create-a-platformer-game-with-python/

2. Django is a popular web development framework for Python. And in this course, you'll learn how to use Django by coding your own Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. Software Engineer John Elder will walk you through building this web app step-by-step. You'll also learn some Git, MySQL, and the Bootstrap CSS library. CRM tools can help with your client work, job searches, and everyday tasks like keeping track of friends' birthdays. By the end of this course, you'll have built your own tool that you can use long-term. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/crm-app-development-with-django-python-and-mysql/

3. Linux is an incredibly powerful automation tool. And this tutorial will show you how to harness that power through the magical art of shell scripting. Zaira Hira is a developer at freeCodeCamp and a Linux superfan. She'll teach you Bash commands, data types, conditional logic, loops, cron jobs, and more. And yes, you can try all this without installing Linux on your computer. (30 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/bash-scripting-tutorial-linux-shell-script-and-command-line-for-beginners/

4. Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally. That's the sentence kids memorize in the US, so that they can remember the mathematical Order of Operations: Parenthesis, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction. And JavaScript has something similar: Operator Precedence. This in-depth tutorial by Franklin Okolie will teach you about these JavaScript operators and more. Enjoy greatest hits like Modulus, Increment, and Decrement. If you take the time to learn these, you'll save yourself a ton of headache down the road when you're debugging your code. (25 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/javascript-operators-and-operator-precedence/

5. If you want to get into Data Analytics, I have good news. Jeremiah Oluseye is a data scientist, and he created this roadmap to guide you in your journey. You'll learn which tools to focus your time on, which math you should brush up on, and how to build your network in the data community. (25 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/data-analytics-roadmap/

A big thanks to all 8,289 of you all who are now supporting freeCodeCamp. If you aren't yet donating to our charity, I encourage you to get involved. You can join us in our mission to create open learning resources for everyone, everywhere on Earth: https://www.freecodecamp.org/donate

Quote of the Week: *"I think that in life, as in game design, you have to find the fun. There is joy out there waiting to be discovered, but it might not be where you expected.

You can’t decide what something’s going to be before you embark on it, and you shouldn’t stick with a bad idea just because you’re fond of it. Take action as quickly and repeatedly as possible. Take advantage of what you already know. And take liberties with tradition.

But most importantly, take the time to appreciate the possibilities, and make sure all of your decisions are interesting ones."* — Sid Meier, game developer and creator of the Civilization game series

Mar 17, 2023

1. React is a powerful JavaScript library for coding web apps and mobile apps. This course will teach you the newest version of React – React 18 – along with the popular Redux Toolkit. This freeCodeCamp course is taught by legendary programming teacher John Smilga. You can code along at home as he teaches you all about Events, Props, Hooks, Data Flow, and more. (13 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-react-18-with-redux-toolkit/

2. And if you just can't get enough React, my fellow black-framed glasses enthusiast Germán Cocca has got you covered. The Argentinian software engineer wrote a detailed tutorial that shows you several ways of building the same React app, using a rainbow of React tools including Gatsby, Astro, Vite, Next, and Remix. Prepare to expand your mind. (1 hour read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-build-a-react-app-different-ways/

3. Ever wonder what it takes to land a Data Scientist role? No, you don't necessarily need a Ph.D. But you do need to be able to ace the technical interview. That's where my friends Kylie and Keith come in. They are both accomplished Data Scientists and prolific programming teachers. And they've designed this Data Science “Mock Interview” to give you a better idea of what this process will be like for you. (90-minute watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/mock-data-science-job-interview/

4. Flutter is a much-loved mobile app development framework. freeCodeCamp uses Flutter for our own Android app, and we swear by it. If you want to get into mobile development, Flutter is a great place to start, and this is a good first tutorial. You'll build your own mobile user experience using Flutter, Dart, and VS Code. (30 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-build-a-simple-login-app-with-flutter/

5. My friend Dhawal uncovered more than 1,700 Coursera courses that are still freely available. If you just want to learn, and don't care about claiming the certificates at the end, this is for you. There are a ton of math, software engineering, and design courses – many taught by prominent university professors. This should be plenty to keep you learning new concepts and expanding your skills. (fully browsable list): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/coursera-free-online-courses-6d84cdb30da/

Quote of the Week: "The reason an experienced engineer moves so much faster than a beginner is because they've opened most of the “doors” they encounter in code thousands of times before. They stop to think, but so much is done purely by recall. This is why you need to practice, practice, practice." — Dan Abramov, JavaScript Developer and Creator of Redux

Mar 10, 2023

1. The freeCodeCamp community is proud to bring you this latest computer science course in our partnership with Harvard. You'll learn Web Development with Python and the popular Django framework. You'll start by learning some HTML, CSS, and Git. Then you'll learn about user interface design, testing, scalability, and security. I hope you are able to code along at home, expand your skills, and enjoy some top-notch teaching. (14 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-web-development-from-harvard-university-cs50/

2. One of our most requested courses over the past few years: LaTeX – the powerful typesetting system used to design academic papers, scientific publications, and books. You'll learn these tools and concepts from Michelle Krummel. She has more than 20 years of teaching experience. You'll learn about mathematical notation, TexMaker, Overleaf, and the many packages available in the LaTeX ecosystem. (4 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-latex-full-course/

3. One of the most critical concepts you should understand about Git is Branching. We've got you covered. In this tutorial, Deborah Kurata will teach you how to create a local Git repository with a main branch, then branch off of it. She'll show you how to commit your code changes, then merge those files back into the main branch. This is what I like to call the "core gameplay loop" of software development. Enjoy. (40 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/git-branching-commands-explained/

4. You may have heard about REST APIs. But have you heard about its predecessor, SOAP? Or cutting edge GraphQL APIs? This tutorial by software engineer Germán Cocca will teach you about the Client-Server Model, and how each of these API paradigms work. At the end of the day, an API is just "a set of defined rules that establishes how one application can communicate with another." By the end, you'll have a better appreciation for how all these computers around the world communicate with one another. (30 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/rest-vs-graphql-apis/

5. If you're a Linux enthusiast like I am, you may appreciate the sheer power Linux gives you. But only if you're willing to take the time to learn how to wield that power. The find command is one of those powerful tools. This tutorial will show you how to search through file systems by owner, type, permissions, recency, and even regex search. This is some SysAdmin-level stuff. And we'll keep these Linux tutorials coming. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-search-files-effectively-in-linux/

Quote of the Week: "We build our computers the way we build our cities: over time, without a plan, on top of ruins." — Ellen Ullman, Programmer and Author

Mar 3, 2023

1. You may have heard about AIs that can beat the world's best Chess players, Go players, and even Starcraft players. Many of these AIs use a game-playing algorithm called AlphaZero. The AI starts out by playing a game against itself to learn the rules and discover strategies. After a few hours of training, it's often able to play the game at a superhuman level. This Python course will teach you how to code your own AlphaZero algorithm from scratch that can win at both Tic Tac Toe and Connect 4. You'll learn about Monte Carlo Tree Search, Neural Networks, and more. This is an ideal course for anyone who wants to learn more about Machine Learning. (4 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/code-alphazero-machine-learning-algorithm/

2. Security Researcher and freeCodeCamp contributor Sonya Moisset just made her Open Source Security Handbook freely available. If you're planning to open-source some of your code, this should be a helpful read. You'll learn about Static Analysis, Supply Chain Attacks, Secret Sprawl, and other s words. (full-length handbook): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/oss-security-best-practices/

3. Excel is a surprisingly powerful tool for doing data analysis. And you can get even more mileage out of Excel if you meld it with Python and the popular Pandas library. This tutorial will teach you how to merge spreadsheets, clean and filter them, and import them into datasets. You'll even learn how to turn spreadsheet data into Matplotlib data visualizations. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/automate-excel-tasks-with-python/

4. If you're just starting your developer journey, you may hear a lot about APIs and how to use them in your projects. Well, this tutorial will give you a ton of examples of public APIs you can play around with. Weather APIs, News APIs, even an API to help you identify different breeds of dogs. This is a good place to get started. (16 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/public-apis-for-developers/

5. My friends Jess and Ramón have taught thousands of people how to code using the freeCodeCamp curriculum. And this week they're launching a new cohort program called the Bad Website Club. The pressure is off. Your website doesn't have to look perfect. You can instead just relax and enjoy the process of building websites with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Everything is freely available. You can join us at the launch party live stream on March 6. (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-bad-website-club-and-more-free-bootcamps/

Quote of the Week: "AlphaGo's way is not to make territory here or there, but to place every stone in a position where it will be most useful. This is the true theory of Go: not ‘what do I want to build?’, but rather ‘how can I use every stone to its full potential?’" — Professional Go player Fan Hui after losing 5 games to AlphaGo, an AlphaZero algorithm trained to play the ancient strategy game of Go

Feb 24, 2023

1. If you're new to Linux, this freeCodeCamp course is for you. You'll learn many of the tools used every day by both Linux SysAdmins and the millions of people running Linux distros like Ubuntu on their PCs. This course will teach you how to navigate Linux's Graphical User Interfaces and powerful command line tool ecosystem. freeCodeCamp instructor Beau Carnes worked with engineers at Linux Foundation to develop this course for you. (6 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/introduction-to-linux

2. And if you're more experienced at Linux, you may want to learn how to code your own commands for the Linux command line. This tutorial will teach you how Bash aliases work, and how they can save you time. The author also shares a table of more than 20 aliases that he uses in his day-to-day work as a developer. (18 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-create-your-own-command-in-linux/

3. HTML gives structure to apps and websites. In this beginner course, you'll learn HTML fundamentals. freeCodeCamp instructor Ania Kubów will be your guide to many key web development concepts. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/html-coding-introduction-course-for-beginners/

4. SOLID Design Principles belong in your developer skill toolbox. They help you build codebases that will be easier to maintain and update without breaking things. This tutorial will introduce you to key concepts like the Single Responsibility Principle, the Open-Closed Principle, the Dependency Inversion Principle, and more. You'll even get some nice JavaScript code examples to illustrate these principles in action. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/solid-design-principles-in-software-development/

5. More than 50 years ago, Pong kick-started the video game revolution. And today in 2023, you can code your own Pong game using Python and its built-in graphics library called Turtle. Turtle is even older than Pong. It was such a popular tool for teaching programming to kids in the 60s that Python imported it from an older language called Logo. This tutorial will teach you Python scripting and basic computer graphics concepts. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-code-pong-in-python/

Quote of the Week: "Theory and practice sometimes clash. And when that happens, theory loses. Every single time." ― Linus Torvalds, Creator of Linux

Feb 17, 2023

1. It's 2023 and not only can you play other people's video games – you can build games yourself. This freeCodeCamp GameDev course will teach you how to use JavaScript to code your own physics-based action game. You'll learn how to animate game sprites, implement collision detection, and program enemy AI. Along the way, you'll learn some CSS3, vanilla JavaScript, HTML Canvas, and other broadly useful open source tools. (3 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/create-an-animated-physics-game-with-javascript/

2. What's the simplest way to get started with Python web development? Well, many developers will recommend Flask. You can learn the basics of this light-weight web development framework in just a few hours of study. This Python Web Development course will teach you how to build and deploy a production-ready, database-driven Flask app. (4 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/develop-database-driven-web-apps-with-python-flask-and-mysql/

3. z-index is easily one of the most confusing properties in all of CSS. It controls how HTML elements appear on the page, and how close they are to your user's eyeballs. This beginner tutorial will teach you about "Stacking Context." It will give you a solid mental model. Soon you too will understand how your browser's DOM renders elements on top of one another. (40 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/z-index-property-and-stacking-order-css/

4. What are URIs? What are HTTP Headers? How does DNS work? This HTTP Networking Handbook will teach you many of the fundamentals about how the web works, with lots of helpful illustrations. You can bookmark it to use it as a reference. And freeCodeCamp also published a 4-hour video course to accompany it if you want to go even deeper. (full-length book): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/http-full-course/

5. Learn Asynchronous Programming for beginners. This in-depth guide will teach you key async JavaScript concepts. You'll learn about the Call Stack, the Callback Queue, Promises, Threading, Async-Await, and more. If you want to take your computer science knowledge to the next level, this is well worth your time. (30 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/asynchronism-in-javascript/

Quote of the Week: "In physics, you don't have to go around making trouble for yourself. Nature does it for you." — Frank Wilczek, Physicist, Professor, and Nobel Laureate

Feb 10, 2023

1. When I was first learning to code, I had trouble understanding exactly what an API is. But I came to understand that, in its simplest form, an API is like a website. But instead of sending HTML to a browser or mobile app, an API sends data. Usually JSON data. This in-depth freeCodeCamp course is taught by experienced developer and instructor Craig Dennis. It will teach you how to code your own REST API – complete with server-side code, client-side data fetching, and more. (3 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/apis-for-beginners/

2. Remember those silly BuzzFeed personality quizzes? Like: "What type of cheese are you?" This course will teach you how to code your own BuzzFeed-style website using 3 different approaches: a vanilla JavaScript app, a React + JSON API app, and finally a TypeScript + Node.js mini-backend. This course is taught by long-time developer and freeCodeCamp instructor Ania Kubów. If you code along at home, I think you'll learn a ton from this course, and have a lot of fun along the way. (4 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-how-to-code-a-buzzfeed-clone-in-three-ways/

3. If you want to automate random tasks from your day-to-day life, Python is an excellent tool for the job. This tutorial will teach you how to write simple Python scripts that compress photos, turn text into speech, proof-read your messages, and more. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/python-automation-scripts/

4. In my years as a developer, I've found that people greatly underestimate how powerful spreadsheets are for doing data analysis. You don't need to be a statistician to squeeze out meaningful insights from your spreadsheet. One of the most helpful spreadsheet functions is LOOKUP, and its descendants VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, and XLOOKUP. This in-depth tutorial will show you how to wield these powerful functions to slice and dice data just the way you need it. (14 minute read + video): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/lookup-functions-in-excel-google-sheets/

5. Also, freeCodeCamp just published a massive Git & GitHub course in Spanish. (Over the years, we've published several Git courses in English, too.) If you have Spanish-speaking friends who want to learn software development, please tell them that we now have in-depth courses on a broad range of coding topics. These are all taught in Spanish by Estefania. She's an experienced teacher and software engineer. (5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-git-and-github-in-spanish-course-for-beginners

Quote of the Week: "An API that isn’t comprehensible isn’t usable." — James Gosling, Computer Scientist and Lead Developer of the Java Programming Language, on the importance of having easy-to-understand APIs

Feb 3, 2023

1. freeCodeCamp just published a fully-animated computer basics course. Even if you've been using computers for years, this course may be helpful for you. And it should definitely be helpful for any friends and family members who've never used a laptop or desktop before. This course covers computer hardware, how cloud computing works, security basics, and more. (1 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/computer-basics-beginners

2. Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is the foundation of data communication on the World Wide Web. And this in-depth course will teach you how this massive network of computers really works. You'll learn about Domain Name Systems, URL paths, security, and more. If you're interested in networks and back end development, this course should be well worth your time. (5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/http-networking-protocol-course/

3. Django is a popular Python web development framework. If you want to build a sophisticated website, it may make sense to learn Django. Like Node.js, Django is used at scale – most notably powering Instagram's website and APIs. This course will teach you Django fundamentals. You'll code your own online marketplace while learning about core Django features. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-django-by-building-a-marketplace/

4. If you want to go old school and never even touch your mouse when you're coding, you can use the Vim code editor. Vim comes built-in with many operating systems. It uses a sophisticated series of keyboard shortcuts for quick code edits. It can take years to get really good at Vim. But I know many developers who swear up and down that this is worth the time investment. If you want to take the plunge, this Vim Beginner's Guide is a great starting point. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/vim-beginners-guide/

5. I started freeCodeCamp back in 2014. Since then, a ton of people have asked for my advice on how to learn to code and ultimately get freelance clients and developer jobs. So last year, I wrote an entire book summarizing my many tips. Even though one of the Big 5 book publishers in New York was interested in a book deal, I decided to instead make this book freely available to everyone who wants to become a professional developer. I hope it's helpful for you and your friends who are getting into coding. (full-length book – roughly 6 hour read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-to-code-book/

Quote of the Week: "To err is human. But to really foul things up you need a computer." — Paul R. Ehrlich, biology professor at Stanford

Jan 28, 2023

1. freeCodeCamp just published our own university-level course to help you learn Algebra using Python. If you have forgotten much of the Algebra you learned – or if you never really learned it well in the first place – this course is for you. In it, freeCodeCamp instructor Ed Pratowski will teach you how to use Python and Jupyter Notebook to do math. You'll learn all about Variables, Graphing, Cartesian Planes, Factoring, and more. Ed has been teaching math to university students for more than two decades. I think you'll find his teaching style to be clear and memorable. (15 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/college-algebra-course-with-python-code/

2. This course will teach you how to code your own fully-functional Reddit clone. Along the way, you'll learn some React, Firebase, Next.js, Chakra UI, and TypeScript. You'll code a lot of key business logic, including how to handle post deletion, community image customization, voting on posts, and more. (12 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/code-a-reddit-clone-with-react-and-firebase/

3. Wireshark is a powerful computer network analysis tool. You can use it to analyze and "sniff" packets of data. This tutorial will teach you how to use Wireshark to better understand networks. You'll also learn about the 5 Layers Model for networks. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-wireshark-computer-networking/

4. Pre-caching is where you prepare data in advance of serving it to your users. By using this technique, you can speed up the performance of your website or app. This tutorial will teach you key pre-caching concepts. You'll learn how to use pre-caching both on the client side – with browser-based caching – and on the server side – with CDNs. You'll learn the many tradeoffs and best practices involved in achieving fast page loads. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/a-detailed-guide-to-pre-caching/

5. In the age of Netflix and League of Legends, there are plenty of things to keep you from achieving your goals. But don't let a lack of learning resources be one of them. My friend Dhawal compiled an in-depth guide to more than 850 Ivy League university courses that are now freely available online. One of the very best things about the internet: it has made it possible for anyone with an internet connection to learn from world-class professors. I hope some of these courses help you push forward toward your learning goals. (Fully-browsable list): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/ivy-league-free-online-courses-a0d7ae675869/

Fact of the Week: As abstract as Algebra may seem, it was invented to solve the practical math problems of the 9th Century. Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi was an astronomer in Baghdad. He wanted to figure out fair ways to distribute land, salaries, and inheritance.

In the process, he invented Algebra, which comes from the Arabic word al-jabr – roughly translating to "reunion of broken parts." In his book "The Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing" he described methods for reducing and then balancing equations – a task every student of math can now enjoy.

Also fun fact: the word Algorithm comes from a Latinization of al-Khwarizmi's name.

Jan 21, 2023

1. Tailwind CSS has quickly become one of the most popular Responsive Design frameworks for coding new projects. This beginner's course will teach you how to harness Tailwind's power. By the end of it, you'll know a lot more about CSS. You'll learn about colors, typography, spacing, animation, and more. You'll even build your own Design System, which you can use for your future websites and mobile apps. (4 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-tailwind-css/

2. Python and JavaScript are not the only programming languages you can use to build full stack web apps. You can also use good old trusty Java. And this in-depth Java course will teach you how to build your own movie streaming website. You'll learn the Java Spring Boot web development framework, React, MongoDB, JDK, IntelliJ, and Material UI. If you want to take the next step with your Java skills, this course is for you. (4 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/full-stack-development-with-mongodb-java-and-react/

3. If you want to expand the certification section of your résumé or LinkedIn profile, I've got good news for you. freeCodeCamp just published a collection of more than 1,000 developer certs that you can earn from big tech companies and prestigious universities. All of these are self-paced and freely available. You just have to put in the effort. (full browsable list): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/free-certificates/

4. ChatGPT just came out and already it has blown so many developers' minds. You can ask the AI just about any question and get a fairly human-sounding response. What better way to familiarize yourself with ChatGPT than to clone its user interface, using React and ChatGPT's own APIs. This front end development course will help you code a powerful app that can answer questions, translate text, convert code from one language to another, and more. (1 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/chatgpt-react-course/

5. If you feel stuck in your coding journey, I may have just the thing to help. I published a full-length book that will teach you how to build your coding skills, your personal network, and your reputation as a developer. You'll also learn how to prepare for the developer job search, and how to land freelance clients. These practical insights are freely available to read – right in your browser. (5 hour read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-to-code-book/

Quote of the Week: "If you ever throw out an ‘I love you’ and don’t get an ‘I love you’ in return, follow it up with: ‘React is great too. But there’s something I just love about Vue.’ This will save you some embarrassment." — Adam Wathan, Developer and Creator of Tailwind CSS (Get it? ‘I love Vue’)

Jan 14, 2023

1. You may use Google Search several times a day. I sure do. Well this freeCodeCamp course will teach you the art and science of getting good search results. Seth Goldin studies Computer Science at Yale. To prepare this course, he met with several engineers on Google's search team. In this course, you'll learn search techniques for developers, such as Matching Operators, Switch Operators, and Google Lens. (1 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-google-like-a-pro/

2. Unreal Engine 5 is a powerful tool for coding your own video games. Even big triple-A video games like Street Fighter and Fortnite are coded using Unreal Engine. This course is taught by Sourav, a seasoned game developer. He'll teach you about Blueprints, Modeling Inputs, Netcode, Plugins, Player Control, and more. By the end of the course, you will have coded your own endless runner game. (11 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/developing-games-using-unreal-engine-5/

3. What is the most popular computer science course in the world? Why, that would be Harvard's CS50 course. And freeCodeCamp has partnered with Harvard to publish the entire university-level course – 25 hours worth of lectures – on our community YouTube channel. But is this course for you? freeCodeCamp contributor Phoebe Voong-Fadel wrote an in-depth review of CS50. She'll help you make an educated decision as to whether this course is worth your time. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/cs50-course-review/

4. Learn Software System Design. This course will teach you common engineering design patterns for building large-scale distributed systems. Then you'll use those techniques to code along at home and build your own live-streaming platform. (1.5 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/software-system-design-for-beginners/

5. Last week I published my new book: "How to Learn to Code and Get a Developer Job in 2023". This week, by popular request, I added an additional chapter to it: "How to Succeed in Your First Developer Job". My book is freely available – right in your browser. You can bookmark it and read it at your convenience. (Full length book – roughly a 5 hour read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-to-code-book/

Fact of the Week: About 15% of all Google search queries are queries that no one has ever searched before. That means every day, humans around the world are googling millions of unprecedented queries.

Jan 7, 2023

1. Happy 2023. A few years back, one of the major book publishers from New York City reached out to me about a book deal. I met with them. But was too busy running freeCodeCamp. Well, last year I finally got caught up enough to write the book. And today I published it, right on freeCodeCamp. It's now freely available to anyone who wants to learn to code and become a professional developer.

This book will teach you insights I've learned over the past decade: from my own journey into coding as a teacher in my 30s, from working as a software engineer, and from running freeCodeCamp.org.

If you're looking for a good starting point for your developer journey, this book is for you. You can read the whole thing now. (full-length book): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-to-code-book/

2. Learn Python for web development. This crash course by freeCodeCamp teacher Tomi Tokko will teach you how to use Python with SQL and web APIs. You can code along at home and build several projects with both the Django and Flask frameworks. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-use-python-for-web-development/

3. You may have heard the programming term "abstraction". But what exactly does it mean? This in-depth tutorial from software engineer Ryan Michael Kay will delve into abstraction, interfaces, protocols, and even lambda expressions. It should give you a basic grasp of these important programming concepts. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-abstraction-in-programming-for-beginners/

4. If you enjoy listening to music, why not make some yourself? This beginners tutorial will teach you how to use a popular Digital Audio Workstation called FL Studio. In it, professional music producer Tristan Willcox will teach you about Virtual Instruments, Samples, Layers, Arrangement, Leveling, Mixing, Automation, Mastering, and more. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-produce-music-with-fl-studio/

5. Hundreds of universities around the world have made programming and computer science courses openly available on the web. My friend Dhawal has compiled 860 of these courses that you can explore. If you want, you can strap these together to build your own school year. (browsable list): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/free-online-programming-cs-courses/

Quote of the Week: "Give someone a program, you frustrate them for a day. Teach them how to program, you frustrate them for a lifetime." – David Leinweber, Mathematician and Berkeley Computer Science Professor

Dec 24, 2022

1. The freeCodeCamp community just dramatically expanded our Learn to Code RPG video game. Learn to Code RPG is an interactive visual novel game where you teach yourself to code, make friends in the tech industry, and pursue your dream of working as a developer. The game features a quirky cast of characters, a charming cat, and more than 1,000 computer science quiz questions. While working as a developer in the game, you can unlock more than 50 achievements and 6 different endings. You can play the game on PC, Mac, Linux, and Android. I enjoyed working with Lynn, KayLa, and Nielda on this all year long. We're excited to get it to you in time for the holidays. Enjoy. (full-length video game): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-to-code-rpg-1-5-update/

2. Build your own SaaS (Software as a Service) app. In this beginner course taught by freeCodeCamp instructor Ania Kubów, you'll code your own PagerDuty clone project. This handy tool will notify you whenever one of your servers crashes. You'll learn PostgreSQL, the Stripe API, Twillio for notifications, and other powerful developer tools. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-build-your-own-saas-pagerduty-clone/

3. You may have heard about the GPT-3 and ChatGPT AI assistants, and how amazing they are at tasks like writing high school book reports. But how are they at coding? Well, programming book author and freeCodeCamp volunteer David Clinton sat down with ChatGPT for a pair programming session. He shares his thoughts on the quality of GPT's code, its limitations, and how effective it might be at helping developers. (10 minute read + 6 minute video): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/pair-programming-with-the-chatgpt-ai-how-well-does-gpt-3-5-understand-bash/

4. Megan Kaczanowski has worked her way up the ranks in the field of information security. Not only has she written many infosec tutorials for the freeCodeCamp community over the years – she's also created this guide for people entering the field. It will help you plan your learning and understand the alphabet soup of certifications. She'll also give you tips on how to get involved in your local security community, and how to gear up for the infosec job search. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-get-your-first-job-in-infosec/

5. Learn how to code your own Santa Tracker app using Next.js and React Leaflet. User Experience Designer and freeCodeCamp volunteer Colby Fayock will walk you through how to code this front end app. You'll learn how to fetch Santa's flight plan, including arrival time, departure time, and coordinates. Then you can plot his entire evening's journey onto a world map. (20 minute read + 23 minute video): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-build-a-santa-tracker-app-with-next-js-react-leaflet/

This is my final letter to you for 2022. I hope you've had a fun, insightful year. This has been an amazing year for the freeCodeCamp community. People are using freeCodeCamp more than ever. (People spent more than 4 billion minutes learning on freeCodeCamp this year!) We also launched major improvements to our curriculum, our Android app, and – of course – Learn to Code RPG.

Quote of the Week: "The ‘joy of discovery’ is one of the fundamental joys of play itself. Not just the joy of discovering secrets within the game, but also the joy of uncovering the creator’s vision. It’s that ‘Aha!’ moment where it all makes sense, and behind the world the player can feel the touch of another creative mind. In order for it to be truly joyful, however, it must remain hidden from plain view—not carved as commandments into stone tablets but revealed, piece by piece, through the player’s exploration of the game’s rules." — Derek Yu, game developer and creator of Spelunky

Dec 20, 2022

1. Programming is a skill that can help you blast your imagination out into the real world. This book – by software engineer and freeCodeCamp teacher Estefania – will give you a strong conceptual foundation in programming. You'll learn about binary, and how computers “think.” (More on this in the Quote of the Week below.) You'll also learn how to communicate with computers through code, so they can do your bidding. This book is an excellent starting point to share with friends and family who want to learn more about technology. (full-length book): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-programming-tutorial-for-beginners/

2. Learn JavaScript by coding your own card game. This course is taught by one of freeCodeCamp's most experienced teachers. Gavin has worked as a software engineer for two decades, and it really comes through in his teaching. You can code along at home while you watch this, and build your own responsive web interface for the game. You'll use plain vanilla JavaScript to flip, shuffle, and deal cards from your deck. Once you're finished, you'll have a fun project to show your friends. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/improve-your-javascript-skills-by-coding-a-card-game/

3. And if you're a bit more experienced with JavaScript, I encourage you to learn the powerful Next.js web development framework. freeCodeCamp uses Next.js in several of our apps. And it's steadily growing in popularity. This course – taught by Alicia Rodriguez – will teach you Next.js fundamentals. You'll learn about server-side rendering, API routing, and data fetching. You'll even deploy your app to the cloud. (5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-next-js-tutorial/

4. You may have heard about GPT-3, DALL-E, and other powerful uses of artificial intelligence. But what if you want to code your own AI? You'll want to start with something simple. In this tutorial, you'll learn about the Minimax algorithm, and how you can use it to create an game AI that always wins or ties at tic-tac-toe. (15 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/build-an-ai-for-two-player-turn-based-games/

5. Did you know you can use your command line as a calculator? If you open your terminal in Mac or Linux (or in Windows Subsystem for Linux) you can type equations, and then your computer will solve them for you – usually in just a few milliseconds. This is handy if you are fast at typing and don't want to use a spreadsheet or click around in a calculator. This tutorial will show you some of the key syntax and features for crunching numbers right in the command prompt. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/solve-your-math-equation-on-terminal/

Quote of the Week: "The question of whether computers can think is like the question of whether submarines can swim." — Edsger Dijkstra, Mathematician and Computer Scientist

Dec 9, 2022

1. This freeCodeCamp course will teach you how to code your own Python apps that run directly on Windows, Mac, or Linux – not just in a browser. You'll learn powerful Python libraries like Qt and PySide6. This way you can build apps that run natively on computers, and leverage their full processing power. (5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/python-gui-development-using-pyside6-and-qt/

2. Swift is a powerful programming language developed by Apple. A lot of developers who build apps for either iOS and MacOS prefer to code in Swift. In this in-depth course, a lead iOS developer will teach you Swift development fundamentals. You'll learn about variables, operators, error handling, and even asynchronous programming. (7 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-the-swift-programming-language/

3. If you're preparing for a coding interview as part of your developer job search, you're going to want to read this. Dijkstra's Algorithm is an iconic graph algorithm with many uses in computer science. You can use it to find the shortest path between two nodes in a graph, or the shortest path from one fixed node to the rest of the nodes in a graph. This detailed explanation – with diagrams and a pseudocode example – will help you appreciate its true brilliance. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/dijkstras-algorithm-explained-with-a-pseudocode-example/

4. If you want to move beyond the basics with React, this intermediate JavaScript tutorial will teach you about Separation of Concerns. You'll learn about React Container Components, Presentational Components, and how to make your code easier to maintain over time. (15 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/separation-of-concerns-react-container-and-presentational-components/

5. 2022 was a massive year for the global freeCodeCamp community. Thousands of people volunteered to help make our charity and our learning resources better. I'm thrilled to announce this year's Top Contributors. These 696 friendly people have earned this distinction through going above and beyond in helping fellow learners. Whether they answered questions on the community forum, translated tutorials, contributed to our open source codebases, or designed new courses – we deeply appreciate their efforts. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/freecodecamp-2022-top-contributors/

Quote of the Week: "A most important, but also most elusive, aspect of any tool is its influence on the habits of those who train themselves in its use. If the tool is a programming language, this influence is – whether we like it or not – an influence on our thinking habits." — Edsger Dijkstra, Mathematician and Computer Scientist

Dec 2, 2022

1. freeCodeCamp just published a course that will teach you how to code your own API using Python. APIs are like websites designed for other computers to understand, rather than humans. Instead of sharing text, images, videos – and other media that humans understand – APIs just share raw data, such as JSON responses. This course will show you how to build your own REST API using the popular Python Django REST framework. (1.5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/use-django-rest-framework-to-create-web-apis/

2. MATLAB is a popular programming language used by scientists, and in industries like aerospace. Over the years, we've had so many people request a MATLAB course on freeCodeCamp. And today I'm thrilled to share one with you. This course will teach you MATLAB programming fundamentals, including how to use its powerful Integrated Development Environment. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-matlab-with-this-crash-course/

3. React Testing Library is a powerful front end testing tool for your apps. And this in-depth tutorial will walk you through how to use it. You'll learn unit testing fundamentals, as well as JavaScript testing tools like Jest. And you'll get to try out Vite, a new tool for bootstrapping your React apps. (30 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/write-unit-tests-using-react-testing-library/

4. Have you ever wondered why we write it “freeCodeCamp” with a lowercase f? That's because we thought it would be funny to use Camel Case like JavaScript does for its variables. And this is just one style of cases that developers use. This guide will introduce you to other popular styles of writing variable names, including Snake Case, Pascal Case, and even Kebab Case. (8 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/snake-case-vs-camel-case-vs-pascal-case-vs-kebab-case-whats-the-difference/

5. 2022 has been a colossal year for the freeCodeCamp community. People spent more than 4 billion minutes learning on freeCodeCamp this year. I wrote this article about some of the areas we've been focused on expanding. Not just the university degree program, but also our massive translation efforts. You can check out some of the numbers for yourself. (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/freecodecamp-2022-usage-statistics/

Quote of the Week: "Really good software is never finished; it continues to grow. If it doesn’t grow, it decays." — Melinda Varian, Software Engineer

Nov 23, 2022

1. Learn to code your own Duck Hunt-style arcade game. This Python and PyGame course will teach you several core GameDev concepts. You'll learn how to draw sprites on the screen, check for collisions, procedurally move enemies, and display score. You'll even code the Game Over conditions. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/create-a-arcade-style-shooting/

2. The freeCodeCamp community is thrilled to share this new book with you: The Express and Node.js Handbook. This Full Stack JavaScript book will come in handy when you're coding your next web app. You'll learn about JSON API requests, middleware, cookies, routing, static assets, sanitizing, and more. You can read the entire book freely in your browser, and bookmark it for handy reference. (full-length book): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-express-handbook/

3. You may have heard the term "Random Sampling" before in articles about science, or even learned how to do it in a statistics class. But are you familiar with Stratified Random Sampling? This Python tutorial will show you how you can separate your data into strata based on a particular characteristic before you do your sampling. You may find this helpful the next time you're doing some data analysis. (13 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-stratified-random-sampling-definition-and-python-example/

4. When you configure cloud servers, you have to consider who should be able to access which resources. That's where Identity Access Management comes in. Roles and Permissions can be one of the hardest aspects of cloud computing to wrap your head around. Luckily, freeCodeCamp just published this tutorial that explains IAM using easy-to-understand analogies. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/aws-iam-explained/

5. freeCodeCamp just shipped a major update to our Android app. You can now learn from our interactive curriculum right on your phone. We spent months polishing the mobile coding user experience. We also added some new podcasts you can listen to. You can see the app in action and join the beta: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/freecodecamp-mobile-app-curriculum-update/

Quote of the Week: "Games were not just a diversion, I realized. Games could make you feel. If great literature could wield its power through nothing but black squiggles on a page, how much more could be done with movement, sound, and color?" — Sid Meier, Game Developer and creator of the Civilization strategy game series

Nov 18, 2022

1. If you want to take your JavaScript and React skills to the next level, this intermediate freeCodeCamp course is for you. Software engineering veteran Jack Herrington will teach you about State Management in React. You'll learn about hooks, reducers, context, and more. (3 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-manage-state-in-react/

2. WordPress is an open source website tool that – as of 2022 – more than 40% of all major websites use. And in this course, freeCodeCamp software engineer Beau Carnes will show you how to code and deploy a WordPress website using Elementor. He'll teach you about hosting, installation, responsive web design, and more. (90 minute YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/easily-create-a-wordpress-blog-or-website/

3. You may have heard about some recent breakthroughs in AI-generated art work. I've been having a blast playing around with DALL-E to create silly images for my kids. And now you can create your own React app that uses the DALL-E API to generate art based on your prompts. This tutorial will walk you through how to code your own pop-up art gallery on your website. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/generate-images-using-react-and-dall-e-api-react-and-openai-api-tutorial/

4. Learn cybersecurity for beginners. This Linux Command Line game will help you capture the flag in no time. For each level of Bandit OverTheWire, you'll get a quick primer in real-world Linux skills. Then you can pause the video and use those skills to beat the level. You can unpause at any time for more explanation, and to keep progressing through the game. This is a fun way to expand your knowledge of networks and security. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/improve-you-cybersecurity-command-line-skills-bandit-overthewire-game-walkthrough/

5. If you are new to software development you are going to hear the word "solid" a lot. And not just to describe hard drives. SOLID is an acronym for a set of software engineering principles. These can help guide you in designing systems. In this quick primer, freeCodeCamp engineer Joel Olawanle will break down each of these concepts. This way, next time you're doing some Object-Oriented Programming, you'll already have a feel for how to best go about it. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/solid-principles-for-programming-and-software-design/

As you may know, freeCodeCamp is a public charity. We've got the same tax-exempt status as The Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders, the YMCA, and other big charities. Except that we operate on a fraction of the budget. More than a million people use freeCodeCamp each day, and yet this is only possible thanks to the 8,273 kind people who donate. Help us in our mission to create math, computer science, and programming resources for everyone. Get involved: https://www.freecodecamp.org/donate

Quote of the Week: "The disorder of the desk, the floor, the yellow Post-it notes everywhere, the whiteboards covered with scrawl. All this is the outward manifestation of the messiness of human thought. The messiness cannot go into the program. It piles up around the programmer." — Ellen Ullman, Programmer and Author

Nov 11, 2022

1. freeCodeCamp just published a hands-on Microservice Architecture course. This is a great way to learn about Distributed Systems. You can code along at home, and build your own video-to-MP3 file converter app. Along the way, you'll learn some MongoDB, Kubernetes, and MySQL. (5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/microservices-and-software-system-design-course/

2. TypeScript is like JavaScript, but with static types. For each variable, you specify whether it's a string, integer, boolean, or other data type. If you already know some JavaScript, TypeScript may not take that much time to learn. And it can reduce the number of bugs in your code. freeCodeCamp has converted almost our entire codebase to use TypeScript. It still has all the power of JavaScript, but it's now a bit easier for us to build new features. This beginner course will teach you everything you need to get started coding TypeScript. (5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/programming-in-typescript/

3. Testing is a vital part of the software development process. You want to ensure that all your app's features work as intended. Thankfully, there are some powerful tools out there to help you write robust tests. This handbook will teach you how to code the most fundamental type of test: unit tests. It will also show you some web development best practices for using Jest and the React Testing Library. (full-length handbook): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-write-unit-tests-in-react-redux/

4. Learn CSS and Responsive Web Design for beginners. Jessica's new guide will walk you through one of freeCodeCamp's most popular projects: coding your own café menu. She'll show you how to build it step-by-step. You can do this entire project on freeCodeCamp's core curriculum interactively, and reference Jessica's article when you get stuck or just need additional context. (45 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-css/

5. Also, freeCodeCamp just published a massive Bootstrap course in Spanish, where you'll code your own portfolio. (We've also published several Bootstrap courses in English, too). If you have Spanish-speaking friends who want to learn web development and design, please tell them that we now have in-depth courses on a broad range of coding topics. These are all taught in Spanish by Estefania. She's an experienced teacher and software engineer. (5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-bootstrap-5-in-spanish-by-building-a-portfolio-website-bootstrap-course-for-beginners/

Quote of the Week:

"The Evolution of Software Architecture: 1990s: Spaghetti-Oriented Architecture (AKA Copy & Paste) 2000s: Lasagna-Oriented Architecture (AKA Layered Monolith) 2010s: Ravioli-Oriented Architecture (AKA Microservices) What's next? Probably Pizza-Oriented Architecture." — Benoit Hediard, Developer, Software Architect, and CTO of Agorapulse

Nov 4, 2022

1. freeCodeCamp just published a new Full Stack Web Development course, taught by two of our most popular instructors. This beginner course will teach you HTML, CSS, JavaScript basics, Node.js, MongoDB, and more. (7.5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-full-stack-development-html-css-javascript-node-js-mongodb/

2. If you're interested in working in the field of cloud computing, this new course will help you pass the Microsoft 365 Fundamentals (MS-900) Certification. In it, long-time freeCodeCamp contributor Andrew Brown shares how he passed the exam, and covers all of its material. (4 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/microsoft-365-fundamentals-certification-ms-900-course/

3. Learn how to use CSS Flexbox to make responsive webpages that look good on any device size. This tutorial will walk you through the most common Flexbox properties and explain them visually, using helpful diagrams. Design concepts that were once intimidating will now be much easier to understand. Be sure to bookmark this and share it with a designer friend. (30 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/css-flexbox-complete-guide/

4. The Kotlin programming language is a popular alternative to Java. You can use Kotlin to do many of the same things, such as build Android apps or code for the Java Virtual Machine. But Kotlin offers a more contemporary developer experience. freeCodeCamp just published an in-depth Kotlin course to teach you about functions, types, logical operators, and Object-Oriented Programming. (14 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-kotlin-complete-course/

5. Hacktoberfest was a blast. Jessica oversaw freeCodeCamp's DeveloperQuiz.org GitHub repository. She QA'd and merged more than 360 pull requests from volunteer code contributors. Her tips to other people who want to maintain open source projects: “Lead with patience, empathy, and kindness.” These are her insights from the past 31 days of coding. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-i-learned-as-a-hacktoberfest-repo-maintainer/

The freeCodeCamp community is hard at work on new math and data science courses, so that you and your family can learn these important skills. As you may know, we are a tax-exempt public charity. We rely on the support of kind, thoughtful people like you. Learn more and get involved: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/freecodecamp-math-computer-science-degree-update/

Quote of the Week: "Just crawl it." — text from the top of Nike's robots.txt file on their website. (robots.txt is the file Google's crawlers look at when they're deciding how to index a website.)

Oct 28, 2022

1. Python is one of the most widely used programming languages on Earth right now. In science, in industry, and in high school robotics clubs around the world. You, too, can learn to wield this mighty Python power. I'm sick as a dog as I type this, so if what I'm saying sounds silly, it's probably the NyQuil talking. freeCodeCamp has published dozens of Python video courses, but this week I wanted to share something for the folks who prefer good old fashion book learning. (full-length book): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-python-book/

2. Ah. Graph Algorithms. The bane of every coding interview prepper. These powerful programming patterns are over-represented in job interview questions, so you'll want to eventually learn them well. This course will help you grok Depth-First Traversal, Breadth-First Traversal, Shortest Path, and Dijkstra's Algorithm. This Dijkstra guy, he's kind of a big deal. More on him later. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-how-graph-algorithms-work/

3. User Interface VS User Experience – what's the difference, you might ask? Well, User Interfaces have been around since the industrial revolution. Think the control room of a power station, or the cockpit of a plane. But User Experience – that's a more recent way of thinking about Human-Computer Interaction. The term was coined in the 1990s by a designer and cognitive psychologist at Apple. This tutorial by freeCodeCamp instructor Dionysia Lemonaki will explain the distinctions between the two and their shared history. She'll also walk you through the UX Design Process. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/ux-vs-ui-whats-the-difference-definition-and-meaning/

4. Without computer networks, I'd need to put on my sneakers and run this letter to your door. Or bankrupt our charity buying postage stamps. Over the past 30 years, networks have changed almost everything about talking, learning, and getting things done. They are worthy of your attention and your respect. So learn a bit more about how they work. This tutorial will walk you through 5 of the most important layers – from the physical hardware all the way up to the applications running on top of all that sweet, sweet abstraction. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-five-layers-model-explained/

5. The freeCodeCamp community just turned 8 years old. A big Happy Birthday to all y'all who've been a part of our charity's endeavor. I have a byte-sized update on the community (8.9Kb of text, to be exact). You'll learn about our progress with the Data Science courses, the Math and Computer Science degrees we're developing, and more. I promise it's worth your (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/freecodecamp-math-computer-science-degree-update/

Quote of the Week (from the man himself, and apt given we started developing our computer science degree last year): "Computer Science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes." — Edsger Dijkstra, Mathematician, Computer Scientist, Turing Award Winner, and fellow Texan (I live in Texas if you didn't know that. Nevermind. I'm not the important one here.)

Oct 21, 2022

1. The freeCodeCamp community is proud to publish the full Harvard CS50 computer science lecture series, taught by world-renowned professor David J. Malan. You'll learn about C programming, Python, SQL, web development, and a ton of computer science theory. This course also includes tons of labs, exercises, and even an offshoot course on game development. (25 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/harvard-cs50/

2. Learn the powerful Svelte JavaScript framework. This course is taught by Svelte core maintainer Li Hau Tan. He'll teach you about The Component Lifecycle, Svelte Store Contracts, Reactivity, RxJS, Redux, and so much more. (23 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-svelte-complete-course/

3. Want to practice your coding skills by building your own Google Docs clone? In this course, you'll use Flutter, Node.js, Websockets, and MongoDB. You can code along at home and implement your own authentication, collaborative editing, auto-saving, and more. This is a solid intermediate course to sharpen your skills. (5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/code-google-docs-with-flutter/

4. Go is a lightning fast programming language. It powers Docker, Kubernetes, and other popular open source tools. Software Engineer Flavio Copes will teach you how to set up your Go development environment. Then you'll learn about Golang control flow and data structures. You can bookmark this for reference as you expand your Go skills. (1 hour read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/go-beginners-handbook/

5. What exactly is a database? This quick tutorial will explain how Relational Database Management Systems work. You'll learn a brief history of databases. And even how to write some of your own SQL queries. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/dbms-and-sql-basics/

Quote of the Week: "In C, there's no magic. If you want something to be somewhere in memory, you have to put it there yourself. If you want a hash table, you have to implement it yourself. The result by term's end, we hope, is that students understand how things work from the bottom up and, better yet, can explain as much." — David J. Malan, the Computer Science professor who teaches Harvard CS50

Oct 14, 2022

1. DevOps engineers help software run at massive scale. The field of DevOps combines programming – the Dev part – with system administration – the Ops part. It is a highly specialized – and high-paying – field to go into. This course for intermediate learners will teach you two of the most widely-used DevOps tools: Docker and Kubernetes. You'll learn about Containers, Microservices, Persistence, Observability, and more. With these in your toolbox, you'll be able to efficiently scale your apps, websites, and APIs to millions of users. (6 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-docker-and-kubernetes-hands-on-course/

2. Do you remember those old clickety-clackety arrival-departure schedule boards? The kind you might see in a train station or an airport? In this JavaScript course for beginners, you'll code one of those. And you'll code that same flight widget in three ways: with plain-vanilla JS, with a REST API, and with a database. Along the way, freeCodeCamp teacher Ania Kubów will teach you a ton about full-stack development. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/code-a-project-three-different-ways-javascript-rest-api-database/

3. Big O Notation is a tool that developers use to understand how much time a piece of code will take to execute. Computer Scientists call this "Time Complexity." This comes up all the time in day-to-day programming, and in job interviews. As a developer, you will definitely want to understand Big O Notation well. And that's precisely why freeCodeCamp engineer Joel Olawanle wrote this Big O cheat sheet for you, complete with code examples. You can bookmark it, then refer to it when you need to calculate the Time Complexity of your code. (18 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/big-o-cheat-sheet-time-complexity-chart/

4. Learn the Angular JavaScript framework by coding your own ecommerce web shop. This beginner course – taught by frequent freeCodeCamp contributor Slobodan Gajic – will teach you Angular fundamentals. You'll set up your development environment, build a homepage, code the shopping cart logic, and even implement Stripe checkout. (4 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/build-a-webshop-with-angular-node-js-typescript-stripe/

5. An IIFE stands for Immediately Invoked Function Expression. I must admit, I had to look up that acronym. This in-depth tutorial by prolific freeCodeCamp contributor Oluwatobi Sofela will walk you through JavaScript Functions, Parameters, Code Blocks, and IIFEs too. An excellent resource for the beginner JS developer. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/javascript-function-iife-parameters-code-blocks-explained/

Quote of the Week: "Telling a programmer there's already a library to do X is like telling a songwriter there's already a song about love." — Pete Cordell, C++ Developer

Oct 7, 2022

1. Pytorch is a popular framework for doing Machine Learning in Python. You can use it to build data models, then ask questions of those models. If you're interested in Data Science, and know a bit of Python, this course is a solid place to start your journey. You'll code along at home as you learn about Datasets, Neural Networks, Computer Vision, and more. (26 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-pytorch-for-deep-learning-in-day/

2. And if you're new to Python programming, this course focuses on core concepts rather than just the language syntax. You'll explore Computer Science concepts like Primitive Data Types, Memory Allocation, Error Handling, and Scope. (9 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-python-by-thinking-in-types/

3. Linux is a popular operating system for Security Researchers. It's open source and highly customizable. This tutorial will walk you through how some popular distros – like Kali, Arch, and Ubuntu – work under the hood. You'll get a feel for their many moving parts, and the common shell commands used in infosec. (30 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/linux-basics/

4. And if you have always wanted to learn some Java, you're in luck. We just published a Java for Beginners course, taught by Java Engineer and prolific freeCodeCamp instructor Farhan Chowdhury. You'll learn all about Java's Data Types, Operators, Conditional Statements, Loops, and even some Object-Oriented Programming. (4 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-java-programming/

5. One of the most powerful concepts in CSS is Selectors. You can use Selectors to grab an HTML element from a website's DOM. You can then style these elements, or run JavaScript on them. This tutorial will teach you all about Attribute Selectors, CSS Combinators, Pseudo-Element Selectors, and more. (30 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/css-selectors-cheat-sheet-for-beginners/

Quote of the Week: "I hooked a neural network up to my Roomba. I wanted it to learn to navigate without bumping into things, so I set up a reward scheme to encourage speed and discourage hitting the bumper sensors. It learnt to drive backwards, because there are no bumpers on the back." — Custard Smingleigh, Developer and Roboticist

Sep 30, 2022

1. We just published Machine Learning for Everybody, a course for intermediate developers and students who are interested in AI. freeCodeCamp instructor Kylie Ying (of CERN and MIT) will teach you about key concepts like Classification, Regression, and Training Models. You'll code in Python and learn how to use TensorFlow, Jupyter Notebooks, and other powerful tools. (4 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/machine-learning-for-everybody/

2. Learn JavaScript game development and code your own space shooter game. This GameDev course will teach you about HTML Canvas, Object-Oriented Programming, Core Gameplay Loops, Parallax Scrolling, and more. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-code-a-2d-game-using-javascript-html-and-css/

3. Kali Linux is a popular operating system in the information security community. If you watched the show Mr. Robot, it's the main operating system the characters use while carrying out their exploits. This step-by-step tutorial will show you how to install Kali Linux so you can leverage the tools of the trade. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-install-kali-linux/

4. Learn how to build your own ecommerce shop back end from Software Engineer and freeCodeCamp Instructor Ania Kubów. She'll walk you through using PostgreSQL, Stripe, and REST APIs to build 3 internal B2B apps – all using Low Code tools that require less coding. By the end of this course, you'll have your own order management dashboard, employee dashboard, and developer portal. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/create-a-low-code-ecommerce-app-with-stripe-postgres-rest-api-backend/

5. What's the difference between Authentication and Authorization? These two concepts are related, but there's a bit of nuance. Authentication is the process of verifying your credentials, and that you're allowed to access a system. Authorization involves verifying what you're allowed to do within that system. This tutorial will help you better understand these security concepts so you can apply them as a developer. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/whats-the-difference-between-authentication-and-authorisation

Quote of the Week: "Changing random stuff until your program works is ‘hacky’ and a ‘bad coding practice’. But if you do it fast enough, it's called ‘Machine Learning’ and pays 4x your current salary." — Steve Maine, Software Engineer

Sep 23, 2022

1. freeCodeCamp just published a Python Algorithms for Beginners course. You'll learn Recursion, Binary Search, Divide and Conquer Algorithms, The Traveling Salesman Problem, The N-Queens Problem, and more. You'll also solve a lot of algorithm challenges. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/intro-to-algorithms-with-python/

2. Learn Three.js and React by coding your own playable Minecraft game. This JavaScript GameDev course will teach you about textures, 3D camera angles, keyboard input events, and more. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/code-a-minecraft-clone-using-react-and-three-js/

3. Selectors are one of the most powerful concepts in CSS. And this tutorial will show common ways of grabbing HTML elements from a website's DOM using Selectors. You can then style these elements or run JavaScript on them. You'll also learn about CSS IDs, Classes, and Pseudo-classes. You'll even learn about the mythical, magical Universal Selector. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-select-elements-to-style-in-css/

4. freeCodeCamp also just published a long-requested Jenkins course. Jenkins is a powerful open source automation server. Developers often use Jenkins for running tests on their codebase before deploying it to the cloud. In this course, you'll learn DevOps Pipeline concepts, Debian Linux Command Line Interface tips, and about Docker & DockerHub. (1 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-jenkins-by-building-a-ci-cd-pipeline/

5. You may have heard the terms “white hat”, “black hat”, or even “red hat.” These are terms used in cybersecurity to express whether someone is an attacker, a defender, or a “hacktivist” with a broader agenda. In this fun, totally-not-scientific overview of the types of hackers, Daniel will help you learn each of these through comparisons with popular comic book figures. Which hat would Batman wear if he were in security? (8 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/white-hat-black-hat-red-hat-hackers/

Quote of the Week: "Programming is the art of algorithm design and the craft of debugging errant code." — Ellen Ullman, Programmer and Author

Sep 16, 2022

1. freeCodeCamp just published an HTML & CSS for Beginners course, where you learn by coding along at home and building 5 projects. It's taught by experienced software engineer and tech CEO Per Borgan. This course will teach you about Text Elements, the CSS Box Model, Chrome Devtools, Document Structure, and more. (5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-html-and-css-from-the-ceo-of-scrimba/

2. What are the main differences between SQL and NoSQL? And which should you use in which situations? In this course, freeCodeCamp instructor Ania Kubów will teach you about common Database Models like Relational Databases, Key-Value DBs, Document DBs, and Wide Column DBs. More tools for your developer toolbox. (1 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/sql-vs-nosql-tutorial/

3. When you visit a webpage, everything you see is HTML elements rendered with the Document Object Model. But how does the DOM work? In this hands-on tutorial by Front-End Engineer Ophelia Boamah, you'll code your own car shopping User Interface. You'll learn about DOM Selectors, Event Listeners, and more. (25 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-javascript-dom-a-practical-tutorial/

4. If you have a developer job interview coming up, you may want to brush up on your React. Veteran software engineer Nishant Singh will walk you through 20 common React interview questions, and share his process for solving them. This is an ideal course for intermediate JavaScript developers. (5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/top-30-react-interview-questions-and-concepts/

5. You may have heard that one of the best ways to solidify your developer skills is to contribute to open source software. But getting started can be a confusing process. Thankfully, prolific freeCodeCamp contributor Tapas Adhikary has created a comprehensive beginner's manual to help you understand OSS, identify where you can help, and get your first pull request merged. (30 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/a-practical-guide-to-start-opensource-contributions/

Quote of the Week: "Anyone who has lost track of time when using a computer knows the propensity to dream, the urge to make dreams come true, and the tendency to miss lunch." — Tim Berners-Lee, Creator of HTML, and Inventor of the World Wide Web (Yeah, this is one impactful dev.)

Sep 9, 2022

1. Learn React for Beginners. This new freeCodeCamp Front-End JavaScript course will teach you all about React Hooks, State, the Context API, and more. You'll code along with three experienced software engineers, building projects step-by-step. (8 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-react-from-three-all-star-instructors/

2. And if you'd prefer to learn Angular, I'm thrilled to share this course with you as well: Learn Angular and TypeScript for Beginners. This in-depth course will teach you TypeScript Data Types, Angular Directives, Components, RxJS, and Lifecycle Hooks. (18 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/angular-for-beginners-course/

3. freeCodeCamp also just published a full-length Java Programming Handbook to help beginners get started. You'll learn about the Java Virtual Machine, Java IDEs, Data Types, Operators, and more. This should serve as an excellent resource for you over the coming years, so I encourage you to read some of it and bookmark it as a reference. (full-length book): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-java-handbook/

4. With Windows Subsystem for Linux, you can now use Linux right inside Windows on your PC. This said, many developers prefer to dual boot Windows 10 and Ubuntu Linux on the same computer. This tutorial will walk you through dual-booting best practices, so you can have the best of both worlds, Captain Picard style. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-dual-boot-windows-10-and-ubuntu-linux-dual-booting-tutorial/

5. September is World Translation Month. And the freeCodeCamp community is kicking our translation effort into high gear. If you or your friends grew up speaking a language other than English, I encourage you to get involved. We have more than 9,000 English-language coding tutorials. And we want to make them easier to understand for folks less comfortable reading English. We have powerful software to help you make the most of any time you're able to volunteer. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/world-translation-month-is-back-how-can-you-contribute-to-translate-freecodecamp-into-your-language/

Quote of the Week: "Is your child texting about JavaScript frameworks? Know the signs: rofl - React offers fast learning brb - building Redux boilerplate lmao - love mastering Angular objects imo - instantiating eMber observables nvm - need Vue mixins wtf - Webpack's the fastest" — Laurie Voss, Web Developer and co-creator of npm

Sep 2, 2022

1. freeCodeCamp just published an in-depth CSS for Beginners course, taught by an experienced developer and software architect. You'll learn Selectors, Typography, Variables, CSS Flexbox, CSS Grid, and other key concepts. You don't have to rely on templates and copy-pasted CSS examples. If you put in the time, you can understand how CSS really works under the hood. This course is a solid starting point. (11 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-css-in-11-hours/

2. Learn Python by building 20 beginner projects. You can code along at home, and get practice by writing these Python scripts yourself. Along the way, you'll code your own calculator, image resizer, dice roller, and even a Rock-Paper-Scissors game. (3 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/20-beginner-python-projects/

3. How to protect your personal digital security. This guide will teach you several practical Information Security tips, straight from a Threat Intelligence expert. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/personal-digital-security-an-intro/

4. One way you can boost your security is by using asymmetric encryption. SSH is a popular protocol for securely connecting to a server. Linux, Git, and many other tools use SSH. This tutorial will show you how to create your own SSH key from your computer's command line, and explain how the technology works. (8 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/ssh-keygen-how-to-generate-an-ssh-public-key-for-rsa-login/

5. One of the most common ways developers mess up their security is by accidentally sharing their API keys on GitHub. You can avoid this mistake by using Git's built-in .gitignore feature. This tutorial will show you how you can safely put your code's API keys and other sensitive information into a .env file, and prevent Git from committing certain files or folders. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/gitignore-file-how-to-ignore-files-and-folders-in-git/

Quote of the Week: "CSS is a programming language. As unintuitive as it might feel to you at times, it's not just these random things that happen. It's built using very specific rules. The problem is that most people never learn those rules. We start learning CSS by learning the syntax, which is super simple. That tricks us into thinking that it's a simple language. Don't let the simple syntax trick you. Dive into it and learn how it works." — Kevin Powell, Software Engineer, CSS Educator, and freeCodeCamp contributor

Aug 26, 2022

1. freeCodeCamp just published an in-depth Front End Developer course, taught by a software engineer and freeCodeCamp alum. You'll learn HTML, CSS, DOM manipulation, and how to use your browser's DevTools. You'll also learn key JavaScript concepts, such as primitives, functions, loops, control flow logic, Regular Expressions, and more. This is a beginner course, and it's good review for intermediate developers as well. (21 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/frontend-web-developer-bootcamp/

2. My friend Andrew Brown is a CTO and has an encyclopedic knowledge of Cloud Engineering. He's passed most of the AWS and Azure cloud certification exams. And this week, we released his latest course, which will help you pass the Microsoft Azure Developer Associate exam (AZ-204). Lots of people in the freeCodeCamp community have earned these certs to level-up their DevOps and Site Reliability Engineer careers. (13 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/azure-developer-certification-az-204-pass-the-exam-with-this-free-13-5-hour-course/

3. Markdown is a powerful way to write precise HTML-like documents. I use it every day. By knowing just a little bit of syntax, you can quickly type out a document using plain text. Then you can paste it into websites like GitHub, Stack Overflow, and freeCodeCamp, where it will expand into a Rich Text Document with headers, hyperlinks, and images. You can bookmark this Markdown cheat sheet, and refer to it the next time you want to practice your Markdown skills. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/markdown-cheatsheet/

4. Advice from a Full Stack Developer who just finished his first year in tech. Germán talks about his non-traditional path into Argentina's software industry. He shares tips on how to pick a tech stack to specialize in, how to know when you're ready to start applying for roles, and how to cope with the stresses of the job. (50 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/my-first-year-as-a-professional-developer-tips-for-getting-into-tech/

5. Lua is a programming language commonly used for modifying video games, such as Roblox. But you can also use it to build entirely new games. This comprehensive course will teach you Lua fundamentals, and how to use the popular LÖVE 2D GameDev framework. You'll even code your own playable version of the 1979 Asteroids arcade game. (11 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/create-games-with-love-2d-and-lua/

Quote of the Week: "Some prefer backend, some prefer frontend, but I always prefer weekend." — Dan (@khazifire), Front End Developer

Aug 19, 2022

1. Learn C Programming by reading the classic book by C's creators, Dennis Ritchie and Brian Kernighan. In this cover-to-cover read-along, University of Michigan professor Dr. Chuck will guide you through the book, adding his own commentary as a developer and computer scientist. Dr. Chuck has also prepared a number of coding exercises that you can work through to solidify your understanding of key C concepts. You'll learn Operators, Control Flow, Input/Output, and C data structures including Pointers. This is a deep dive into one of the most widely-used languages in the world, as it was first taught nearly 50 years ago. (10 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-c-programming-classic-book-dr-chuck/

2. Stardew Valley is a popular farming video game based off of the Nintendo classic, Harvest Moon. And in this Python GameDev course, you'll use PyGame to build your own playable version of it. You'll code player inventory systems, soil and rain logic, day-night cycles, and even farm animals. Note that this is an intermediate course. If you're new to PyGame, the freeCodeCamp community has several beginner courses as well. (7 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/create-stardew-valley-using-python-and-pygame/

3. Regular Expressions (often abbreviated as RegEx) can help you with everyday tasks like find/replace in your text editor, filtering Trello cards, or web searches with DuckDuckGo. This tutorial will teach you the RegEx basics. You can then naturally expand on your RegEx skills over the years as you use them. (25 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/regular-expressions-for-beginners/

4. You may notice a lock in your browser's address bar. This usually means you're communicating with a server through a secure HTTPS connection. And in this tutorial, you'll learn all about HTTPS, and how it improves upon the original HTTP web standard. Along the way, you'll learn about web security, SSL certificates, and symmetric VS asymmetric encryption. There's a good chance you're using HTTPS right now as you read this, so you may enjoy learning a bit more about this engineering marvel. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/http-vs-https/

5. Computer Science is one of the most popular university majors in the world. But what exactly is Computer Science? And what do Computer Science students learn? If you're thinking about studying Computer Science in school, this guide will lay out some of the coursework you'll most likely do, and some of the career opportunities such a degree opens up. Note that you can also learn these topics yourself through freeCodeCamp at your own pace. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-a-computer-scientist-what-exactly-do-cs-majors-do/

Quote of the Week: "C retains the basic philosophy that programmers know what they are doing. It only requires that they state their intentions explicitly." — Dennis Ritchie and Brian Kernighan, creators of the C programming language. This quote comes from the same book that Dr. Chuck covers in the course I mentioned above.

Aug 12, 2022

1. freeCodeCamp just published a Python for Beginners course. If you are new to Python programming, this is an excellent place to start. You'll learn Logic Operators, Control Flow, Nested Functions, Closures, and even some Python Command Line Interface tools. You'll use these to code your own card game. You can do the entire course in your browser. And another cool milestone: this is the first course we've shot in 4K, with more than 8 million pixels of Python goodness. (5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/python-programming-course/

2. Software Engineer and freeCodeCamp alumna Madison Kanna developed this beginner HTML and CSS course. You'll code your own user interface. And along the way, she'll teach you about the Client-Server Model, CSS Inheritance, DevTools, and more. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-html-and-css-order-summary-component/

3. When you type information into a website or app, you're using a form. And coding good forms in HTML5 is a high art. This tutorial will teach you how to use Fieldsets, Labels, and Legends. You'll also learn emerging best practices around accessibility and mobile-responsive design. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/create-and-validate-modern-web-forms-html5/

4. Learn Event-Driven Architecture with React, Redis, and FastAPI. This course will also teach you the powerful Finite State Machine design pattern. You'll code your own logistics app, complete with budgets, inventory, and deliveries. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/implement-event-driven-architecture-with-react-and-fastapi/

5. Also, freeCodeCamp just published a massive Node.js course in Spanish. (We've also published several Node courses in English, too). If you have Spanish-speaking friends who want to learn programming, please tell them that we now have in-depth courses on a broad range of coding topics. These are all taught in Spanish by Estefania. She's an experienced teacher and software engineer. (8 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-node-js-and-express-in-spanish-course-for-beginners/

Quote of the Week: "My favorite language for maintainability is Python. It has simple, clean syntax, object encapsulation, good library support, and optional named parameters." — Bram Cohen, Software Engineer and Inventor of BitTorrent

Aug 5, 2022

1. What is Software Architecture? What are Design Patterns? This handbook will answer these questions. It will also teach you some of the more common patterns, with code examples to help you better understand. You'll learn about Microservice Architecture, the Client-Server Model, Load Balancing, and other practical concepts you can use in your own coding. (1 hour read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/an-introduction-to-software-architecture-patterns/

2. If you've been struggling to learn to code on your own, I have good news for you. My friend Jess is running a free part-time coding bootcamp where you can earn the freeCodeCamp Responsive Web Design certification and JavaScript Algorithms and Data Structures certification, together with people from around the world. You can chat with her and other students, and tune in for her weekly live streams. This can help you stay motivated and get unstuck when you run into particularly tricky coding challenges. (3 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/free-coding-bootcamp-learn-to-code-with-class-central-and-freecodecamp/

3. Learn Microsoft's .NET 6 framework in this back-end development course. You'll code your own breakfast-themed REST API. You'll learn about routes, requests, services, error handling, and more. (1 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/create-an-industry-level-rest-api-using-net-6/

4. When people say they're trying to get into tech, they often mean they're studying to become a software developer. This said, there are many other careers you can pursue in tech, which require varying degrees of coding skills. In this career guide, Sophia will share 19 different paths into tech – from Mobile App Development to User Experience Design – and some courses you could use to get started in any of them. (30 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-choose-a-tech-career/

5. Have you ever seen a number followed by an exclamation point? In math, this is called a factorial. 5! is the number 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 120. In programming, if an algorithm has n! time complexity, it means it will be extremely slow and inefficient. Thankfully, you can almost always avoid this through more thoughtful programming. This quick tutorial will teach you a bit more about factorials, with some beginner JavaScript exercises for how you can calculate them. (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-a-factorial/

Quote of the Week: "You can use an eraser on the drafting table or a sledgehammer on the construction site." — Frank Lloyd Wright, American architect, on the importance of starting a project with a well-reasoned design process

July 29, 2022

1. This game development course will teach you how to code your own Mario Bros-like 2D platformer games. You'll use the simplest tools available: HTML, CSS, and plain-vanilla JavaScript. You'll learn about sprite animation, parallax scrolling, collision detection, and more. By the end of the course, you'll have your own playable game featuring an adorable flaming chihuahua fighting against a phalanx of mosquitoes. (10 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-javascript-game-development-full-course/

2. The AI Chatbot Handbook. This advanced project will walk you through coding your own chatbot. Some of the tools you'll use include Redis, Python, GPT-J-6B, and the Hugging Face API. You'll learn about architecture, language models, and more. (1 hour read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-build-an-ai-chatbot-with-redis-python-and-gpt/

3. Learn Test-Driven Development with JavaScript. This tutorial will teach you the strengths of this software development methodology. You'll use the Jest library to code your own Unit Tests, Integration Tests, and End-to-End Tests. You'll even learn how to mimic real-life code dependencies using Test Doubles. (40 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/test-driven-development-tutorial-how-to-test-javascript-and-reactjs-app/

4. Redux is a popular state management library. It works with major JavaScript front end development frameworks like React, Angular, and Vue. This introduction to Redux will show you how to manage state within your apps. You'll learn about Redux Stores, Actions, and Reducers. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-redux-store-actions-reducers-explained/

5. Elementor is an open source tool that helps you build WordPress websites by dragging-and-dropping elements onto a page. freeCodeCamp developer Beau Carnes will teach you how to use Elementor. You'll build your own WordPress site without needing to write custom code. (80 minute YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/easily-create-a-website-using-elementor-and-wordpress/

Quote of the Week: "Old video games couldn’t be won. They just got harder and faster until you died. Just like real life." — Unknown game developer

July 22, 2022

1. Learn how to think like a computer scientist. Watch this Comp Sci professor code his own motion-detecting avatar from scratch in real time. He doesn't even use the internet. Just JavaScript, HTML, and his intuition. This is a master class in creative problem solving with code. (13 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-think-like-a-computer-science-professor/

2. Learn all about the JavaScript object data structure. This beginner's guide will teach you some Object-Oriented Programming concepts like Key-Value Pairs, Dot Notation, and Constructors. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/objects-in-javascript-for-beginners/

3. One of Silicon Valley's most notorious failures was Color. The startup raised $41 million and launched their mobile app in 2012 only to shutter it after almost nobody used it. What happened? They did not test their product with end users. If only they had built a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) first. Well, that is what you are going to learn how to do with this course. You'll build an MVP that you can immediately use to get feedback from your friends and family. (1 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-build-a-minimum-viable-product/

4. CSS is an essential tool. It's also a flexible tool. To highlight this, here are 10 different CSS approaches for centering a DOM element. If you code along with these examples, you'll be able to add these approaches to your CSS toolbox. (15 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-center-a-div-with-css-10-different-ways/

5. A Checksum is the result of a cryptographic hash function. You can use Checksums in Linux to compare two copies of the same file across networks, to verify their integrity. Has one of the files been changed? Corrupted? When was it last updated? This quick tutorial will show you how to use the Linux cksum command. (6 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/file-last-modified-in-inux-how-to-check-if-two-files-are-same/

Quote of the Week: "Computer science inverts the normal. In normal science, you're given a world, and your job is to find out the rules. In computer science, you give the computer the rules, and it creates the world." — Alan Kay, Developer, Computer Scientist, and Father of Object-Oriented Programming

July 15, 2022

1. Zubin was 37 when he started learning to code. Two years later, he landed a job as a developer at Google. In this comprehensive career change guide, Zubin shares his tips for minimizing risk during your job search, preparing for technical interviews, and turning your disadvantages into advantages. (1 hour read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/coding-interview-prep-for-big-tech/

2. You may have heard the term “private cloud” before. It's where you have more fine-grained control of all your servers and services, rather than using a “public cloud” like AWS or Azure. freeCodeCamp just published an in-depth course on Open Stack, an open source DevOps tool for building your own private cloud. (1 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/openstack-tutorial-operate-your-own-private-cloud/

3. Practice your React skills by building your own weather app project. You'll code your own weather search engine using the GeoDB API to autocomplete city names, and the OpenWeatherMap API to fetch weather data. You'll also learn how to use the powerful Promise.all JavaScript method, along with async/await design patterns. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/use-react-and-apis-to-build-a-weather-app/

4. Ohans Emannuel is a prolific freeCodeCamp contributor and TypeScript enthusiast. He analyzed Stack Overflow to find the 7 questions developers ask most about TypeScript. In this tutorial, he will answer all of these, including: the difference between Types and Interfaces, how to dynamically assign properties, and what that ! operator does. (40 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-top-stack-overflowed-typescript-questions-explained/

5. What is abstraction? And why is it useful in programming? In this tutorial, Tiago will explain how developers use abstraction, through the analogy of learning to drive a car. For example, you don't need to know how a braking system works – you just need to know that when you stomp on the brake, the car slows to a stop. The exact mechanisms can be abstracted away from the user interface (the brake pedal). (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-abstraction-in-programming/

Quote of the Week: "Behind all developers there are: tons of hours of practice, failed interviews, failed projects, negative emotions like self-doubt, and impostor syndrome. No matter how popular, or successful, or good, or smart they are." — Catalin Pit, Developer and freeCodeCamp Contributor

July 8, 2022

1. DOM stands for Document Object Model. It's a tool that helps developers update HTML elements without needing to reload the page. DOM manipulation is when you use JavaScript to add, remove, or modify parts of a web page. This is a core skill in front-end development. And this course will teach you the basics before moving on to more advanced DOM techniques. (3 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/javascript-dom-manipulation/

2. Code your own Jeopardy game. You can channel the spirit of late, great game show host Alex Trebek and expand your web development skills at the same time. This course is taught by freeCodeCamp teacher Ania Kubów. She will guide you through writing the JavaScript line-by-line, teaching you best practices along the way. By the end of this course, you'll have built two playable games that you can share with your friends and family. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/javascript-tutorial-code-two-word-games/

3. PHP is a popular back-end development programming language for websites. Even though most new websites use more contemporary frameworks like Node.js or Django, a significant portion of the web still uses PHP — including Wikipedia, Tumblr, and millions of WordPress sites. Flavio Copes is a software engineer and long-time freeCodeCamp contributor. If you're looking for a solid, up-to-date PHP reference, he just published his PHP Handbook and made it freely available. At the very least it's worth bookmarking. (full length book): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-php-handbook/

4. An outlier is a data point that is significantly different from the rest of your data. These may be “true outliers”, which are truly exceptional data points. But many outliers are just caused by errors in your data collection process. This Python tutorial will teach you some common techniques for detecting this statistical noise and removing it from your datasets. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-detect-outliers-in-machine-learning/

5. A React Hook is a special kind of function that lets you "hook into" powerful React features. If you're interested in React or front-end JavaScript development, this tutorial by long-time freeCodeCamp contributor Eduardo Vedes will teach you one of the most popular hooks – useState – in just a few minutes. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-react-usestate-hook-in-10-minutes/

Quote of the Week: "I know a ton of Ruby devs who named their kid Ruby but not a single JavaScript engineer with a kid named DOM." — Emily Freeman, Software Engineer and Author

July 1, 2022

1. Greedy Algorithms are a powerful approach to solving coding challenges. These work by always choosing the “locally optimal” solution at each stage of problem solving – regardless of the long-term consequences. For example, let's say I'm hiking in the mountains, and my goal is to reach as high an elevation as possible. I take the quick-and-dirty Greedy Algorithm approach of always hiking upward – never downward. At some point I will reach a local maximum – the highest point I can reach. And from that hill I will probably look over and see much taller mountains that I could have reached if I used a different algorithmic approach, such as Divide & Conquer or Dynamic Programming. This course will teach you how to code Greedy Algorithms in Python, and when to best make use of them. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-greedy-algorithms/

2. As you may have heard, the freeCodeCamp community recently redesigned our entire Responsive Web Design certification. It now contains 1,000+ additional coding challenges. And Jessica just published this step-by-step strategy guide. You can reference this while you blaze through the first project, where you'll code your own cat photo app. (30 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/freecodecamp-responsive-web-design-study-guide/

3. Terraform is an open source Infrastructure-as-Code tool. It helps you write code that will spin up cloud servers and other cloud services. This saves you the hassle of manually configuring them each time you want to deploy. This course will teach you how to use Terraform and Azure to build your own development environment. You'll learn about subnets, security groups, and The Provisioner – and no, that is not a WWE villain. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-terraform-and-azure-by-building-a-dev-environment/

4. Code your own customer support dashboard for your small business or startup. This course is taught by freeCodeCamp instructor Ania Kubów. She'll show you how to use the Discord API, SMTP email APIs, MongoDB, and Appsmith to build this in the cloud. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/build-a-low-code-dashboard-for-your-startup/

5. React is a powerful front-end JavaScript library. But did you know you can also use it to code your own command line applications? This tutorial will show you how to build your own CLI app that runs in your terminal. You'll learn how to use React along with the popular Ink library. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/react-js-ink-cli-tutorial/

Quote of the Week: "Although greed is considered one of the seven deadly sins, it turns out that greedy algorithms often perform quite well." — Stuart Russell, Computer Scientist and co-author of the popular book "Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach"

June 24, 2022

1. This Python course will teach you how to automate boring and repetitive tasks. You'll learn how to automate the process of extracting tables from websites, interacting with spreadsheets, sending text messages, and more. You'll pick up a variety of Python libraries, including Selenium, XPath, and crontab. (3 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/automate-your-life-with-python/

2. Learn JavaScript Design Patterns. These come up all the time in large codebases – and also in coding interviews. This tutorial will teach you classics like the Singleton Pattern, the Chain of Responsibility Pattern, and the Abstract Factory Pattern. Each comes with a detailed explanation and a code example. (30 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/javascript-design-patterns-explained/

3. One key concept that all web developers have to wrap their heads around is the Document Object Model, or DOM. It's a tree-like structure of HTML elements that makes up a webpage. This tutorial will walk you through how DOMs work in the browser, and how you can use them to build sophisticated web apps. (25 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-the-dom-explained-in-plain-english/

4. React is a powerful JavaScript front end development library. But how do you link your React app to a back end? Through APIs. This in-depth tutorial will teach you how to use the useEffect() hook and the useState() hook. You'll learn the built-in JavaScript Fetch API, along with the Axios HTTP client. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-consume-rest-apis-in-react/

5. Visual Basic is one of the original Object Oriented Programming languages. It's most famously usable within Excel. There are a lot of openings for Visual Basic .NET developers, and this course can serve as a first step toward pursuing them. (3 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-visual-basic-net-full-course/

Quote of the Week: "The great paradox of automation is that the desire to eliminate human labor always generates new tasks for humans." — Mary L. Gray, Computer Science Professor and Automation Researcher

June 17, 2022

1. If you're interested in Data Science and Machine Learning, I recommend this new intermediate-level Python course taught by MIT grad student Kylie Ying. You can code along at home in your browser. You'll use TensorFlow to train Neural Networks, visualize a diabetes dataset, and perform Text Classification on wine reviews. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/text-classification-tensorflow/

2. And if you're relatively new to Data Science, this tutorial will give you a gentle introduction to a lot of key Statistics concepts and terminology. This will make it easier for you to understand more advanced articles about Data Science, Machine Learning, and Scientific Computing in general. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/top-statistics-concepts-to-know-before-getting-into-data-science/

3. What is CRUD? You may have heard the term “CRUD app” before to describe a website. It stands for Create, Read, Update, Delete – the 4 essential operations you can do with data. These are what separate a modern website with “dynamic” functionality from the “static” websites pioneered in the 1990s. This short article will explain how these 4 operations power so many dynamic websites. (6 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/crud-operations-explained/

4. How to solve the Parking Lot Challenge in JavaScript. You'll use Object-Oriented Programming to build a parking lot that you can fill with cars. Mihail originally created this for his 5 year old daughter to play, but you can learn from it too. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/parking-lot-challenge-solved-in-javascript/

5. PDF files are great for certain types of documents. But they can be hard to work with as a developer. This tutorial will give you an overview of popular libraries for working with PDF files. Then it will show you how to extract pages from a PDF and render them using JavaScript. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/extract-pdf-pages-render-with-javascript/

Quote of the Week: “The future depends on some graduate student who is deeply suspicious of everything I have said.” — Geoffrey Hinton, Computer Science professor known as the “Godfather of AI”

June 10, 2022

1. Flutter is an open source framework for coding Android or iPhone apps. freeCodeCamp uses Flutter to code our own Android app as well. In this course, you will code your own clone of Amazon's Android app, and implement many of its key features. You'll learn how to use Node.js to code a web API. Then you'll use Flutter to build out routing, authentication, shopping cart functionality, deal-of-the-day, and more. (12 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/full-stack-amazon-clone-with-flutter/

2. If you are new to algorithms, this is handbook is a great place to start. It's chock-full of JavaScript algorithm code examples. And it explains key concepts like Time Complexity and Big O Notation. (full-length handbook): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/introduction-to-algorithms-with-javascript-examples/

3. Learn how to incorporate speech recognition into your Python apps. In this course, you'll build 5 Python projects: a YouTube video transcriber, a sentiment analysis tool, a podcast summarizer, and more. Along the way, you'll learn how to use PyAudio, Streamlit, OpenAI, and the AssemblyAI API. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/speech-recognition-in-python/

4. Raspberry Pi is a small, inexpensive computer used by both hobbyists and serious developers. If you're thinking about getting one, this tutorial will show you how you can execute Rust programs on it. It will also show you how to code a simple Rust app: a morse code translator. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/embedded-rust-programming-on-raspberry-pi-zero-w/

5. Learn how to manage a PostgreSQL database right from the command line using psql. If you're new to SQL, PostgreSQL is a solid open source database option. And we use it in freeCodeCamp's Relational Database Certification as well. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/manage-postgresql-with-psql/

Quote of the Week: "Every long-lived open source project I've ever been involved with has bugs on file from early on. And in every case I see people express surprise that there are bugs that have been open for years. Like, yes, that's how software development works when you're successful." — Ian Hickson, Software Engineer and contributor to the Flutter open source codebase

June 3, 2022

1. Learn how to code your own cloud deployment platform. If you've heard of Heroku before, that's essentially what you'll be building your own version of. This DevOps course will show you how to use the Flask Python framework – along with cloud engineering concepts and a tool called Pulumi – to get your cloud live. (80 minute YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/build-a-heroku-clone-provision-infrastructure-programmatically/

2. Learn how to work with files in Python like a pro. This in-depth tutorial will walk you through how to load files into Python's main memory and create file handles. You'll then use these file handles to open files and read them or write to them. You'll also learn about Python Exception Handling when working with files. (15 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-read-files-in-python/

3. Learn to code your own Chrome browser extension. In this JavaScript-focused course, you'll build your own YouTube timestamp bookmark extension. You'll also use Google's new Manifest V3 web extensions platform. (1 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-build-a-chrome-extension/

4. CSS Grid is built into CSS, and helps you create responsive website layouts. It's a 2-dimensional grid that can dramatically simplify your web design process. This tutorial will teach you how to use CSS Grid through a series of examples. It will really help you solidify your understanding of the key concepts. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-use-css-grid-layout/

5. Gradio is an open source Python tool for building machine learning web apps. This tutorial will show you how you can take a machine learning model and deploy it to the web so you can debug it and demo it to your friends. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-deploy-your-machine-learning-model-as-a-web-app-using-gradio/

Quote of the Week: "Programming is not a zero-sum game. Teaching something to a fellow programmer doesn’t take it away from you." – John Carmack, co-founder of id Software, and lead developer of DOOM and Quake

May 27, 2022

1. This week I'm sharing 5 new JavaScript learning resources. The first is a book on Intermediate TypeScript and React. TypeScript is a popular statically-typed version of JavaScript that many codebases are switching to, including freeCodeCamp's open source curriculum. You'll learn how to build strongly-typed polymorphic components for your React front end. (full-length book): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/build-strongly-typed-polymorphic-components-with-react-and-typescript/

2. There are hundreds of open jobs for blockchain developers at companies like IBM, VMware, and Deloitte. And freeCodeCamp just published an in-depth JavaScript course taught by software engineer and finance industry veteran Patrick Collins. You'll learn key distributed ledger concepts, and even code your own smart contracts. (32 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-blockchain-solidity-full-stack-javascript-development/

3. freeCodeCamp also published a comprehensive course on how to test your React apps. You'll learn about testing frameworks like Happo.io, Cypress, and Jest. You'll also build and deploy your own fully-tested birthday reminder app. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-test-react-applications/

4. Learn how Lexical Scope works in JavaScript. This guide for beginner JavaScript programmers will teach you about Tokenizing, Parsing, and Function Hoisting. You'll also get a feel for how JavaScript compiles and executes programs. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/lexical-scope-in-javascript/

5. Anatomy of a JavaScript Framework. In this article, Fabio explores the very first commits on the Vue.js open source GitHub repository. He retraces legendary developer Evan You's first few lines of JavaScript that created the now-famous Mustache Syntax data binding. (15 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-code-a-framework-vuejs-example/

Quote of the Week: "JavaScript’s global scope is like a public toilet. You can’t avoid going in there, but try to limit your contact with surfaces when you do." ― Dmitry Baranovskiy, Australian developer and JavaScript artist

May 20, 2022

1. Learn Python by coding your own playable drum machine. This course will teach you Object Oriented Programming basics, the popular Pygame library, and how to use audio files to generate sound. Your users will even be able to save the beats they create. (3 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/create-a-drum-machine-with-python-and-pygame/

2. This SQL course will teach you how to improve your database performance. It focuses on SQL Server, but much of it is applicable to Postgres and other SQL flavors. You'll learn how to build indexes, and how to identify bottlenecks using powerful diagnostic tools. (4 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-improve-sql-server-performance/

3. Learn all about data structures: hash tables, stacks, graphs, linked lists, and more. This in-depth JavaScript tutorial will explain core concepts, including Big O Notation. You can code along at home, and implement these data structures yourself. It's a great way to add these to your developer skill toolbox. (40 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/data-structures-in-javascript-with-examples/

4. If you're just getting started with learning to code, you may be wondering whether you can get some sort of IT job in the meantime. This guide will walk you through some of the semi-technical fields you can work in while you continue the long process of becoming a full-blown software developer. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/entry-level-tech-job-guide/

5. Over the years, I have maintained that any sufficiently motivated person can learn to code. This said, not everyone enjoys the process of writing software. If you're wondering whether software development is the right career for you, this guide from an experienced freelance developer may give you some helpful insight. (30 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/should-i-be-a-developer-programmer/

Quote of the Week: "The Oberheim DMX [drum machine], released in 1981, featured separate voice boards for each sound, where the tuning would alter sample playback rate. Over the years, many people attributed a particular kind of ‘groove’ to the DMX. After much investigation, I discovered that this is just a by-product of the original factory bass drum sound containing a small amount of silence at the very start of the sample. This delay imparts a very ‘lazy’, dragging feel on any beat using the bass drum – and the lower the pitch the greater the drag." — A fun fact from the music production-focused Attack Magazine

May 13, 2022

1. Learn how to create a neural network using JavaScript. No libraries necessary. You'll code your own self-driving car simulation and implement every component step-by-step. You'll learn how to implement the car driving mechanics, define the environment, and detect collisions. (3 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/self-driving-car-javascript

2. Django is a powerful Python web development framework. And this course will show you how to code your own social network app using it. Your users will be able to create posts, like each others' posts, and follow one another. You'll even learn how to add a search engine and algorithmic recommendations. (5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/create-a-social-media-app-with-django

3. The JavaScript Module Handbook. If you are doing full stack JavaScript development, this book is in my humble opinion a must-bookmark. It has tons of code examples for how to import ES6 modules with Node.js, and how to bundle them using Webpack. (full-length book): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/javascript-es-modules-and-module-bundlers/

4. And the freeCodeCamp community is giving away another full length book, too. "Technology Trends in 2022" will help you keep up with key developments in security, privacy, and cloud development. Author and prolific freeCodeCamp contributor David Clinton wrote this book with managers in mind. And it should be helpful regardless of your skill level. (full-length book): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/technology-trends-in-2022-keeping-up-full-book-for-managers/

5. How to code your own Google Docs clone. This intermediate tutorial will give you a grand tour of React, Material UI, and Firebase, and how to use them in concert. You'll build a realtime collaborative editor. (30 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/build-a-google-docs-clone-with-react-and-firebase/

Quote of the Week: "With the rise of self-driving vehicles, it's only a matter of time before we get a country song where a guy's truck leaves him, too." — Reddit user NormanRB

May 6, 2022

1. This handbook will teach you Python for beginners through a series of helpful code examples. You'll learn basic data structures, loops, and if-then logic. It also includes plenty of project-oriented learning resources you can use to dive even deeper. (full handbook): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/python-code-examples-simple-python-program-example/

2. freeCodeCamp just published this course to help you pass the Google Associate Cloud Engineer certification exam. If you want to work as a DevOps or a SysAdmin, this cert may be worth your time. You'll learn Cloud Engineering fundamentals, Virtual Private Cloud concepts, networking, Kubernetes, and High Availability Computing. (20 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/google-cloud-digital-leader-certification-study-course-pass-the-exam-with-this-free-20-hour-course/

3. React Router 6 just came out a few months ago, and freeCodeCamp has already published an in-depth web development course teaching you how to use it. You'll learn about Page Components, Nested Routes, NavLink Components, and more. (90 minute YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-react-router-6/

4. Learn REST API design best practices. This comprehensive tutorial will teach you how to use JavaScript, Node.js, and Express.js to build your own Workout-of-the-Day app. You'll learn about 3-Layer Architecture, HTTP error codes, pagination, and how to format a JSON response. (2 hour read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/rest-api-design-best-practices-build-a-rest-api/

5. Professor Kelleher has been teaching Data Visualization for over a decade at MIT and other universities. He's an expert in the popular D3.js JavaScript library. freeCodeCamp just published the latest version of his in-depth data viz course. He'll teach you how to use rendering logic, data transformation, and dynamic charts through a variety of projects you can code along with from home. (20 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/data-visualizatoin-with-d3/

Quote of the Week: "Python is an experiment in how much freedom programmers need. Too much freedom and nobody can read another's code; too little and expressiveness is endangered." — Guido van Rossum, Creator of the Python programming language

April 29, 2022

1. If you want to code “close to the metal” and write extremely efficient assembly code that runs directly on device hardware – this is the course for you. You'll get a solid introduction to ARM emulation and program structure. You'll also learn how to use registers, stacks, logical operators, branches, subroutines, and memory addressing modes. (2.5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-assembly-language-programming-with-arm/

2. And here's another full-length course that the freeCodeCamp community published this week. It will teach you Python machine learning for beginners. You'll learn about Reinforcement Learning by training an AI to play the game Snake. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/train-an-ai-to-play-a-snake-game-using-python/

3. Last week I shared a tutorial that explained how Linux and MacOS file permissions work. This week we're going deeper down the rabbit hole to teach you about CHOWN and CHMOD. No, these are not types of foreign cuisine. They are helpful tools you can use right in your command line to control who can access or modify a file. (10 minute read + interactive quiz): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/linux-chmod-chown-change-file-permissions/

4. You may have heard of the Fibonacci Sequence in math class. It's a series of numbers used in the Golden Ratio – most famously by Leonardo Divinci when painting the Mona Lisa. This tutorial will explain how the Fibonacci Sequence works, and how you can write a Python program that will print any number of digits from the sequence. (15 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/python-program-to-print-the-fibonacci-sequence/

5. Memoization is a common technique to speed up your applications. Instead of re-running calculations over and over again, you can store the results in cache. Then your code can retrieve that value the next time it needs it. This tutorial will show you some practical JavaScript memoization examples to help you grok this concept. (15 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/memoization-in-javascript-and-react/

Quote of the Week: "Ugly programs are like ugly suspension bridges: they're much more liable to collapse than pretty ones, because the way humans (especially engineer-humans) perceive beauty is intimately related to our ability to process and understand complexity. A language that makes it hard to write elegant code makes it hard to write good code." – Eric S. Raymond, author of the pioneering open source essay, “The Cathedral and the Bazaar”

April 22, 2022

1. Learn Python object-oriented programming by coding your own playable version of the classic Windows Minesweeper game. You'll code the graphics, gameplay, and even the algorithm that determines where the mines go. (3 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/object-oriented-programming-with-python-code-a-minesweeper-game/

2. You may have heard the term "Rubber Duck Debugging" before. This is a simple way you can debug problems in your code, and solve them yourself. This brief article will give you the history behind Rubber Duck Debugging, and some tips for using it when you code. (6 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/rubber-duck-debugging/

3. Redux is a popular open source tool for managing JavaScript state. And the team behind it created the Redux Toolkit to make it easier to follow Redux best practices. In this course, long-time freeCodeCamp contributor John Smilga will teach you about Setup Store, createAsyncThunk, and other key concepts. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-redux-toolkit-the-recommended-way-to-use-redux/

4. If you've used Linux before, you may have discovered how security-focused it is by default. This guide will walk you through Linux file permissions, file ownership, superusers, and explain what on earth drwxrwx--- means. (6 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/linux-permissions-how-to-find-permissions-of-a-file/

5. If you want to code your own blog instead of using common tools like WordPress or Ghost, this tutorial will show you how. You'll use React along with other open source JavaScript tools like Next.js and MDX. (30 minute read) https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-build-your-own-blog-with-next-js-and-mdx/

Quote of the Week: "A very simple but particularly useful technique for finding the cause of a problem is simply to explain it to someone else. The other person should look over your shoulder at the screen, and nod his or her head constantly (like a rubber duck bobbing up and down in a bathtub)." — Andrew Hunt and David Thomas, authors of the 1999 book The Pragmatic Programmer

April 15, 2022

1. There are three big desktop operating systems: Linux, MacOS, and Windows. And this handbook will help you appreciate their relative strengths and weaknesses. You'll also learn about their histories, and key features like file systems and package managers. (full handbook): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/an-introduction-to-operating-systems/

2. Terraform is an open source Infrastructure-as-Code tool. It helps you write code that will spin up cloud servers and other cloud services. This saves you the hassle of manually configuring them each time you want to deploy. This course will teach you how to use Terraform and AWS to build your own development environment. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-terraform-and-aws-by-building-a-dev-environment/

3. Low-code tools make it easier to develop applications without needing to write as much custom code. These are helpful for non-technical managers, and also for developers in a hurry. In this course, you'll use low-code tools along with Google Sheets and some APIs to build your own customer support dashboard. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/low-code-for-freelance-developers-startups/

4. TypeScript is a popular statically-typed version of JavaScript. And GraphQL is a lightning fast API query language. What do you get when you mix them together? TypeGraphQL. This tutorial will give you a quick introduction to these tools, so you can consider incorporating them into your next big project. (15 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-use-typescript-with-graphql/

5. Did you know that Windows, Linux, and MacOS are all at least partially written in C++? So is Chrome. This programming language first appeared nearly 4 decades ago. But it's just as relevant today as ever. If you want to code embedded systems, develop video games, or do anything that requires high performance, C++ is a good language to know. And this tutorial will cover some basics and give you a roadmap to learning more. (30 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-learn-the-c-programming-language/

Quote of the Week: "If you think it's simple, then you have misunderstood the problem." — Bjarne Stroustrup, Creator of C++. I think this quote can be applied to most of the world's problems.

April 8, 2022

1. Linux and Unix-based operating systems like MacOS have powerful command line interfaces. This handbook for beginners will show you how to open up your terminal, run some common Git commands, and even write your first shell script. (40 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/command-line-for-beginners/

2. GitPod is an open source Cloud Developer Environment. With it, you can write and execute code on remote servers – right from the comfort of your browser. This makes it easier to collaborate with friends on coding projects, or to test out other people's code before merging it into your codebase. Andrew Brown created this in-depth course on how to use GitPod, and how you can earn a GitPod certification. (12 hour YouTube course) https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/exampro-cloud-developer-environment-certification-gitpod-course/

3. As I type this, there are more than 28,000 job openings seeking a "Full-Stack Developer". But what exactly is full-stack development? In this guide, Dionysia will explain some core concepts. And she'll give you some tips for learning key skills to land the job. (25 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-a-full-stack-developer-full-stack-engineer-guide/

4. Figma is a popular design tool for planning out apps and their functionality – all before you embark on the lengthy process of coding them. This intermediate design course – taught by an experienced UX Designer – will show you how to use one of Figma's key features: Variants. Variants will help you streamline your design process and group related components in a single container. (5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/design-a-scalable-mobile-app-with-figma-variants/

5. Break The Code 2.0 is a new browser game that sends you back in time to the year 1999. You complete codebreaking missions using your programming knowledge and your puzzle-solving intuition. In addition to cracking the game's many ciphers, you can explore the Windows 98-inspired game environment. It includes a lot of nostalgia-inducing Easter eggs. (Interactive coding game): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/break-the-code-2-game/

Fact of the Week: During the production of the movie Toy Story 2, an unnamed Pixar employee was doing some routine data cleanup. They wanted to delete some of their files. So they typed this into their command line: bin/rm -r -f *. But they didn't realize that they were running the command inside the server's root folder. Animators knew something was wrong when the files they were working on started vanishing. They rushed over and unplugged the computer. But it was too late. 90% of the Toy Story 2's files had been deleted. The team was going to have to completely restart the $100,000,000 project. Luckily, one of their animators was working from home after having a baby. She had a 2-week old backup of the data sitting on her desk. After she carefully drove her computer to the office, they were able to restore the database.

April 1, 2022

1. Go is a lightning-fast programming language used by Google, Apple, Twitch, and other companies that have lots of concurrent users. In this beginner Go course, you'll learn the fundamentals by building 11 different projects: a web server, a chat bot, an API, and more. (8 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-go-by-building-11-projects/

2. React is a powerful front end JavaScript library. You can use it to build single-page web applications. But did you know you can also use it to make fun animations? This course will show you how to spruce up your portfolio page with some React animations. (90-minute YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/create-a-portfolio-with-react-featuring-cool-animations/

3. One of the most important developer skills is being able to look things up quickly. This tutorial will show you some advanced Google search features like wildcards, the minus operator, and date operators. (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/use-google-search-tips/

4. JavaScript has a more buttoned-down cousin called TypeScript. It adds static types to JavaScript, which reduces the likelihood of bugs in your code. And it runs in the browser, just like JavaScript does. If you already know some JavaScript, this tutorial will quickly bring you up-to-speed on using TypeScript, too. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/an-introduction-to-typescript/

5. One of Git's most powerful tools is its "git diff" command. It lists the differences between two files, commits, or git branches. This tutorial will show you some of the ways you can use git diff, and how to make sense of the command's output. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/git-diff-command/

Quote of the Week: "One of the reasons I enjoy working with Go is that I can mostly hold the spec in my head. And when I do misremember parts, it’s a few seconds' work to correct myself. It’s quite possibly the only non-trivial language I’ve worked with where this is the case." — Eleanor McHugh, a software engineer who's worked on avionics and satellite communication

March 25, 2022

1. If you're new to coding, Python is a beginner-friendly language to start with. This course will teach you how to install Python and build your first projects. You'll learn about data structures, loops, control flow, and even a bit about virtual environments. (3 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/free-python-crash-course/

2. Visual Studio Code is an open source code editor that most of the freeCodeCamp team uses. One of its coolest features is extensions. They can save you a ton of time when you're coding. This course will show how to make use of 10 popular extensions, including GitLens, Prettier, Docker, and ESLint. (30 minute YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/vs-code-extensions-to-increase-developer-productivity/

3. Linux (and Unix-based operating systems like MacOS) have powerful built-in file search functionality. But like many command line tools, it can be tricky to use. This tutorial will show you how to easily find files right from your terminal. This is extra handy when you're managing remote servers. (8 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-search-for-files-from-the-linux-command-line/

4. In this intermediate Python FastAPI course, you'll code your own microservice. You'll use React on the frontend, and dispatch events using Redis Streams. (90 minute watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-create-microservices-with-fastapi/

5. If you are a freelance developer in the US, this course will help you understand taxes. You'll learn some efficient ways to structure your business, and how to maximize your deductions. (1 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/taxes-for-freelance-developers/

Quote of the Week: “I'm a core developer and security engineer of the second most popular programming language in the world. I wrote and maintain code that protects and encrypts petabytes of data each month. I don't have an engineering degree.” — Christian Heimes, Core Developer of Python

March 18, 2022

1. This beginner course will teach you the three most widely-used web development tools: HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. You'll code your own portfolio, which you can use to show off your future websites to potential clients and employers. (3 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/create-a-portfolio-website-using-html-css-javascript/

2. This Debugging Handbook will show you how to get into a debugging mindset and use a variety of problem-solving tools. You'll learn SOLID principles, how to write DRY code, and how to use both the Chrome and Visual Studio Code debugger tools. (40 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-debugging-how-to-debug-code/

3. If you really, really want to delete a file, you can use Linux's powerful shred command. In this quick tutorial, Zaira will show you how to not only remove a file, but also overwrite that sector of the hard drive several times so it becomes practically unrecoverable. (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/securely-erasing-a-disk-and-file-using-linux-command-shred/

4. If you're interested in learning 3D animation, this OpenGL course will show you how to help your characters move fluidly. You'll "rig" your characters by placing virtual bones inside of them, then animate them at the skeleton level. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/advanced-opengl-animation-technique-skeletal-animations/

5. freeCodeCamp just published a massive React course in Spanish. (We've also published several React courses in English, too). If you have Spanish-speaking friends who want to learn programming, please tell them that we now have in-depth courses on a broad range of coding topics. These are all taught in Spanish by Estefania, an experienced teacher and software engineer. (8 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-react-in-spanish-course-for-beginners/

This week, freeCodeCamp.org became one of the top 1,000 most-used websites on Earth. We are now averaging more than 1 million visitors per day – more than many major news websites. I'm thrilled that so many people are finding these learning resources helpful. You can read some of the reactions from the community: https://twitter.com/ossia/status/1503742010422878215

Quote of the Week: "When debugging, novices insert corrective code. Experts remove defective code." — Richard Pattis, computer science professor at the University of California, Irvine

March 11, 2022

1. People often ask me where to start their coding journey. I tell them that HTML is the most concrete starting point, because you can see the results of your code changes right on the webpage. And this week freeCodeCamp published a new HTML course that will introduce you to elements, semantic tags, tables, and more. (4 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-html-beginners-course/

2. If you're learning DevOps and Cloud Engineering, freeCodeCamp just published a comprehensive Kubernetes course. This course will prepare you to earn the Cloud Native Associate certification, opening up lots of career opportunities. (14 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/cncf-kubernetes-cloud-native-associate-exam-course

3. Vim is a powerful text editor that comes built-in with most operating systems, including Linux and MacOS. Vim allows you to do almost anything with just a few keystrokes. It takes a few hours to learn the basics – and years to become proficient – but this course from a die-hard Vim enthusiast will give you a solid foundation. (75 minute YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-vim-beginners-tutorial/

4. One of the key concepts that underpins most modern websites is State. By tracking a website's State, you can understand what your visitors have done – whether that's toggling a night mode switch or adding an item to their shopping cart. State is a particularly important concept in JavaScript and React. This primer will help you understand State and leverage it with your own web development. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/react-state/

5. A developer explores his 4-year journey toward publishing his first adventure game. After experimenting with both Java Playn and WebGL, he switched to Unity 2D. In this article, he shares his thoughts on various gamedev tools, and his evolving game design philosophy. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-i-developed-my-first-game/

Quote of the Week: "I'm old-fashioned. I like my CSS seperated from my HTML; my HTML seperated from my JS; my JS separated from my CSS. I like my JS layer only added when I need it, usually progressively. CSS added progressively on top of semantic markup. I don't fight the C in CSS, I embrace it." — Sara Soueidan, Software Engineer and Accessibility Advocate

March 4, 2022

1. One of the best ways to practice your coding skills is to build projects. In this course, Ania will walk you through building 7 retro video games, including Whac-a-Mole, Breakout, Frogger, and Space Invaders. (5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-javascript-by-coding-7-games/

2. Jessica is an orchestral musician who played live on national television at last month's NFL award ceremony. She explores how she became a software developer by using freeCodeCamp. (15 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-i-went-from-a-classical-musician-to-software-developer-and-techinal-writer/

3. GitLab is an open source Git repository tool. This DevOps course will show you how to use GitLab to build Continuous Integration Build Pipelines, and then deploy them to AWS. (5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/devops-with-gitlab-ci-course/

4. Learn how to build your own e-commerce store using WordPress and WooCommerce. This hands-on tutorial will guide you through the process of getting your own store live within just a few hours. (90 minute YouTube): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-create-an-ecommere-website-using-woocomerce/

5. Project Euler is a legendary collection of coding challenges first published in 2001. The freeCodeCamp community recently wrote tests for these challenges and made them solvable in JavaScript. And now you can solve them in Rust, too. (hundreds of hours of coding challenges): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/project-euler-problems-in-rust/

Quote of the Week: "The pinnacle of game design craft is combining perfect mechanics and compelling fiction into one seamless system of meaning." — Tynan Sylvester, Developer and Indie Game Designer

February 25, 2022

1. Flutter is a popular open-source toolkit for coding cross-platform apps. You can then run these apps on Android, iOS, Windows, and Mac. freeCodeCamp uses Flutter to build our own Android app, rather than Android's usual Java code. And I have a lot of friends working at big tech companies who develop using it, too. This in-depth course for beginners will show you how to build your own app and publish it. (37 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-flutter-full-course/

2. If you've ever wanted to learn how to use Linux as your operating system, this course is for you. It will walk you through the Linux tool ecosystem and help you install it on a computer. You'll gain an understanding of Linux's file structure, package manager, and more. (3 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-the-basics-of-the-linux-operating-system/

3. Learn NestJS by building your own bookmark API. This full stack JavaScript course will show you how to build a scalable back-end using NestJS, along with Postgres, Docker, Passport.js, and other popular tools. (4 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-nestjs-by-building-a-crud-api/

4. I hear from many developers who would like to work remotely. Some want to travel the world as a "digital nomad." Others just want to spend more of the day with their families. This tutorial will give you some of the pros and cons of working remotely, as well as share some tips for how to uncover remote development opportunities. (25 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/remote-work-how-to-find-remote-working-jobs-from-home/

5. And if you land a remote role, this guide will help you make the most of it. You'll learn techniques for separating work from your personal life – even when those share the same space. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/working-from-home-tips-to-stay-productive/

Quote of the Week: "When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty. I think only of how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong." — Buckminister Fuller, Architect and Systems Theorist

February 18, 2022

1. Learn C++ for beginners. This course will show you how to install the C++ programming language and start writing and running your code. You'll learn concepts like control flow, data handling, object oriented programming, pointers & references, polymorphism, and even some functional programming. (31 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-c-with-free-31-hour-course/

2. How to rock the coding interview. This in-depth guide will teach you tips that helped one freeCodeCamp community member land multiple job offers from Google, Airbnb, and Dropbox. (40 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/coding-interviews-for-dummies-5e048933b82b/

3. Learn iOS development by coding your own Netflix app. You'll use Swift 5 and UIkit to create a new Xcode project, customize the navigation bar, and access public APIs. (5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-ios-development-by-building-a-netflix-clone/

4. Tech Entrepreneurship 101. Chris Haroun created this course called "Crucial Lessons They Don't Teach you in Business School." It's a collection of lessons like "every battle is won before it has been fought" and "only the paranoid survive." If you are considering founding a startup or software development consultancy, this course is a sound place to start. (6 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/important-lessons-they-dont-teach-you-in-business-school/

5. This guide will walk you through how to audit one of thousands of publicly available university courses. You can learn at your own pace without needing to enroll. It also includes tips for choosing among similar courses. It will help you take a structured, sustainable approach to self teaching. (1 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-audit-a-class-university-course/

Quote of the Week: "C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot. C++ makes it harder. But when you do, it blows your whole leg off." — Bjarne Stroustrup, Creator of C++

February 11, 2022

1. A Design System can save you time when you code a website, and help the pages feel more consistent. This course is taught by the King of CSS, Kevin Powell. (And yes, if you google "king of CSS", Kevin will be the top result.) You'll learn a ton of advanced CSS and UI design concepts. (7 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-create-and-implement-a-design-system-with-css/

2. We asked 15 experienced software engineers the most common questions people ask about learning to code. I'm friends with several of the devs in this video, and enjoyed hearing their perspectives. I think you will, too. (45 minute watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/your-developer-career-questions-answered/

3. Markdown is a powerful way to add formatting to your plain-text notes. I use it whenever I create GitHub issues, or post on freeCodeCamp's forum. In this tutorial, Zaira will teach you Markdown syntax. She'll show you how you can add code blocks to your text, and format everything on the fly. (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/markdown-cheat-sheet/

4. Learn how JavaScript works behind the scenes. This deep dive will show you how JavaScript engines like V8 and SpiderMonkey parse and run code in your browser. You'll learn about Scope Chains, Execution Stacks, Hoisting, and more. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/execution-context-how-javascript-works-behind-the-scenes

5. This article will give you some practical tips for strengthening your developer portfolio. If you want to convince potential clients and hiring managers that you know what you're doing, a strong portfolio will go a long way. (15 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/level-up-developer-portfolio/

Quote of the Week: "Programming without an overall architecture or design in mind is like exploring a cave with only a flashlight: You don’t know where you’ve been, you don’t know where you’re going, and you don’t know quite where you are." — Danny Thorpe, Software Engineer and major contributor to the Delphi programming language

February 4, 2022

1. This course will teach you User Experience Design best practices. You'll learn the design thinking methodology of Stanford's famous d.school, and build prototypes in Figma. This is a beginner-level course and does not require any prior programming experience. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/use-user-reseach-to-create-the-perfect-ui-design/

2. Four years ago, an electrician discovered freeCodeCamp and started teaching himself to code. Today he works as a software engineer. In this in-depth guide, he reflects on the React best practices he has picked up over the years. These are his tips for writing better React code in 2022. (1 hour read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/best-practices-for-react/

3. You may have heard of the Go programming language, which is famous for being extremely fast. This course will show you how to write your own serverless API using Go and AWS Lambda. You'll also learn how to test and deploy your serverless Go functions to the cloud. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/code-and-deploy-a-serverless-api-using-go-and-aws/

4. If you want to build your own video game with 3D graphics, you can use the Unreal Engine and its powerful Blueprint Visual Scripting system. This course for beginners will show you how to trigger events like game over, and even some basic level design. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/unreal-engine-5-crash-course-with-blueprint/

5. Every year developers hold a competition to build video games using just 13 kilobytes of JavaScript. For reference, the original Donkey Kong game from 1981 was 16 kilobytes. And yet these devs are able to build platformers, puzzle games, and even 3D games in just 13KB. In this video, Ania will demo the top 20 games from this year's js13k competition, and she'll explain some of the techniques developers used to code these games. (90 minute watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/20-award-winning-javascript-games-js13kgames-2021-winners/

Quote of the Week: "Every great design begins with an even better story." — Lorinda Mamo, designer and creative director

January 28, 2022

1. This course will show you how to build your own video games using an open source JavaScript GameDev engine called GDevelop. You'll build a Mario Bros. platform game and an Asteroids space shooting game. You can publish your games to the web or to iPhone / Android. You don't need any previous programming experience. (1 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/create-a-platformer-game-with-gdevelop/

2. freeCodeCamp just published our first-ever AutoCAD course, taught by architect and Lund University lecturer Gediminas Kirdeikis. Computer Aided Design is a powerful tool for creating 3D models, most often in the field of architecture. (6 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-autocad-with-this-free-course/

3. HTTP is a set of rules for how servers share resources on the web. In this tutorial, Camila will show you how to use the common HTTP methods – Get, Put, Post, Patch, and Delete – to coordinate servers and clients. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/http-request-methods-explained/

4. Self-driving car prototypes rely heavily on Computer Vision for perceiving their surroundings. This Python Deep Learning course will explain how cars can "see" the road, and how they process this information using neural networks. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/perception-for-self-driving-cars-deep-learning-course/

5. Learn how to use TypeScript with your React apps. This course will teach you about aliases, inheritance, reducers, React Hooks, and more – all while coding your own todo list app. (2 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-code-your-react-app-with-typescript/

Quote of the Week: "In the right context, a game is not just a vehicle for fun, but an exercise in self-determination and confidence." — Sid Meier, game designer and creator of the Civilization game series

January 21, 2022

1. freeCodeCamp just published an entire book on Arch Linux. If you want to get into the most customizable Linux distribution, this book will show you how to install it and season to taste. (free full-length handbook): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-install-arch-linux/

2. Build your own version of the Netflix website using Python Django and Tailwind CSS. You can code along at home and get some practice building APIs and tweaking user interfaces. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/create-a-netflix-clone-with-django-and-tailwind-css/

3. Next.js is a React framework that describes itself as "unopinionated" and "batteries-included". It combines simple tools like Create React App with more advanced features. This tutorial will show you how to build a Next.js app. You'll learn about pages, routes, data requests, SEO considerations, and more. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/nextjs-tutorial/

4. Kubernetes is a popular open-source DevOps tool. It can help automate the deployment, management, scaling, and networking of containers. This course will help you learn it so you can more easily deploy apps to production. (3 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-kubernetes-and-start-containerizing-your-applications/

5. And if you want to get certified in Kubernetes, freeCodeCamp just published this guide to the official Certified Kubernetes Administrator Exam. This will help you decide whether the certification is worth the effort. Then it will cover all five modules in detail. It also includes a handy kubectl cheat sheet. (25 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/certified-kubernetes-administrator-study-guide-cka/

Quote of the Week: "Linux only became possible because 20 years of operating system research was carefully studied, analyzed, discussed, and thrown away." — Ingo Molnar, Prolific Linux Contributor from Hungary

January 14, 2022

1. React is a popular JavaScript front end development library. This course will teach you React for beginners. Learn about props, state, async functions, JSX, and more. Along the way, you'll build 8 real-world projects, and solve more than 140 interactive coding challenges. (12 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/free-react-course-2022/

2. Learn to solve 10 of the most common coding job interview problems. You'll learn classics like Valid Anagram, Minimum Window Substring, Kth permutation, and Largest Rectangle in Histogram. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/10-common-coding-interview-problems-solved/

3. Code your own Instagram clone full-stack Android app. You'll learn how to use Flutter for coding the native app and user interface. You'll also learn how to use Firebase for your database and authentication. You can sit back and watch or code along at home using the codebase repository on GitHub. (7 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/code-a-full-stack-instagram-clone-with-flutter-and-firebase/

4. If you want to expand your Machine Learning skills in 2022, Manoel has you covered. He dug through tons of course data to find 10 publicly accessible university courses that will teach you key topics from the ground up. (25 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/best-machine-learning-courses/

5. How do file systems work? This in-depth article will give you a solid understanding. You'll learn about partitioning schemes, system firmware, booting, and the computer science concepts that underpin them. (45 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/file-systems-architecture-explained/

2022 is just getting started. If you want to hit the ground running, you should take my Become-a-Developer New Year's Resolution Challenge. So far more than 1,000 people have committed to the challenge, which will involve about 30 minutes of learning each day for the next 3 months. No pressure 🙂 https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/2022-become-a-dev-new-years-resolution-challenge/

Quote of the Week: "There is no such thing as 'zero-config' software. It's just someone else's hard-coded settings." — Jordan Walke, creator of React

January 07, 2022

1. This in-depth course will show you how to code your own Super Mario video game – complete with physics engine, shaders, sprite sheets, animations, and enemy AI. You'll learn some Java programming and some Java ecosystem game development tools. (25 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/code-a-2d-game-engine-using-java/

2. Figma is a powerful user experience design tool used by web and mobile developers. This course will teach you Figma basics, along with Material Design, vector graphics, and Tailwind CSS. (10 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/ui-design-with-figma-tutorial/

3. How does Git work under the hood? This deep dive will show you the key concepts of version control, and the three states of code changes: modified, staged, and committed. It will also show you how Git tracks files and handles tasks like merging. (15 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/git-under-the-hood/

4. The high art of Git commit messages. This tutorial will teach you how to explain to other developers what exactly your code does. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-write-better-git-commit-messages/

5. You can start 2022 off strong by accepting my Become-a-Dev New Year's Resolution Challenge. You'll learn about Linux, SQL, and practice your coding. You'll also play our new Learn to Code RPG video game. (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/2022-become-a-dev-new-years-resolution-challenge/

Also, I'm sure this is no big deal, but I'll leave it here if you're interested 😉 https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/free-accredited-bachelors-degrees-in-computer-science-how-do-we-get-there/

Finally, I am proud to congratulate the 647 people who have earned freeCodeCamp's 2021 Top Contributor award. You can read about these kind human beings and how they've been volunteering within the community: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/2021-top-contributors/

Quote of the Week: "Players are artists who create their own reality within the game." — Shigeru Miyamoto, Creator of Super Mario Bros.

December 24, 2021

1. We did it. We built a video game. It took 8 months, but Learn To Code RPG is now live, and you can play it for yourself. In this visual novel video game, you learn to code, make friends, and apply for developer jobs.

   It features original anime-inspired art and a jazz soundtrack written and performed by me. There are more than 600 Computer Science concept quiz questions, dozens of Easter eggs to discover, and multiple endings. And it's all open source.

   It runs on PC, Mac, and Linux, and we'll soon publish mobile versions of the game, too. You can also watch the 1-hour "let's play" video with Ania Kubow and the game's developer, Lynn Zheng. (fully playable 3 hour game): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-to-code-rpg/

2. Also, we just published a comprehensive history of the internet, taught by a professor who has been at its forefront since the 1990s: University of Michigan legend Dr. Chuck. You'll learn about ARPANET & CERN, DNS, TCP/IP, network security, and more. (9 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-the-history-of-the-internet-in-dr-chucks/

3. This course taught by Ania Kubow will show you how to build your own Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. You don't even need to know a lot about programming – you can use low-code tools to build out key features. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/build-a-crm/

4. If you're new to the JavaScript ecosystem, one of its most powerful features is modules. In this guide, Madison Kanna will show you how ES Modules work, and how they can speed up your website building process. (8 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/javascript-modules-beginners-guide/

5. Linux and MacOS Unix have a convenient tool for securely transferring files from one computer to another. I use this often when I'm working with a remote Linux server. This tutorial by Zaira Hira will show you how to use both the SCP command and the popular network File Transfer Protocol (FTP) to move files. (8 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-transfer-files-between-servers-in-linux-using-scp-and-ftp/

Quote of the Week: "We don't stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing." — George Bernard Shaw, Irish Playwright

December 17, 2021

1. DevSecOps is where you start thinking about security early in the process of building your app or website. This DevOps and cybersecurity course by Beau Carnes will help you prevent vulnerabilities, threats, and exploits. (90 minute YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-devsecops/

2. If you want to work with some emerging full-stack development tools, this course is a good place to start. You'll learn Svelte, Prisma, and Vercel, running on top of a sensible Postgres database. And you can code the entire app right in your browser using GitPod. (7 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/become-a-full-stack-developer-with-svelte/

3. Did you know you can run Linux on a Windows computer? In this tutorial, Yosra will show you how to use Windows Subsystem for Linux – also known as WSL – without needing to use a virtual machine or dual-boot your computer. (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-run-linux-apps-on-windows-10-11-using-wsl/

4. Linked Lists are an efficient data structure used in high-performance programming. They often come up in developer job interview questions. This course will teach you how to sum, traverse, and reverse a linked list. (90 minute YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/linked-lists-in-technical-interviews/

5. 'Tis the season. This fun tutorial will teach you the basics of SVG images. You'll build several holiday-themed graphics. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/svg-tutorial-learn-to-code-images/

Quote of the Week: "Better to be despised for too anxious apprehensions than ruined by too confident security." — Edmund Burke, Irish philosopher, in 1790

December 10, 2021

1. This course by computer science professor and entrepreneur Shad Sluiter will teach you business essentials for developers. You'll learn the basics of product development, agile project management, marketing, and more. (8 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-how-to-build-apps-from-a-business-perspective/

2. The popular Bootstrap responsive design framework just hit Version 5.0. This course will teach you how to make your websites and apps look good on any device size, without having to write a lot of your own custom CSS. (3 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/full-bootstrap-5-tutorial-for-beginners/

3. In the movie Iron Man, Tony Stark has a friendly artificial intelligence named J.A.R.V.I.S. who helps him get things done. You can build your own AI helper in Python with the help of this fun tutorial. (30 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/python-project-how-to-build-your-own-jarvis-using-python/

4. Did you know that you can write code on a phone? There are more than 2 billion people around the world who have access to an Android phone, but not a laptop. In this course, 18-year-old Back End Developer Precious Oladele will show you how he builds apps right from his Android phone, and the many tools available for coding on the go. (1 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/can-you-code-on-a-phone/

5. Over the past 4 months, Boston University sociologist Dilan Eren and I asked more than 18,000 people to anonymously tell us how they are learning to code and which tools they're using. And today I'm proud to announce that we just published the full results, along with a massive open dataset. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/2021-new-coder-survey-18000-people-share-how-theyre-learning-to-code/

Quote of the Week: "Don't worry about people trying to steal your design work. Worry about the day that they stop." — Jeffery Zeldman, Developer, Designer, and co-founder of the Web Standards Project

December 3, 2021

1. This course will teach you about the 4 most popular types of NoSQL databases: key-value, tabular, document, and graph. freeCodeCamp teacher Ania Kubow will walk you through how to build these databases. You'll leverage each one's interface layer, execution layer, and storage layer. (3 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-nosql-in-3-hours/

2. If you know how to use Microsoft Excel, you already have one of the most powerful data analysis tools at your disposal. This course will help you pair Excel with Python to build pivot tables, Jupyter Notebooks, and other data analysis artifacts. (4 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/data-analysis-with-python-for-excel-users-course/

3. Sim-swapping is a type of cyber attack where someone convinces a phone company employee to transfer your phone number to a new SIM card – a sim card the attacker owns. This happens way more often than you might think. In this tutorial, security researcher Megan Kaczanowski will show you several ways you can protect yourself from these attacks. (13 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/protect-yourself-against-sim-swapping-attacks/

4. The Design Thinking process can help you come up with new ways to solve your users' problems. freeCodeCamp Teacher Jessica Wilkins will show you how you can apply Design Thinking to empathize with your users and build better projects. (8 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-design-thinking-process-explained/

5. Rust is the most-loved programming language in the world, according to 6 back-to-back Stack Overflow surveys. After months of hard work, freeCodeCamp just published a full-length Rust course. Now you can learn Rust development interactively – right in your browser. (Full course where you build two projects): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/rust-in-replit/

2021 has been a wild year for the freeCodeCamp community. And 2022 is going to be even wilder. We're working on so many ambitious projects. And we're shipping. If you haven't read my 2021 year-in-review article, I think you'll enjoy it. Know that any year-end donations you are able to make to our nonprofit will help us in our mission to create free learning resources for everyone. (8 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/freecodecamp-2021-review-budget-usage-statistics/

Quote of the Week: "A database administrator walks into a NoSQL bar. But he turns and leaves because he couldn't find a table." — Erlend Oftedal, security researcher and maintainer of Retire.js

November 19, 2021

1. If you want to get into DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or other cloud development fields, an AWS certification may go a long way. freeCodeCamp just published an in-depth course to help you prepare for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam. You'll learn cloud computing concepts, architecture, deployment models, and more. (13 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/aws-certified-cloud-practitioner-certification-study-course-pass-the-exam/

2. Speaking of cloud development, manually deploying your codebase to the cloud several times a day can get tedious. If you learn how to use Infrastructure as Code (IaC), you can automate this process. Code along with this course and you'll learn the basics of IaC with Python, AWS, and the Pulumi open source library. (1 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-infrastructure-as-code/

3. Learn Advanced Git from industry veteran Tobias Günther. You'll explore Interactive Rebase, Cherry-Picking, Reflog, Submodules, Search & Find, and other advanced Git features. (30 minute YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/advanced-git-interactive-rebase-cherry-picking-reflog-and-more/

4. If you're using a Windows computer, you can improve your personal productivity by customizing the taskbar. This tutorial will give you some tips. (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-customize-your-windows10-taskbar-for-productivity/

5. The freeCodeCamp community has grown a lot in 2021. How much? Today I crunched the numbers to find out. In short, people have used freeCodeCamp for more than 2 billion minutes in 2021 – the equivalent of 4,000 years. As you read this sentence, more than 4,000 people are on freeCodeCamp learning about programming and technology. And we've accomplished all of this on a tiny budget, thanks to a growing community of volunteers. This is my full annual report. (8 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/freecodecamp-2021-review-budget-usage-statistics/

Quote of the Week: "In terms of removing the socioeconomic barriers to Computer Science education, I am a huge fan of Quincy Larson and freeCodeCamp.org. When I'm hiring an engineer, I really can't tell if they learned something at college for $150K, or a paid boot camp for $50K, or freeCodeCamp.org for free." — Mekka Okereke, a Director of Engineering at Google

November 12, 2021

1. Learn Python API development by building your own social network API. You'll use a powerful library called Fast API, along with the popular Postgres (PostgreSQL) database. This course will show you how to install everything and configure your PC, Mac, or Linux computer for full-stack Python development. You'll even deploy your own API to the web using Docker and Heroku. (19 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/creating-apis-with-python-free-19-hour-course/

2. Micro-frontends let you break a website down into individual features that you can then code separately. This can be super useful during development. This course will teach you about cross platform micro-frontends, asynchronous loading, error handling, shared state, how to route multiple applications together, and how to test micro-frontend code. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-all-about-micro-frontends/

3. A lot of people ask me about the difference between C and C++. They are related languages that have an interesting shared history. The main difference is that C++ is object-oriented, and has a ton of features that make it easier to code complicated applications. This article will delve into both languages, with plenty of helpful code examples. (15 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/c-vs-cpp-whats-the-difference/

4. Array Destructuring is a DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself) way to extract values from your arrays. Almost as if they were JavaScript objects. You can code along with this tutorial and practice using this novel programming approach. (30 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/array-vs-object-destructuring-in-javascript/

5. A lot of people have been recommending this new TV show from South Korea called Squid Game. I haven't watched it, but I did enjoy this Squid Game JavaScript game tutorial. You can code along at home and build it to show your friends. Don't worry – this game is not violent. But it does feature a creepy doll. ◎ܫ◎ (1 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/create-a-squid-game-javascript-game-with-three-js/

Quote of the Week: "Python is the most powerful language you can still read." - Paul Dubois, physicist and lead developer of NumPy

November 5, 2021

1. Linux has a famously powerful command line interface. And this course by prolific teacher Colt Steele will ramp up your terminal skills. You'll learn commonly-used commands like tail, diff, chown, and grep. This course will also show you how to use Terminal on Mac or Windows System Linux in Windows 10 so that you can practice these commands while you watch the course. (5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-the-50-most-used-linux-terminal-commands/

2. Web Applications for Everybody. University of Michigan professor and frequent freeCodeCamp contributor Dr. Chuck Severance will teach the basics of web development all in a single course. You'll learn basic HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. You'll also learn how to use your browser's developer tools to understand HTTP requests. Dr. Chuck even touches on single-table SQL databases. If you're looking for a beginner web development course from an experienced teacher, this is a great place to start. (14 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/web-applications-for-everybody-dr-chuck/

3. And if you're already fairly experienced with web development, this tutorial will show you how to boost your productivity with time-saving workflow automations. You'll learn some helpful tricks for live reloading, testing, version control, and deployment. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-improve-your-web-development-workflow/

4. If you want to get closer to the metal and learn how C works, this tutorial by Bala Priya will show you how C for loops work. She has some elucidating diagrams and C code examples to help you grasp the key concepts. (6 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/for-loops-in-c/

5. If you have Spanish-speaking friends who want to learn to code, encourage them to check out this comprehensive HTML and CSS course we just released. The freeCodeCamp community is working hard to localize our 7,000+ tutorials and courses into more than 50 languages, including Arabic, Portuguese, Japanese, and Hindi. (5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-html-and-css-in-spanish-course-for-beginners/

Quote of the Week: "The Linux philosophy is ‘laugh in the face of danger.’ Oops. Wrong one. ‘Do it yourself.’ That's the one." — Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux

October 29, 2021

1. React is one of the most widely-used JavaScript front-end development libraries. I did an Indeed job search just now, and saw more than 60,000 job openings in the US that mentioned React. With this in-depth React course, you'll build your own e-commerce website. You'll learn about components, event handling, life cycle phases, error handling, two-way binding, and other key React concepts. (6 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-react-by-building-an-ecommerce-site/

2. Back in the year 2000, the US National Security Agency first released a Linux feature that gives system admins fine-grained control over the security of a computer or server. It's called Security-Enhanced Linux, and it comes built-in with most major Linux distributions. If you're running Linux on a computer or a server, this tutorial by Zaira Hira will show you how to really lock things down. (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/securing-linux-servers-with-se-linux/

3. Learn Android app development for beginners. Stanford lecturer Rahul Pandey will walk you through building your own tip calculator app. You'll create a mobile user interface using the Kotlin programming language, and even add some basic animations to your app. (90 minute YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/android-app-development-for-beginners/

4. Django is a powerful Python web development framework used by Instagram and Pinterest. This crash course by Python teacher Bobby Stearman will teach you how to code your own interactive résumé website using a professionally-designed and customizable template. (90 minute YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/django-project-create-a-digital-resume-using-django-and-python/

5. A lot of people ask me whether software development is a good fit for them as a career. This article by Jessica Wilkins is a solid place to start your research. It will give you a brief tour of the field and the many sub-disciplines in software engineering. This will help you make more informed career plans. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-software-engineering-how-to-become-a-software-engineer/

Quote of the Week: "I currently use Ubuntu Linux, on a standalone laptop. It has no internet connection. I occasionally carry flash memory drives between this machine and the Macs that I use for network surfing and graphics. But I trust my family jewels only to Linux." — Donald Knuth, Stanford professor and 1974 Turing Award recipient (the "Nobel Prize of computer science")

October 22, 2021

1. Unreal Engine is a powerful tool for coding your own video games. And with this GameDev course, you will learn how to use the Unreal Engine to build an "endless runner" game – complete with obstacles, hit detection, and a core gameplay loop. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/code-an-endless-runner-game-using-unreal-engine-and-c/

2. Binary Tree Algorithms come up all the time in developer job interviews. This course will help you understand common questions hiring managers may ask you about these data structures, and how to best answer them. You'll learn about Depth First, Breadth First, Max Root to Leaf Path Sum, and other core concepts. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-implement-binary-tree-algorithms-in-technical-interviews/

3. When you visit a website like freeCodeCamp.org, your computer starts sending packets of data back and forth across the internet using the Internet Protocol. The IPv4 protocol came out way back in 1980, and gives every server its own 4-byte address. (That's 4 numbers between 0 and 255. For example, the localhost address: 127.0.0.1). But this only results in 4.3 billion possible combinations. And websites are already using almost all of these. Thankfully, the newer IPv6 protocol can save humanity from the threat of "address exhaustion". This article will show you how IPv6 works. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/ipv4-vs-ipv6-what-is-the-difference-between-ip-addressing-schemes/

4. We teach React as part of freeCodeCamp's core curriculum. But a lot of developers also want to learn to use Angular. This course will teach you the Angular Front End Framework component system, lifecycle hooks, event binding, attribute directives, and other key concepts. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-angular-full-course/

5. Currying is a Functional Programming technique where you only pass one parameter to a function at a time, and then that function returns another function. This tutorial will show you how to compose Curried Functions so you can take your JavaScript skills to the next level. (14 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-use-currying-and-composition-in-javascript/

Quote of the Week: "Smart data structures and dumb code work a lot better than the other way around." — Eric S. Raymond, developer and author of the pioneering book on open source, "The Cathedral and the Bazaar"

October 15, 2021

1. This course taught by legendary freeCodeCamp teacher John Smilga will walk you through building four Node.js and Express.js projects. You'll build your own task manager, ecommerce API, login dashboard using JWT, and finally your own job board API. These projects will give you a sound foundation in API design and back end JavaScript web development. (10 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/build-six-node-js-and-express-js/

2. This Amazon Private Cloud course will teach you how to build your own Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) for your business or personal use. You'll learn important DevOps concepts like Security Groups and Access Control, Subnets, Transit Gateways, IPv6 Addressing, and logging. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/amazon-virtual-private-cloud-course/

3. Prolific freeCodeCamp contributor and software development blogger Flavio Copes just made his entire blogging book freely available on our nonprofit's website. If you are considering writing about your field or your hobbies, this is in my opinion a must-read. (70-page book): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-start-a-blog-book/

4. One of the most common questions I get: how can I code my own video games? If you're interested in GameDev, this is a great place to start. Jessica Wilkins breaks down the most common game engines, their strengths, and recommends courses you can use to get started building with them. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-make-a-video-game-create-your-own-game-from-scratch-tutorial/

5. The next time you want to zip up some files, try using Linux's powerful Tar command. It also works in the MacOS terminal and Windows System Linux. This tutorial by Zaira Hira will show you how to create a new file archive and compress it – right from the command line. (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-compress-files-in-linux-with-tar-command/

Quote of the Week: "Programming would be pretty boring if everyone agreed." – TJ Holowaychuk, Creator of Express.js

October 8, 2021

1. Way back in 1983, telephone companies came together to create the Open System Interconnections Model. This OSI Model is a common way to think about networks and security – from the software application layer all the way down to the physical infrastructure. This tutorial will help you understand each of the network layers and the relationships between them. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/osi-model-computer-networking-for-beginners/

2. If you have a friend or relative who is completely new to computers, share this course with them. It uses fun animations to explain how computers work, how the internet works, and some computer security basics. I watched it with my kindergarten-aged kids, and even they understood it. (1 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/computer-basics-for-absolute-beginners/

3. Terraform is a popular Infrastructure-As-Code tool. I just did a search on Indeed (a job board website) and found more than 23,000 open job postings that mention Terraform. If you are interested in DevOps or cloud computing, this comprehensive course will prepare you to pass the Terraform Associate Certification. (12 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/hashicorp-terraform-associate-certification-study-course-pass-the-exam-with-this-free-12-hour-course/

4. TensorFlow is a powerful Python machine learning tool. freeCodeCamp already has tons of courses on TensorFlow, but this week we published a new one focused on using TensorFlow for Computer Vision. You'll learn how to build a neural network then train it to see various traffic signs and recognize their meaning. (5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-use-tensorflow-for-computer-vision/

5. How to learn programming – a 14-step roadmap for beginners. This software engineer reflects on 20 years of learning to code, and how he would do things differently if he were starting over again today. (1 hour read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-learn-programming/

Quote of the Week: "I refer to layers 1 through 4 of the OSI Model all the time. They’re a simplified and fairly easy way to understand the obtuse and arcane way modern networks are kludged together. It’s really hard to convey the layers necessary to do proper monitoring and detection without that understanding." — Lesley Carhart, Security Researcher and Digital Forensics Expert

October 1, 2021

1. Learn Git for professionals. This intermediate course will teach you how to use the world's most popular version control system to manage your code. You'll learn the difference between merging and rebasing. You'll also learn about pull requests, branching strategies, and how to wrangle those pesky merge conflicts. (1 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/git-for-professionals/

2. This web design course will walk you through building your own multi-page recipe website. You'll use pure HTML and CSS with no frameworks. This is a great first course for aspiring front end developers. And a solid refresher if you're feeling rusty. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/html-css-tutorial-build-a-recipe-website/

3. You may have heard the term DOM Manipulation when talking about web development. But what exactly is the Document Object Model? In this tutorial, Jessica will show you how the DOM works, and how even sophisticated single-page applications still rely on HTML elements as anchors to the page. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-the-dom-document-object-model-meaning-in-javascript/

4. Natural Language Processing (NLP) is how computers glean insights from human languages like English. Python has a powerful NLP library called spaCy. In this course, data scientist and professor Dr. Mattingly will introduce you to NLP concepts like Word Vectors, Named Entity Recognition, EntityRulers and more. (3 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/natural-language-processing-with-spacy-python-full-course/

5. Before there was BitTorrent, people shared files the old fashioned way – from the command line. And if you have a Unix shell available (Mac, Linux, or the Windows 10 Subsystem for Linux should work) you can relive that 1980s experience. This tutorial will show you how to use the handy SCP command to move files from one computer to another using SSH. (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/scp-linux-command-example-how-to-ssh-file-transfer-from-remote-to-local/

Quote of the Week: "We divide Git into high level ("porcelain") commands and low level ("plumbing") commands." — Git and Linux creator Linus Torvalds, in the official Git man page documentation

September 24, 2021

1. 18 years ago, two developers in a Kansas newspaper office coded the first version of the Python Django web development framework. They named it after jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt. Today, thousands of major websites run on Django. This beginner's course by University of Michigan professor Dr. Chuck Severance will teach you how to use Python and Django to build modern web apps. (18 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/django-for-everybody-learn-the-popular-python-framework-from-dr-chuck/

2. And if you want to learn even more Python, this course will show you how to use a wide range of Python libraries to automate tasks. You'll build an image converter, a résumé parser, a news summarizer, and more. (3 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-automate-things-using-python/

3. How to start freelancing in 2021. Tips from a successful Shopify and WordPress developer who works with multiple clients. (14 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-start-freelancing/

4. As a developer, I've probably spent more time building web forms than anything else. This can be particularly tricky with JavaScript. But these best practices will save you a lot of time and headache. (14 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-javascript-form-validation-by-making-a-form/

5. Hundreds of universities around the world have made programming and computer science courses openly available on the web. My friend Dhawal has compiled 700 of these courses that you can explore. If you want, you can strap these together to build your own school year. (browsable list): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/free-online-programming-cs-courses/

Quote of the Week: "An individual block of code takes moments to write, minutes to debug, and can last forever without being touched again. It’s only when you visit code written yesterday that having code written in a clear, consistent style becomes extremely useful. Understandable code frees up your mental bandwidth from having to puzzle out inconsistencies, making it easier to maintain and enhance projects of all sizes." — Daniel Roy Greenfeld, Python Django developer and author

September 17, 2021

1. Linux is the most widely-used operating system in the world. It powers most web servers. And since Android was built on top of Linux, it runs on most mobile devices. If you're interested in a career in software development or cyber security, you will want to learn Linux and its command line tools. This course will teach you the basics of Linux servers, networking, and security. (5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/linux-essentials-for-hackers/

2. Gatsby is an open source front-end development framework. It helps you build fast, reliable static websites using React and other JavaScript tools. These sites generally do not require a traditional back end. Instead they use APIs and CDNs to deliver content to browsers or mobile apps. This in-depth course will show you how to use the latest version of Gatsby to leverage its power. (9 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-gatsby-version-3/

3. You may have heard the term "asynchronous programming" before. But what does it mean? This tutorial will show you how to write both synchronous and asynchronous JavaScript code, and explain when each of these approaches can be useful. Along the way, you'll learn the key programming concepts like Call Stacks, Promises, and Event Loops. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/synchronous-vs-asynchronous-in-javascript/

4. If you use the VS Code editor, you should try freeCodeCamp's new "Command Line Chic" dark mode template. It will make you feel like an elite developer in no time. We designed it from the ground up to look cool and also be easy on your eyes during those late night / early morning coding sessions. (1 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/vs-code-dark-mode-theme/

5. If you're actively contributing to open source, you may have heard of the GitHub Star program. If you can manage to get nominated, GitHub Star status can be a good way to draw attention to your open source activity and raise your profile within the developer community. This discussion features tips from 5 people who have recently earned GitHub Star status. (30 minute watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/github-stars-answer-the-communitys-most-asked-questions/

We're working on several new interactive coding projects and comprehensive certifications that you and your family can use to expand your skills. If you are fortunate enough to have steady income, you can support our mission directly by making a tax-deductible donation to our nonprofit: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-donate-to-free-code-camp/

Quote of the Week: "One person's paranoia is another person's engineering redundancy." — Marcus Ranum, Network Security Researcher

September 10, 2021

1. Blockchain isn't just for investing – you can use these distributed database tools to automate tasks as well. That's where Smart Contracts come in. This Python course will show you how to use Solidity to code your own Smart Contracts right onto the Ethereum blockchain. (16 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-solidity-blockchain-and-smart-contracts-in-a-free/

2. Vue.js is a popular alternative to React and other front end development JavaScript frameworks. In this course, Gwen will teach you how to use Vue.js to build web apps. And you'll learn about Components, Directives, Lifecycle Hooks, and use them to build your own grocery shopping website project. (4 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/vue-3-full-course/

3. Jessica compiled this in-depth list of 460 textbooks you can download. These high school and university textbooks are Creative Commons-licensed by their authors, and you can use them freely. Bookmark this, and the next time you need to buy a textbook or assign one to a student, you may be able to use one of these instead. (browsable list): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/free-textbooks-math-science-and-more-online-pdf-for-college-and-high-school/

4. In 2014, an Italian developer coded a simple tile-based puzzle game that took the world by storm. That game was called 2048. Your mission – should you choose to accept it – is to build your own 2048 game using React and JavaScript. This step-by-step tutorial will show you how. Then you can share your creation with your friends and get them addicted to it. (25 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-make-2048-game-in-react/

5. And if you want to dive even deeper into Python, this comprehensive course will teach you the most common algorithms and data structures that are likely to come up during job interviews. Many of these are used in modern Machine Learning techniques. (13 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-algorithms-and-data-structures-in-python/

Quote of the Week: "Most technologies tend to automate workers on the periphery who are doing menial tasks. But blockchains automate away the center. Instead of putting taxi drivers out of a job, blockchain puts Uber out of a job, and lets the taxi drivers work with the customer directly." — Vitalik Buterin, Creator of Ethereum

September 3, 2021

1. This course will teach you the basics of Machine Learning. A young Data Scientist will walk you through some of the main ways engineers use key Machine Learning techniques. He will also show you how to tackle the classic problem of overfitting or underfitting your data. (10 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/free-machine-learning-course-10-hourse/

2. Figma is a powerful prototyping tool for developers. And this in-depth Figma course will show you how to design your websites and apps, then get feedback on them before you start the long process of writing code. (3 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-use-figma-to-design-websites/

3. Over the past decade, many Back-End Developer and Front-End Developer jobs have merged to form Full-Stack Developer roles. If you are just entering the field, this article can bring you up to speed. It will also help you figure out which skills and technologies you should prioritize learning. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-a-full-stack-developer-back-end-front-end-full-stack-engineer/

4. What is an Operating System? This historical deep-dive will show you the core parts of an OS and how they have evolved over the decades. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-an-os-operating-system-definition-for-beginners/

5. Selenium is a JavaScript tool for testing your user interfaces. You can also use it to automate your browser, so it can click through websites for you, helping you complete web forms or gather data. This course will teach you Selenium basics and help you build several projects you can use in everyday life. (3 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/use-selenium-to-create-a-web-scraping-bot/

Quote of the Week: "I know a lot about artificial intelligence. But not as much as it knows about me." — Dave Waters, Geology Professor and Machine Learning Enthusiast

August 27, 2021

1. These days you can code right in your browser on sites like freeCodeCamp.org. But if you have never coded on your own computer before, this course will help you install Python and a code editor so you can start programming offline. Jabrils, a self-taught game developer, will teach you basic Python data structures, algorithms, conditional logic, and more. (5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/programming-for-beginners-how-to-code-with-python-and-c-sharp/

2. Learn how to code your own Sudoku Android app using Kotlin and the powerful Jetpack Compose UI toolkit. You'll learn clean architecture, the Java File System Storage, the Open-Closed Principle, and more. (4 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/create-an-android-app/

3. You may have heard the term "outlier" before. But what exactly does it mean? This plain-English statistics tutorial will show you how to detect outliers by calculating the Interquartile Range. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-an-outlier-definition-and-how-to-find-outliers-in-statistics/

4. Learn how to code your own Discord chat bot that talks like your favorite cartoon character. You could choose Rick from Rick and Morty, The Joker from Batman, or even Peppa Pig. You'll use Python or JavaScript, along with massive character dialogue datasets. (1 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/discord-ai-chatbot/

5. Davis is a data scientist and machine learning engineer. And he compiled this list of common data science job interview questions, along with resources you can use to prepare for your first data science role. (15 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/23-common-data-science-interview-questions-for-beginners/

Quote of the Week: "Computer programming is an art, because it applies accumulated knowledge to the world, because it requires skill and ingenuity, and especially because it produces objects of beauty. Programmers who subconsciously view themselves as artists will enjoy what they do, and will do it better." — Donald Knuth, Mathematician and Computer Scientist

August 20, 2021

1. Spreadsheets are one of the most powerful tools in any developer's toolbox. This course by a data scientist and university professor will teach you how to use Google Sheets like a pro. You'll learn how to prepare data, create charts, and leverage formulas. (3 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-google-sheets/

2. Django is a popular Python web development framework. This course will show you how to use Django to build apps that interface with a variety of APIs. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-integrate-google-apis-with-python-django/

3. Why learning to code is so hard – even for smart people like yourself. In this article, programming teacher Ayobami will give you some tips for making your learning process a bit easier. (15 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/why-learning-to-code-is-hard-and-how-to-make-it-easier/

4. You may have heard the term "open source" to describe software projects like Linux, Firefox and – of course – freeCodeCamp. In this open source primer, Jessica will show you some of the common licenses projects use. She'll also show you how you can start contributing code to codebases. (8 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-open-source-software-explained-in-plain-english/

5. Lexical Scope is an important programming concept – especially in JavaScript. This tutorial will explain local and global scope and how they affect variables and functions. Then you can use scope in your code to build more sophisticated applications. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/javascript-lexical-scope-tutorial/

Quote of the Week: "Nobody sets out to create a mission-critical spreadsheet. They just happen." — Felienne Hermans, Scientist and Computer Science Professor

August 13, 2021

1. Big O Notation is a tool that developers use to understand how much time a piece of code will take to execute. Computer Scientists call this "Time Complexity." This comes up all the time in day-to-day programming, and in job interviews. As a developer, you will definitely want to understand Big O Notation well. And that's precisely what this freeCodeCamp course will help you do. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-big-o-notation/

2. Google Cloud is the third largest cloud services provider – right behind AWS and Azure. If you want to get into cloud engineering or DevOps, you may want to consider taking the Google Cloud Digital Leader Certification Exam. This in-depth course will help you pass the exam. (6 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/google-cloud-digital-leader-course/

3. One of the most common ways websites crash is from Distributed Denial of Service attacks. In this tutorial, security researcher Megan Kaczanowski will show you how these DDoS attacks work, and how you can defend against them. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/protect-against-ddos-attacks/

4. FastAPI is an open source Python web development framework that makes it easier to build APIs. It's relatively new, but already companies like Netflix have started using it. This crash course will teach you the basics. (1 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/fastapi-helps-you-develop-apis-quickly/

5. OpenGL is a powerful tool for creating both 2D and 3D computer graphics. This course will teach you how to use the Depth Buffer, Stencil Buffer, Frame Buffers, Cubemaps, Geometry Shaders, Anti-Aliasing, and more. (1 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/create-complex-graphics-with-opengl/

Quote of the Week: "This is an alternative way of thinking about Big O Notation", from Tennessee-based cloud engineer Josh Carroll. O(1) = O(yeah) O(log n) = O(nice) O(n) = O(ok) O(n²) = O(my) O(2ⁿ) = O(no) O(n!) = O(mg!)

August 6, 2021

1. How does the internet actually work? This in-depth course will teach you Network Engineering concepts and show you how ISPs, backbones, and other infrastructure work. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-does-the-internet-work/

2. HTML gives websites their basic structure – kind of like how a concrete foundation gives structure to a house. You can learn basic HTML pretty quickly, even if you don't have any past experience with coding. Long-time freeCodeCamp teacher Beau Carnes will teach you these HTML fundamentals in a fun, interactive way. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/html-crash-course/

3. If you've been struggling to learn to code on your own, I have good news for you. My friend Jess is running a free part-time coding bootcamp where you can earn the freeCodeCamp Responsive Web Design certification together with people from around the world. You can chat with her and other students, and tune in for her weekly live streams. This can help you stay motivated and get unstuck when you run into particularly tricky coding challenges. (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/free-coding-bootcamp-based-on-freecodecamp

4. Learn React and the Material UI design library in this crash course. You can code along at home and use the Google Dictionary API to build your own dictionary website. You'll get plenty of practice with Progressive Web App concepts as well. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/code-a-dictionary-with-react-and-material-ui/

5. Some of the most common developer job interview questions involve graph algorithms. This course will teach you graph data structure basics, and concepts like undirected paths, depth-first VS breadth-first traversal, shortest path, island count, and minimum island. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/graph-algorithms-for-technical-interviews/

Quote of the Week: "Information flow is what the internet is about. Information sharing is power. If you don't share your ideas, smart people can't do anything about them, and you'll remain anonymous and powerless." — Vint Cerf, co-inventor of the internet

July 30, 2021

1. Docker is an open source tool for deploying your apps to any cloud service you want. This course will teach you some Docker fundamentals. Then it will show you how to deploy apps from 12 different ecosystems – Python, JavaScript, Java, and others – to AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-how-to-deploy-12-apps-to-aws-azure-google-cloud/

Also, a few months back freeCodeCamp published an entire book on Docker, which you can bookmark to use as a reference. Docker is definitely worth learning, and we ourselves use it on more than 60 of freeCodeCamp's servers. (4 hour read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-docker-handbook/

2. Some of the most commonly-asked developer job interview questions involve backtracking algorithms. To prepare you for these, Lynn has created this crash course on solving backtracking problems using Python. (1 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/solve-coding-interview-backtracking-problem/

3. Microsoft Excel has its own built-in programming language called Visual Basic. You can use it to automate all kinds of repetitive spreadsheet tasks. This in-depth tutorial will help you get started. (40 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/automate-repetitive-tasks-in-excel-with-vba/

4. It takes a lot of practice to get good with CSS. But these tips can speed up the process, and help you arrive at a deeper understanding of CSS styles and responsive web design. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/10-css-tricks-for-your-next-coding-project/

5. Apache Spark is an open source machine learning library. I did a quick search and found more than 4,000 job postings that mentioned this tool. It's originally written in the Scala programming language, but thankfully some developers wrote a handy Python interface for it. This course will teach you how to use PySpark to process large datasets in Python. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/use-pyspark-for-data-processing-and-machine-learning/

Quote of the Week: "The automation for carrying coffee across the world is better and more reliable than the kind of tools we use to ship software between computers." — Solomon Hykes in 2013, explaining what inspired him to create Docker

July 23, 2021

1. Recursion is a powerful computer science concept. But it's also notoriously difficult to understand. The good news is that this course will explain recursion through a series of easy-to-grasp analogies. You'll learn about Call Stacks, the Fibonacci Sequence, Linked Lists, Trees, Graphs, Search Algorithms, and other important concepts. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/understanding-recursion-in-programming/

2. Low Code tools are a convenient way for developers to build real-world applications without writing a lot of custom code. In this course, Ania will show you how to build web apps using a variety of Low Code tools. You can code along at home and by the time you're finished, you'll have 3 working apps. (3 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/low-code-tutorial/

3. If you want to work as a freelance developer, a strong portfolio will help you land clients. A career freelance developer shares 13 of his favorite freelancer portfolios, and lessons they teach about how to impress people with your work. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/13-awesome-freelance-developer-portfolios/

4. MySQL is a super duper popular relational database. There's a good chance you've visited a website today that uses it. This course will teach you SQL basics before moving on to key MySQL features like Data Modeling, Locks, and Indexes. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-to-use-the-mysql-database/

5. Flexbox is a powerful responsive web design tool that's built right into CSS itself. And this crash course will teach you how to harness its power. You'll learn core Flexbox properties like flex-direction, flex-wrap, flex-flow, justify-content, align-items, and more. (35 minute YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-css-flexbox/

A lot of people ask me how freeCodeCamp is able to accomplish so much with such a tiny budget. It's not easy. But I do my best to share the lessons our nonprofit is learning along the way. I wrote this article for you if you want to learn more or get involved: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-donate-to-free-code-camp/

Quote of the Week: "To iterate is human. To recurse is divine." — L Peter Deutsch, computer scientist and mainframe programmer

July 16, 2021

1. How Git branches work. Most developers these days use the Git version control system to store their code and collaborate with other developers. And branches are one of the hardest Git concepts to learn. This crash course will explain Local VS Remote branches, how to create them, merging VS rebasing, and how the whole "detached head" thing works. (30 minute YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-git-branches-work/

2. The popular React front end development JavaScript library has a ton of new features coming soon. Learn what's new in React 18 Alpha: Concurrency, Batching, the Transition API, and more. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/whats-new-in-react-18/

3. What is the difference between UI and UX? A veteran designer breaks down the two disciplines of User Experience Design and User Interface Design, and shows how the fields have diverged over the past decade. (15 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/ui-ux-design-guide/

4. Apache Cassandra – named after the cursed princess from Greek mythology – is one of the most popular NoSQL databases. Apple, Netflix, and even CERN use it to handle large amounts of data. This course will give you an in-depth primer to Cassandra, including data modeling, migrations, and clusters. (45 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-apache-cassandra-beginner-tutorial/

5. Hundreds of universities around the world have made programming and computer science courses openly available on the web. My friend Dhawal has compiled 760 of these courses that you can consider starting this summer. (browsable list): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/free-online-programming-cs-courses/

Quote of the Week: "It's easy to shoot your foot off with Git. But it's also easy to revert to a previous foot, then merge it with your current leg." — Jack William Bell, Software Engineer and Git user

July 9, 2021

1. The CISSP is a popular cyber security certification. I did a job search on Indeed and found more than 14,000 job openings that mentioned the CISSP certification. If you want to get into security as a developer, this course will prepare you for the exam. Dr. Atef will teach you Risk Management, Security Architecture, Network Security, Identity & Access Management, SecOps, and more. (13 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/get-ready-to-pass-cissp-exam/

2. This in-depth React course will teach you all about front end development with one of the most popular JavaScript libraries. You'll learn Styled Components, React Router, State and Props, Hooks, and even some TypeScript. You'll also deploy your app to the cloud. (7 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-react-js-in-this-free-7-hour-course/

3. freeCodeCamp author Dionysia wrote an entire book about the C programming language and made it freely available on our site. In addition to teaching you C coding concepts and syntax, she will also give you a broad history of this important language. (2 hour read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-the-c-programming-language-beginner-tutorial/

4. And while you're learning C, you can learn how to use the powerful Binary Search algorithm. This comes up all the time in day-to-day programming work, and is a common developer job interview question as well. (90 minute YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-binary-search/

5. The freeCodeCamp community just launched our 2021 New Coder Survey. It's anonymous and all questions are optional. We'll publish the full dataset as open data. If you started learning to code in the past 5 years, you can help the scientific community by taking this ~10 minute survey: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/2021-new-coder-survey/

Quote of the Week: "History has taught us: never underestimate the amount of money, time, and effort someone will expend to thwart a security system. It's always better to assume the worst. Assume your adversaries are better than they are. Assume science and technology will soon be able to do things they cannot yet. Give yourself a margin for error. Give yourself more security than you need today. When the unexpected happens, you'll be glad you did." – Bruce Schneier, Security Researcher

July 2, 2021

1. In this Back End Development for Beginners course, Tomi will show you how to install Python, Django, PostgreSQL, and other tools. You can code along at home and build your own calculator. Then you'll build your own blog, weather app, and even your own chat room system. (10 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/backend-web-development-with-python-full-course/

2. A design system is a set of patterns and reusable components that you can use throughout your websites and apps to create visual consistency. This course will teach you how to use Figma as a vector graphics editor and prototyping tool. You'll learn all about User Experience concepts like typography, elevation, spacing, states, and more. (8 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-how-to-create-a-design-system-in-figma/

3. As a developer, companies are paying you to think really hard. And one way you can improve your critical thinking skills is to be aware of common logical fallacies. In this guide, Abbey will introduce you to common fallacies like Sunk Cost, Ad Hominem, False Dilemma, Circular Reasoning, and Equivocation. (40 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/logical-fallacies-definition-fallacy-examples/

4. This in-depth course will prepare you to pass the Microsoft SC-900 Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals certification exam. You'll learn key concepts like Hashing, Salting, and Threat Modeling. You'll also learn methodologies like the Zero Trust Model and the Shared Responsibility Model. (3.5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/microsoft-security-compliance-certification-sc-900/

5. freeCodeCamp just published our first Summit of the summer. Me, Ania, and other contributors demo several new projects and features coming to our open source learning platform – including Campfire Mode. I think you'll enjoy it. (1 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/freecodecamp-july-2021-summit/

Quote of the Week: "In many ways, Python is a dull language. It borrows solid old concepts from many other languages: boring syntax, unsurprising semantics, few automatic coercions. But that's one of the things I like about Python." - Tim Peters, Author of "Zen of Python" and creator of the Timsort sorting algorithm

June 25, 2021

1. This JavaScript course will teach you key programming language concepts and data structures. You can code along at home through 143 interactive coding exercises. And you can use this course to complement the core freeCodeCamp JavaScript curriculum, to get some additional practice. (7 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/full-javascript-course-for-beginners/

2. You may hear the term "Data Analysis" in a lot of Hollywood movies. But what does it actually mean? This in-depth tutorial will teach you data analysis techniques using Python, Numpy, and Pandas. And you'll even visualize the data using Matplotlib and Seaborn. (1 hour read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/exploratory-data-analysis-with-numpy-pandas-matplotlib-seaborn/

3. Once you push your code into production, how do you measure its performance? One way is to use telemetry. This course will teach you how to use OpenTelemetry, a popular open source tool for monitoring your apps and websites. You'll learn all about Microservices, Observability, Tracing, and more. (1 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-use-opentelemetry/

4. Most of the web is built around a transfer protocol called TCP. But did you know there's a second protocol that's much faster called UDP? Learn all about the relationship between these protocols, and why the slower technology remains the more widely-used of the two. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/tcp-vs-udp-which-is-faster/

5. One of the reasons CSS is so flexible is because of its powerful Position property. This tutorial will show you how to harness this power to build cooler websites. And it includes tons of code examples and fun illustrations. (8 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/css-position-property-explained/

Quote of the Week: "JavaScript is the duct tape of the internet." – Charlie Campbell, Software Engineer

June 18, 2021

1. DevOps is one of the highest-paying careers in tech. And even if you aren't working as a DevOps engineer, learning DevOps will expand your developer skills. This beginner's course will introduce you to key concepts like Continuous Integration, Code Coverage, Linting, Rolling Deployments, Autoscaling, Metrics, and more. (2 hour YouTube course) https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/devops-engineering-course-for-beginners/

2. Then you can apply some of those DevOps concepts you learned and deploy one of your projects to the cloud. This step-by-step tutorial will show you how. (1 hour read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-deploy-your-freecodecamp-project-on-aws/

3. Bioinformatics is where biology and computer science meet. This emerging field uses statistics and machine learning to analyze DNA, discover new medicines, and understand the human body. In this Python course, a biology professor and data mining expert will introduce you to the core concepts. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/python-for-bioinformatics-use-machine-learning-and-data-analysis-for-drug-discovery/

4. Keyboard shortcuts are a powerful accessibility tool you can add to your websites. They make it easier for people who have motor disabilities to use your site. They also help power users like myself get things done faster than if I had to click around with a mouse. Here's how you can design keyboard shortcuts and code them using React. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/designing-keyboard-accessibility-for-complex-react-experiences/

5. Prolific Linux book author and freeCodeCamp contributor David Clinton just published a course series called "Teach Yourself Data Analytics in 30 Days." This course will show you how to install Python Jupyter Notebook, find data from public APIs, and visualize datasets. (free 30-day course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/teach-yourself-data-analytics-in-30-days/

Quote of the Week: "Asking experts to do boring and repetitive – yet technically demanding – tasks is the most certain way of ensuring human error that we can think of. Short of sleep deprivation or inebriation." ― David Farley, DevOps engineer and deployment automation advocate

June 11, 2021

1. Learn how to build your own responsive portfolio website to showcase your coding projects. This course will teach you HTML, CSS, Sass, and the newly-released Bootstrap 5 framework. (5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-bootstrap-5-and-sass-by-building-a-portfolio-website/

2. If you're interested in cloud computing or DevOps, you may want to earn the Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals Certification (the DP-900). If you decide to study for the exam, freeCodeCamp has got you covered. This course will teach you all about SQL, Apache Spark, ETL, Data Lakes, and other important tools and concepts. (4 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/azure-data-fundamentals-certification-dp-900-pass-the-exam-with-this-free-4-5-hour-course/

3. Lynn built her own anime-themed Discord bot and deployed it to a chat server of over 1,000 people. But within an hour, her bot went down in flames. In this detailed post-mortem, Lynn shares the problems she encountered with "deployment hell", how she fixed them, and lessons she learned along the way. (15 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/recovering-from-deployment-hell-what-i-learned-from-deploying-my-discord-bot-to-a-1000-user-server/

4. How do computers process video? With Computer Vision. Python has a powerful library to process video called OpenCV. And in this course, you'll learn advanced techniques like Image Enhancement, Filtering, and Edge Detection – straight from the OpenCV team. (3 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-use-opencv-and-python-for-computer-vision-and-ai/

5. If you're interested in hardware and embedded system development, you may have heard of Arduino before. These microprocessor boards respond to real world inputs (like a change in room temperature) by activating LED lights, turning on motors, or even sending messages over the web. This fun beginner course will show you how to get started with Arduino development. (4 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/create-your-own-electronics-with-arduino-full-course/

Quote of the Week: "Portfolios are everything. Promises are nothing. Do the work." – Chase Jarvis, American photographer

June 4, 2021

1. Computer Vision is how computers process visual cues from the physical world – everything from street signs to dance moves. This advanced Python course will teach you how to use OpenCV, a powerful computer vision tool. (6 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/advanced-computer-vision-with-python/

2. Learn about encryption algorithms and block ciphers. Megan is a developer and cybersecurity researcher. She explains these concepts with lots of friendly diagrams and examples. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-a-block-cipher/

3. Jack Schofield was a prolific journalist who wrote about technology for nearly four decades. Along the way he made three big observations about computers, which his fans dubbed "Schofield's Laws." (8 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/schofields-laws-of-computing/

4. How to set up a Front End Development project locally on your computer in VS Code. You'll learn how to plug in all the latest time-saving JavaScript tools, including ESLint, Parcel, and Prettier. (30 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-set-up-a-front-end-development-project/

5. Over the past month, Beau built a powerful Hackintosh computer. He assembled regular PC components off the web, then used a tool called OpenCore to install the MacOS Big Sur operating system. Now he has a turbo-charged Mac computer for coding and video editing. And he documented this entire process, with detailed steps if you want to build one yourself. (1 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/build-a-hackintosh/

Quote of the Week: "The easier it is for you to access your data, the easier it is for someone else to access your data." ― Schofield's Third Law

May 27, 2021

1. Learn game development basics by coding three games: Super Mario Bros, Legend of Zelda, and Space Invaders. Ania will show you how to add physics, collision detection, and your own custom sprites. By the end of the course, you'll have sharable links to your games. (3 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-build-mario-zelda-and-space-invaders-with-kaboom-js/

2. Responsive Web Design is a way to make websites look good on different screen sizes. This course will show you how to use CSS Media Queries – a key tool built into all major browsers – to build designs that look great on laptops, tablets, and mobile phones. (90 minute course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-use-css-media-queries-to-create-responsive-websites/

3. freeCodeCamp just published The JavaScript Array Handbook. Bookmark this as a reference, and learn the dozens of ways you can use the powerful Array data structure. (40 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-javascript-array-handbook/

4. One of the best ways to build your reputation and expand your coding skills is to contribute to open source projects like Linux, Firefox, and freeCodeCamp. This guide will give you practical tips on how to get started with open source. (15 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-contribute-to-open-source-projects-beginners-guide/

5. If you want to get a job in tech, here are some tips for how you can build sustainable habits that will help you ramp up toward your first developer job. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-use-small-sustainable-habits-to-get-your-first-dev-job/

Quote of the Week: "Our job as game developers is to put ourselves in the player's shoes. We try to see what they're seeing and support what we think they might think." – Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Super Mario Bros., Legend of Zelda, and Donkey Kong

May 20, 2021

1. C++ is a challenging language to learn. But if you want to do high-performance programming, it's a powerful tool. In this course you'll use the JUCE framework to build your own audio plugin with a 3-band equalizer and a spectrum analyzer. Don't know what those things are? No problem. You'll learn about those and other musical concepts, too. (5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-modern-cpp-by-building-an-audio-plugin/

2. You may have heard the term "Web 2.0" to describe interactive AJAX-powered single-page applications like Gmail. And now a "Web 3.0" is starting to emerge. This article will give you a tour of the decentralized internet of the future. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-web3/

3. Angular 11 is a widely-used JavaScript framework. You can learn it by building your own version of the Steam Game Store. You'll also learn some basic TypeScript, routing, and how to style components. (75 minute YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/angular-11-tutorial-code-a-project-from-scratch/

4. Learn all about CSS Selectors and how you can use them to style your apps and websites. (20 minute read) https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/use-css-selectors-to-style-webpage/

5. How to create your own email newsletter. If you want to keep your friends and fans up-to-date with your creations, this practical guide will walk you through the technical tradeoffs. Ever wondered why I send these as plain text instead of HTML? Learn the answer to this and more. (11 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-create-an-email-newsletter-design-layout-send/

Quote of the Week: "There are only two kinds of programming languages: the ones people complain about and the ones nobody uses." ― Bjarne Stroustrup, creator of the C++ programming language

May 13, 2021

1. Typography is one of the most useful design skills you can learn as a developer. And freeCodeCamp has got you covered. This course will teach you all about typographic hierarchy, how to layout type, and how to use responsive text so your fonts look crisp on screens of any size. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-design-good-typography/

2. Kivy is a powerful Python library for coding cross-platform apps and games on Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android. This course will walk you through coding up some user interfaces in Kivy. Then you'll build your own spaceship game complete with vector graphics. (5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/use-the-kivy-python-library-to-create-games-and-mobile-apps/

3. Zubin worked as a corporate lawyer for 12 years before discovering freeCodeCamp and teaching himself to code. Today he works as a software engineer at Google. In this article, he shares practical insights that you can use in your own quest to expand your skills. (25 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/from-lawyer-to-google-engineer/

4. It's important to test your code. And in this tutorial Nahla will show you how. You'll learn about the Testing Pyramid, along with several advanced methodologies like Performance Testing, Usability Testing, DAST, SAST, and more. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/types-of-software-testing/

5. In this free front end development book, you'll learn Vue.js and Axios by building single-page applications. First you'll build a simple Twitter clone. Then you'll expand upon those skills to build your own portfolio website. Each step includes example code and a built-in video tutorial. (Full length book): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/build-a-portfolio-with-vuejs/

Quote of the Week: "Helvetica is the sweatpants of typefaces." – John Boardley, Graphic Designer

May 6, 2021

1. Microsoft has a popular cloud development platform called Azure. I just did a job search and 48,000 employers mention Azure in their job postings. This full-length course will teach you everything you need to pass the Azure Administrator exam and earn this useful certification. (11 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/azure-administrator-certification-az-104-pass-the-exam-with-this-free-11-hour-course/

2. And while you're learning about cloud platforms, Docker is a powerful DevOps tool you can use for cloud deployment. This course will show you how to use Docker along with Node.js. You'll learn about containers, images, ports, mounts, environment variables, and more. (5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-docker-by-building-a-node-express-app/

3. One of the most common ways people get hacked is through what's called a Cross Site Request Forgery. Megan will show you how these CSRF attacks work, and how you can protect your website's users from them. (8 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-cross-site-request-forgery/

4. Windows has a ton of powerful keyboard shortcuts you can use to be even more productive than you already are 😉 And we put together a comprehensive list that you can bookmark and practice over the coming months. (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/keyboard-shortcuts-improve-productivity/

5. If you use Google Chrome, you already have access to one of the most powerful debugging tools around. You can use Chrome DevTools to better understand websites you visit, and even debug your own websites. This crash course will teach you the basics. (1 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-how-to-use-the-chrome-devtools-to-troubleshoot-websites/

Quote of the Week: "The best performance improvement is the transition from the nonworking state to the working state." – John Ousterhout, Stanford Computer Science professor

April 29, 2021

1. If you used the internet today, you probably used NGINX. It's a powerful web server that most major websites use to handle traffic. And freeCodeCamp just published a free full-length NGINX book that will show you how to use this web server tool for routing, reverse proxying, and even load balancing. (2 hour read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-nginx-handbook/

2. You can also learn the MERN Stack by building your own Yelp-like restaurant review site. MERN stands for MongoDB + Express + React + Node.js. Then in the second half of the course, you'll learn how to swap out your Node.js/Express back end in favor of Serverless Architecture. (3 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/create-a-mern-stack-app-with-a-serverless-backend/

3. Learn how to create your own 3D graphics using OpenGL. You'll work with polygons, textures, shaders, and other important rendering tools. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-create-3d-and-2d-graphics-with-opengl-and-cpp/

4. If you're learning Python, I encourage you to bookmark this. Prolific teacher and developer Estefania walks you through dozens of Python syntax examples that all beginners should learn. Data structures, loops, exception handling, dependency inclusion – everything. (90 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/python-code-examples-sample-script-coding-tutorial-for-beginners/

5. And while you're expanding your Python skills, you can learn how to do back end web development using the popular Python Django framework. You'll build data visualization web apps using Pandas dataframes, Matplotlib, and Seaborn. You'll also work with PDF rendering and even base-64 encoding. (7 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-django-3-and-start-creating-websites-with-python/

Quote of the Week: "Anytime someone builds a little application that runs on a cell phone, there's something that goes on the server." – James Gosling, creator of the Java programming language

April 22, 2021

1. Expand your JavaScript skills by coding along with this course on building your own Instagram app. By the time you finish, your app will look like Instagram's dashboard, with the ability to sign in and update a profile, and even comment on photos. You'll learn how to use React, Tailwind CSS, Firebase, Cypress E2E, and other modern tools. (12 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-how-to-create-an-instagram-clone-using-react/

2. UML is a standard way to diagram computer systems or databases. It helps developers visualize the relationships between different pieces of software or hardware so they can more easily plan development. In this course, you'll learn how to use UML component diagrams, deployment diagrams, state machine diagrams, and more. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/uml-diagrams-full-course/

3. I've shared a lot of courses about data structures over the years, because data structures are important. This new data structures course will help you learn by doing. You'll use Python and Flask to build your own API that incorporates Linked Lists, Hash Tables, Stacks, Queues, and even Binary Search Trees. (3 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-data-structures-flask-api-python/

4. You may have heard the term "MVC". It stands for the Model-View-Controller Architecture Pattern. Lots of web development frameworks follow the MVC pattern, including Python Django, Ruby on Rails, and PHP Laravel. This tutorial will explain key MVC concepts and show you how to build your own MVC JavaScript app. (8 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-model-view-controller-pattern-mvc-architecture-and-frameworks-explained/

5. "Infrastructure as Code" is a new way of thinking about servers and cloud services. This tutorial will show you the benefits of IaC, and how to use Terraform, an open source tool for spinning up servers programmatically. (15 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-terraform-learn-infrastructure-as-code/

Quote of the Week: "Software development has been, is, and will likely remain fundamentally hard. Building quality systems involves an essential and irreducible complexity, which is why the entire history of software engineering can be characterized as one of rising levels of abstraction. As such, the task of the software development team is to engineer the illusion of simplicity." – Grady Booch, Inventor of UML

April 15, 2021

1. Building video games can be just as much fun as playing them. And this in-depth Unity 3D course for beginners will show you how to get started as a game developer. You'll learn how to install Unity, program game physics, animate your characters, code your enemy AI, and more. (7 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/game-development-for-beginners-unity-course/

2. As of 2021, more than 40% of all websites use WordPress. It's a relatively easy tool for building blogs, ecommerce sites, and more elaborate applications as well. This free course will show you how to host a WordPress site on the web, add custom features through plugins, and design it to look however you want. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-make-a-website-with-wordpress/

3. You may have heard about the branch of science called Game Theory. This tutorial will show you how Evolutionary Game Theory works in an ecosystem, with simulations, Python code, and some good old-fashioned math. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/introduction-to-evolutionary-game-theory/

4. Kubernetes is a powerful DevOps tool for managing software in the cloud. If you haven't heard of it yet, it's only 6 years old. This said, I searched Indeed and found 25,000 job openings that mentioned Kubernetes, so a lot of companies are using it. Sergio recently passed the Linux Foundation's exam to become a Certified Kubernetes Application Developer, and he shares tips for how you can do the same. (45 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-become-a-certified-kubernetes-application-developer/

5. Dhawal just updated his massive list of 450 courses from Ivy League universities that you can take for free online. (browsable list): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/ivy-league-free-online-courses-a0d7ae675869/

Quote of the Week: "I’m obsessed with finishing as a skill. Over the years, I’ve realized that so many of the good things that have come my way are because I was able to finish what I started." – Derek Yu, Game Developer and creator of Spelunky

April 8, 2021

1. Learn Python's Django web development framework by building your own ecommerce website. You'll also learn the popular Vue.js front end library. If you know a little Python and JavaScript, and want to start applying your skills with a bigger project, this is the course for you. You'll learn about web servers, authentication, shopping carts, and more. Detailed codebases included. (3 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/create-an-e-commerce-site-with-django-and-vue/

2. scikit-learn is a powerful Python library for machine learning algorithms. This beginner-friendly crash course will teach you how to build models using scikit-learn's metrics, meta estimators, and data pre-processors. Learn some of the tools and techniques that professional data scientists use in the field. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-scikit-learn/

3. A Buffer Overflow attack is where an attacker writes too much data to a single memory location on a computer, allowing them to then send commands to other parts of the computer's memory. This simple attack is behind some of the biggest hacks in history. Here's a detailed explanation of how it works and how you can defend against it. (9 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/buffer-overflow-attacks/

4. You may have heard the term PWA before. It stands for Progressive Web App. And it's a way to make websites feel more like native Android and iOS apps without users needing to download an app from an app store. Starbucks, Spotify, and other companies use PWAs to improve their mobile user experience. This tutorial will explain how PWAs work, and show you some of their key benefits. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-are-progressive-web-apps/

5. Dave has taught web development for nearly a decade. Here are the 5 most common mistakes he sees beginner web developers make, and how you can avoid them. (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/common-mistakes-beginning-web-development-students-make/

Quote of the Week: "Get in over your head as often and as joyfully as possible." – Alexander Isley, Designer and American Institute of Graphic Arts medalist

April 1, 2021

1. Node.js is a popular JavaScript tool for coding the back end of websites and mobile apps. Lots of big companies use Node in production: Netflix, LinkedIn – even NASA uses Node. In this course, you'll learn asynchronous programming and how to use event emitters, data streams, middleware, Postman, and a ton of API routing best practices. (8 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/free-8-hour-node-express-course/

2. How a Czech DJ built a 3D-printing empire. This is the true story of one man's frustration with record turntable components, which led him down the path of building one of Europe's fastest-growing manufacturing companies. (25 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-prusa3d-became-one-of-the-fastest-growing-startups-in-the-world/

3. Non-fungible Tokens (NFTs) have turned the global art market upside down. Like other blockchain applications, NFTs do have drawbacks – namely, their absurd electricity consumption. But if you want to put some of your art or other virtual belongings on the blockchain, this tutorial will show how to do it step-by-step. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-make-an-nft-and-render-on-opensea-marketplace/

4. I just learned about Glassmorphism. It's a new design approach that makes your user interfaces look like etched glass. You can try out some of these CSS techniques for yourself. (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/glassmorphism-design-effect-with-html-css/

5. MLOps is a new field of software engineering that combines Machine Learning with DevOps-style cloud pipelines. This primer will give you a solid handle on MLOps as a potential career specialization. (15 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-mlops-machine-learning-operations-explained/

Also, if you're wondering who's behind freeCodeCamp.org and all of these free learning resources, it's mostly done by thousands of volunteers. But we do have a few core team contributors who work on the codebase, curriculum, and extra-curricular learning resources: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/team/

Quote of the Week: "The best programs are the ones written when the programmer is supposed to be working on something else." - Melinda Varian, Virtual Machine pioneer

March 25, 2021

1. One of the best ways to strengthen your developer skills is to build a lot of projects. Here are 40 free JavaScript project ideas designed specifically with web developers in mind. Each of these projects includes a course or detailed tutorial, along with an example codebase. (browsable list): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/javascript-projects-for-beginners/

2. When you combine JavaScript with HTML Canvas, you get the potential for tons of visually exciting animations. This course will teach you how to use one of the coolest of these: Pixel Effects. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/create-pixel-effects-with-javascript-and-html-canvas/

3. And since you're learning a ton of JavaScript, why not learn one of its most common coding archetypes: Functional Programming. This beginner tutorial will give you a firm grasp on the basic concepts. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/functional-programming-in-javascript-for-beginners/

4. What about that other major scripting language, Python? Well, here are six quick Python projects you can build in a single sitting. (1 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/build-six-quick-python-projects/

5. You may have heard the term "serverless". Technically, serverless computing does involve servers, but not your own servers. Instead, you just borrow a few cycles on a cluster of somebody else's servers. And one of the easiest ways to get started with serverless is to add a simple AWS Lambda function to your website. This tutorial will show you how to do this by creating a serverless "contact us" form. (15 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-receive-emails-via-your-sites-contact-us-form-with-aws-ses-lambda-api-gateway/

Also, you may be familiar with the term "writer's block". It's when you have trouble sitting down and writing. Well, there's something similar with software development: "coder's block". Here are some tips for how to power through coder's block when you encounter it. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-beat-coders-block-and-stay-productive/

Quote of the Week: "Every project is an opportunity to learn, to figure out problems and challenges, to invent and reinvent." – David Rockwell, architect and Tony Award-winning musical set designer

March 18, 2021

1. This course will teach you fundamental data structures like arrays and linked lists. You'll then use these data structures to build common algorithms like Merge Sort and Quicksort. (6 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/algorithms-and-data-structures-free-treehouse-course/

2. Learn how to implement your own secure sign-in for your web development projects using JavaScript, Node.js, and the Passport.js library. You'll learn about HTTP headers, cookies, public key cryptography, and JSON Web Tokens. (6 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-to-implement-user-authentication-in-node-apps-using-passport-js/

3. This week I went on the Changelog, a major open source podcast. The hosts interviewed me about the history of freeCodeCamp, the community behind it, and our upcoming Data Science curriculum expansion. (1 hour listen): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/quincy-larson-interview-changelog-podcast/

4. TypeScript is a statically-typed version of JavaScript. A lot of developers prefer it because it can reduce the number of bugs in your code. By the end of this crash course, you'll understand TypeScript's key features and how to leverage them. (90 minute YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-typescript-with-this-crash-course/

5. How to get started with Git, the world's most popular version control system. You'll learn common Git commands and gain a conceptual understanding of how Git tracks changes. You'll also get to try out some Git workflows. (15 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-git-learn-git-version-control/

This week marks the 5-year anniversary of these "5 links worth your time" emails. You can browse all of my past emails in a single page: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/quincy-larson-5-links-worth-your-time-email-full-list/

Quote of the Week: "The fastest algorithm can frequently be replaced by one that is almost as fast and much easier to understand." – Douglas W. Jones

March 11, 2021

1. freeCodeCamp just published a free 25-hour Database Systems course from a Cornell University database instructor. You'll learn SQL, Relational Database Design, Distributed Data Processing, NoSQL, and more. (25 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/watch-a-cornell-university-database-course-for-free/

2. We also published a full-length book that will teach you Python basics. This beginner's handbook includes hundreds of Python syntax examples. You can bookmark it and read it in your browser, or download a PDF version. (full book): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-python-handbook/

3. And I swear I'm not trying to overload you, but we also published a 6-hour course on how to configure and operate Linux servers. If you want to become a SysAdmin or DevOps, this should give your server skills a big boost. (6 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/linux-server-course-system-configuration-and-operation/

4. For some lighter reading, Jacob went way back in time to look at the first commit to the Git project's codebase. You can learn some C fundamentals by reading Linus Torvalds' original code, which now underpins the world's most widely-used version control system. (25 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/boost-programming-skills-read-git-code/

5. And since you just finished reading that Python book – you did finish reading it, didn't you? 🙂 – why not learn how to use Python's powerful Flask Web Development Framework. You can code along at home and build your own ecommerce website. (6 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-the-flask-python-web-framework-by-building-a-market-platform/

I've got a full curriculum outline ready for you, with tons of data science and machine learning projects all mapped out. If you haven't already, take a moment to read this. You can become a part of this as well: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/building-a-data-science-curriculum-with-advanced-math-and-machine-learning/

Quote of the Week: "You can have data without information. But you cannot have information without data." – Daniel Keys Moran

March 4, 2021

1. Learn the basics of AWS. You'll get hands-on practice with cloud servers, databases, file storage, automation tools – and even Docker and serverless tools. There are no prerequisites. You just need to block out a few hours to sit down and learn. (5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-the-basics-of-amazon-web-services/

2. How to read a research paper. This guide will introduce you to the 3 Pass Approach so you can better understand papers and better retain their findings. I wish I had read this back when I was in grad school. (15 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/building-a-habit-of-reading-research-papers/

3. Postman is a powerful tool for testing APIs. This course will teach you how to install it and use it to inspect query parameters, path variables, and other parts of an HTTP response. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-how-to-use-postman-to-test-apis/

4. The story of how one university student built a web scraper with Python and used it to land his first developer job. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-i-used-a-side-project-to-land-a-job/

5. SQL injection attacks are one of the most common ways that hackers try to gain access to a database. In this article, Megan will show you how to sanitize your website's form inputs to prevent these kinds of attacks. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-sql-injection-how-to-prevent-it/

freeCodeCamp.org is also building a data science curriculum that will teach you advanced mathematics and machine learning. You can learn more about it and get involved (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/building-a-data-science-curriculum-with-advanced-math-and-machine-learning/

And finally, if you want to learn even more about cybersecurity, here's a retrospective of the biggest data breaches that happened last year, and what developers can learn from them. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/biggest-data-breaches-lessons-learned/

Quote of the Week: "A secure system is one that does what it is supposed to do, and nothing more." – John B. Ippolito

February 25, 2021

1. freeCodeCamp just published an epic 17-hour Data Visualization course. You'll learn: D3.js, SVG graphics, React, React hooks – all while building several data visualization projects. (17 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-data-visualization-in-this-free-17-hour-course/

2. We are translating freeCodeCamp's curriculum into 30 world languages, and both Spanish and Chinese versions are now live. If you are fortunate enough to be bilingual, I encourage you to help translate, and make these learning resources more accessible for people around the world. (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/world-language-translation-effort/

3. What is a file system? This computer architecture tutorial will teach you how operating systems handle files, partitions, and data storage. (40 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/file-systems-architecture-explained/

4. How to code Python apps right on your Android phone – no laptop required. You'll use Pydroid, a powerful integrated development environment, to build a Django project using an Android phone's touch screen. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-code-on-your-phone-python-pydroid-android-app-tutorial/

5. My friend uncovered 1,600 Coursera university courses that you can still take for free. And he shows you step-by-step how to access them. (browsable list): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/coursera-free-online-courses-6d84cdb30da/

Quote of the Week: "By visualizing information, we turn it into a landscape that you can explore with your eyes. A sort of information map. And when you’re lost in information, an information map is kind of useful." – David McCandless

February 18, 2021

1. freeCodeCamp just published a free 10-hour Python Data Analysis course. You can learn Pandas, Numpy, Matplotlib, and other key data science tools. This course is taught by a former Twitter engineer, IIT grad, and ACM ICPC world finalist. (10 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-analyze-data-with-python-pandas/

2. How to use LinkedIn to get your first developer job – an in-depth step-by-step guide (30 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/linkedin-handbook-get-your-first-dev-job/

3. What is fuzzing? And why does Google have 30,000 servers dedicated to continuously fuzzing their own applications? Learn all about this intriguing software testing approach. (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/whats-fuzzing-fuzz-testing-explained/

4. Did you know that you can use spreadsheets as a database? Here's how to turn Google Sheets into your own REST API and use it to power a React app (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/react-and-googlesheets/

5. All of the most useful JavaScript array methods in one place, and explained with helpful examples (25 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/complete-introduction-to-the-most-useful-javascript-array-methods/

Quote of the Week: "I never guess. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts." – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

February 11, 2021

1. Learn User Interface and User Experience Design in this hands-on web development course. You'll build a wireframe, convert it into a design in Figma, and ultimately code a working prototype. (90 minute YouTube course + design files): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/ui-ux-design-tutorial-from-zero-to-hero-with-wireframe-prototype-figma/

2. How one grad student went from weekend hackathons to CTO of a 20-person startup in just 3 years. Yacine's story is a wild ride, and is jam-packed with insights about software and business. (1 hour read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/from-hackathon-to-cto-in-3-years/

3. The Model-View-Controller architecture pattern powers most modern websites. Here's how it works, explained in plain English. (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/model-view-architecture/

4. What is an API? How do APIs work? This API cheat sheet will answer these questions. It will also show you how to choose the right testing tools to keep your APIs fast and responsive. (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-an-api-and-how-to-test-it/

5. Why you should learn SQL – even if you're not a developer. (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/why-learn-sql/

Quote of the Week: "A user interface is like a joke. If you have to explain it, it’s not that good." – Martin LeBlanc

February 4, 2021

1. The Docker Handbook. This full-length Docker book is rich with code examples. It will teach you all about containerization, custom Docker images and online registries, and how to work with multiple containers using Docker Compose. (free full-length book you can read in your browser): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-docker-handbook/

2. Learn Object-Oriented Programming in C++. Saldina is an experienced C++ developer, and she'll teach you about access modifiers, constructors, encapsulation, abstraction, inheritance, polymorphism, and more. (90 minute YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-object-oriented-programming-oop-in-c-full-video-course/

3. What Jessica learned from building her first solo web development project. (8 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-i-learned-from-building-my-first-solo-project/

4. What is a Convolutional Neural Network? Milecia has coded self-driving cars and used machine learning in the field. And in this beginner's guide to Deep Learning, she explains key concepts in a clear, easy-to-understand way. (9 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/convolutional-neural-network-tutorial-for-beginners/

5. freeCodeCamp is building a Data Science curriculum that teaches advanced mathematics and machine learning. You'll learn Calculus, Statistics, and Linear Algebra using Python and Jupyter Notebooks – right in your browser. We've been planning this for months. Our fundraiser has already raised $20K toward our goal of hiring some additional math and computer science teachers to help design these courses. Read all about this and watch my 28-minute demo video: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/building-a-data-science-curriculum-with-advanced-math-and-machine-learning/

Quote of the Week: "We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done." – Alan Turing

January 28, 2021

1. Python VS JavaScript – what are the key differences? Estefania dives deep into both languages to explore how they handle loops, conditional logic, data types, input/output, and more. These are the two biggest language ecosystems, and they're rapidly shaping the software development as a whole. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/python-vs-javascript-what-are-the-key-differences-between-the-two-popular-programming-languages/

2. The C language – and its close cousin C++ – are great for game development and other computationally intensive programming tasks. This free full-length course will show you how to code advanced data structures "close to the metal" right in C. (10 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/understand-data-structures-in-c-and-cpp/

3. A developer and hiring manager shares what she looks for when reviewing job applicants' résumés. (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-get-your-first-dev-job/

4. How hex code colors work – and how you can choose the right colors for your designs without the need for a color picker tool. (8 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-hex-code-colors-work-how-to-choose-colors-without-a-color-picker/

5. When I started learning to code back in 2012, podcasts were a key part of my journey. Here are 14 developer podcasts that have taught me the most about tools, concepts, and an engineering mindset. You can listen and learn while you commute, exercise, or just relax. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/best-tech-podcasts-for-software-developers/

Quote of the Week: "Any app that can be written in JavaScript will eventually be written in JavaScript." – Atwood's Law

January 21, 2021

1. This freelancing guide will help you figure out what kind of work you want to do, then find paying clients for that work. It will also give you tips on building your portfolio, marketing your services, and using data to fine-tune your approach. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-get-your-first-freelancing-client-project/

2. Build your own shopping cart with React and TypeScript. In this course, you'll learn how to use Material UI, Styled Components, and React-Query hooks to fetch data from an API. (1 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/build-a-shopping-cart-with-react-and-typescript/

3. Productivity tips from a software developer and behavioral psychology enthusiast. Learn how to feel less overwhelmed and get more things done. (15 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-get-things-done-lessons-in-productivity/

4. How to install the powerful VS Code editor and configure it for web development in just a few simple steps. (8 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-set-up-vs-code-for-web-development/

5. The ultimate beginner's guide to DOM manipulation. You'll learn how to use JavaScript to select elements, traverse the page, add styles, and handle events triggered by your users. (16 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-manipulate-the-dom-beginners-guide/

Quote of the Week: "One of my most productive days was throwing away 1,000 lines of code." - Ken Thompson (Co-creator of Unix and Go)

January 14, 2021

1. In this course, Jessica will teach you how to design and code a modern website step-by-step. You'll use CSS Grid, Flexbox, JavaScript, HTML5, and responsive web design principles. (5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-make-a-landing-page-using-html-scss-and-javascript/

2. How one musician's training and years of playing an instrument helped her when she embarked on learning to code. (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-my-musical-training-helped-me-learn-how-to-code/

3. Learn to build 12 data science apps using Python and a new tool called Streamlit. A university professor will walk you through each of these apps one-by-one, including deployment to the cloud. You'll build a bioinformatics app, a stock price tracker, and even a penguin classifier. (3 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/build-12-data-science-apps-with-python-and-streamlit/

4. Eduardo was working odd jobs overseas. But he wasn't happy with his career. In this article he shares how he used freeCodeCamp to learn web development, got a well-paying developer job, and was able to move his family back to his home country. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/from-civil-engineer-to-web-developer-with-freecodecamp/

5. Tech talks are a great way to top-up your developer knowledge. And freeCodeCamp has a second YouTube channel where we publish new talks each week from conferences around the world. Here are 10 tech talks I personally recommend you watch during your lunch breaks. (browsable list): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/tech-talks-software-development-conferences/

Quote of the Week: "Security is always excessive until it's not enough." – Robbie Sinclair

January 7, 2021

1. Every year developers hold a competition to build video games using just 13 kilobytes of JavaScript. For reference, the original Donkey Kong game from 1981 was 16 kilobytes. And yet these devs are able to build platformers, puzzle games, and even 3D games in just 13KB. In this video, Ania will demo the top 20 games from the 2020 js13k competition, and she'll explain some of the techniques developers used to code these games. (1 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/20-award-winning-games-explained-code-breakdown/

2. How to build your own Instagram mobile app using JavaScript, React Native, Redux, Firebase, and Expo. Your app will include an authentication system, database, file storage, and more. (6 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/build-an-instagram-clone-with-react-native-firebase-firestore-redux-and-expo/

3. The OSI Model is a powerful way of thinking about computer networks. And in this network engineering crash course, Chloe will explain how all 7 of its layers work – in plain English. You don't have to administer a server farm to be able to understand this model. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/osi-model-networking-layers-explained-in-plain-english/

4. How do developers measure the performance of their code? Using Big O Notation. And in this tutorial, Cedd explains some key time complexity concepts using cake as an analogy. (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/big-o-notation/

5. I hope your 2021 will be filled with lots of learning new things and stretching your mind. Here are 730 free online programming and computer science courses from universities around the world to help you get started in the new year. (browsable list): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/free-online-programming-cs-courses/

Quote of the Week: "The golden rule of level design - finish your first level last." - John Romero (co-creator of DOOM)

December 24, 2020

1. In this Pokémon-style animation, Jessica explains how she taught herself to code over a six year process, and ultimately landed a six-figure developer job. She doesn't have a computer science degree, and has never attended a bootcamp or paid for any courses. Instead she just kept applying for increasingly difficult coding jobs and ramping up. (7 minute read + animated video): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-i-learned-to-code-without-a-cs-degree-or-bootcamp/

2. This course will show you how to use webhooks to automate the boring parts of your day. It's a fun primer on Event-Driven Programming. Even if you're new to coding, you should learn quite a bit. (2.5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-ultimate-webhooks-course-for-beginners/

3. How to create your own Discord chatbot with Python and host it in the cloud for free. (1 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/create-a-discord-bot-with-python/

4. The unlikely history of the 100 Days of Code Challenge, and why you should try it for your 2021 New Year's Resolution. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-crazy-history-of-the-100daysofcode-challenge-and-why-you-should-try-it-for-2018-6c89a76e298d/

5. How to build your own Java Android app that can handle data from a REST API. (2.5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/java-android-app-using-rest-api-network-data-in-android-course/

This has been a big year for the freeCodeCamp community. And I want to share some fun facts about freeCodeCamp with you in this year-end review. I hope you enjoy it. (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/freecodecamp-2020/

Quote of the Week: "It's not at all important to get it right the first time. It's vitally important to get it right the last time." – Andrew Hunt and David Thomas, in the classic book The Pragmatic Programmer

December 10, 2020

1. Learn Python by building 12 projects in this new freeCodeCamp course. You can code along at home and watch Kylie, a graduate student at MIT, as she builds Minesweeper, Madlibs, a Sudoku Solver, and other fun projects. (3 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-how-to-build-12-python-projects-in-one-course/

2. You may have heard the term post-mortem, which is Latin for "after death." But did you know we use it in software development, too? In this article, you'll explore some of the worst bugs in history, and see how the companies investigated them afterward. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-a-software-post-mortem/

3. Algorithmic Trading is where you code a script that trades stocks for you. If you want to learn about the overlap between finance and technology, you can code along in Python. This is purely for educational purposes, and all the trades are simulated. (4 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/algorithmic-trading-using-python-course/

4. What is SQL? Relational Databases explained in plain English. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/sql-and-databases-explained-in-plain-english/

5. How to use the Minimax Algorithm to create an unbeatable game AI. In this beginner AI tutorial, you'll use step-by-step illustrations to understand how the algorithm decides which move to make next. (25 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/minimax-algorithm-guide-how-to-create-an-unbeatable-ai/

Quote of the Week: "As soon as we started programming, we found to our surprise that it wasn't as easy to get programs right as we had thought. Debugging had to be discovered. I can remember the exact instant when I realized that a large part of my life from then on was going to be spent in finding mistakes in my own programs." – Maurice Wilkes

December 3, 2020

1. Dynamic Programing is a style of coding where you store the results of your algorithm in a data structure while it runs. These strategies can speed up your code and help you ace your job interviews. This new course will teach you all about Memoization, Tabulation, and other approaches for solving coding challenges. (5 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-dynamic-programing-to-solve-coding-challenges/

2. TCP/IP are two protocols that make the modern internet possible. Victoria explains how they work through drawings of a layer cake. (6 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-tcp-ip-layers-and-protocols-explained/

3. How to become a freelance developer and get your first clients. Advice from a 20-year freelancing veteran. (25 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-freelancing/

4. Learn how to build your own Android app and publish it in the Google Play Store. You'll use tools like Kotlin and Firebase in this hands-on course, which is taught by a FAANG engineer who also teaches at Stanford. (4 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-how-to-build-and-publish-an-android-app-from-scratch/

5. My friend Dhawal crunched the numbers, and here are the 100 most popular free online university courses of 2020, according to a massive dataset of student reviews. (browsable list): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/most-popular-free-online-courses/

Finally, this is one of the hardest things I've ever had to write, and I want to share it with you. It's the story of two brilliant programmers from India who helped me when I was learning to code. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/mycodeschool-youtube-channel-history/

Quote of the Week: "Human beings are not accustomed to being perfect, and few areas of human activity demand it. Adjusting to the requirement for perfection is, I think, the most difficult part of learning to program." – Fred Brooks

November 19, 2020

1. This beginners' handbook will show you what React is, why so many developer jobs require it, and how to install it. You'll also learn how to use the fundamental building blocks of a React app: Components, State, and Props. (30 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/react-beginner-handbook/

2. I am proud to share this full length university course on Linear Algebra with you. Linear Algebra is a key skill for doing advanced machine learning, data science, and even some forms of game development. You'll learn Gaussian reduction, vector spaces, linear maps, determinants, eigenvalues and more. (20 hour YouTube Course + free textbook): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/linear-algebra-full-course/

3. A Brief History of the Internet. Dionysia will walk you through 60 years of history as she shows you who invented the key technologies and how these work together to connect us all. (15 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/brief-history-of-the-internet/

4. Not all websites have public APIs for accessing their data. Fortunately, Python has a powerful library called Beautiful Soup that you can use to "screen scrape" websites. This course will show you how to use this powerful data collection tool. (1 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-scrape-websites-with-python/

5. What is Static Site Generation? This tutorial will introduce you to a static web development framework called Next.js and show you how to use it to build light-weight web apps. (8 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/static-site-generation-with-nextjs/

Quote of the Week: "People tend to overestimate what can be done in one year and to underestimate what can be done in five or ten years." - JCR Licklider, co-creator of the internet

November 12, 2020

1. How to put a website online. This course will show you how to build a static website, host it, and give it a custom domain. If you want to build a personal website or a website for a small business, this is a good place to start. (1 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-put-a-website-online-guide-to-website-creation-custom-domain-and-hosting/

2. How to make your website more accessible for people with disabilities. This course will cover some core HTML elements, some useful JavaScript features, and styling with Sass. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/build-an-accessible-web-app-with-html-sass-and-javascript/

3. If you want to get into machine learning, you're going to need some basic statistics knowledge. And freeCodeCamp has got you covered. You'll learn the difference between Descriptive and Inferential Statistics, sampling, distributions, and how to build a model. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/statistics-for-data-science/

4. Ruby on Rails powers GitHub, Shopify, and a lot of other major websites. And freeCodeCamp just published an in-depth Rails course. You'll learn about MVC, CRUD, authentication, styling with Bootstrap, and other key concepts. (4 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-ruby-on-rails-video-course/

5. And if you want something simpler than Rails, one approach is to use AWS Amplify with React to build your own cloud-native web or mobile app. (25 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/ultimate-guide-to-aws-amplify-and-reacxt/

Quote of the Week: "The Domain Name Server (DNS) is the Achilles heel of the Web. The important thing is that it's managed responsibly." – Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web

November 5, 2020

1. This Linux Command Handbook covers 60 core Bash commands you will need as a developer. Each entry includes example code and tips for when to use that command. You can bookmark this in your browser or download a PDF version for free. (1 hour read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-linux-commands-handbook/

2. The best way to learn a new tool is to practice building projects with it. And if you want to get good with React, you're in luck. This course will walk you through building 15 projects using the popular React JavaScript library. (9 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/solidify-your-react-skills-by-building-15-projects/

3. Learn how to use Excel like a pro by building 5 projects, including a grade book, payroll system, and an inventory database. This two hour crash course will cover fundamentals like VLOOKUP and Pivot Tables. And our future freeCodeCamp courses will also cover Excel scripting, ETL, and statistical methods. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-microsoft-excel/

4. OpenCV is a popular Python computer vision library. This course will help you learn how to use it by building your own Simpsons Character Recognizer app. (4 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/opencv-full-course/

5. Metaprogramming is where you code programs that can modify other programs – or even modify themselves. In this JavaScript tutorial, a 15-year industry veteran will give you a plain-English explanation of how you can use metaprogramming in your day-to-day coding. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-metaprogramming-in-javascript-in-english-please/

Quote of the Week: "You can pipe anything to anything else, and usually it'll do something. With most of the standard Linux tools, it'll even do what you expect." ― Scott Simpson

October 22, 2020

1. Dive into Deep Learning with this machine learning course taught by industry veterans. You'll learn about Random Forests, Gradient Descent, Recurrent Neural Networks, and other key coding concepts. All you need to get started with this course is some Python knowledge and a little high school math. And if you need to brush up on those, freeCodeCamp.org has you covered. (15 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-deep-learning-from-the-president-of-kaggle/

2. How does Wi-Fi security work? Security Engineer Victoria Drake will walk you through the history of WPA Key encryption, and show you how it keeps your local network safe. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/wifi-security-explained/

3. Build your own Model-View-Controller framework from scratch with PHP. You can code along at home and implement your own custom routing, data migrations, authentication, validation, and other web development essentials. (6 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/create-an-mvc-framework-from-scratch-with-php/

4. Learn how to take an open dataset from a site like Kaggle and analyze it. You'll use Python libraries like Pandas, Matplotlib, and Seaborn to create data visualizations. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/kaggle-dataset-analysis-with-pandas-matplotlib-seaborn/

5. Watch this Super Mario Bros-themed tech talk by prolific freeCodeCamp contributor Colby Fayock. He explores the core features of HTML and CSS that he thinks all web developers should know. (22 minute YouTube talk): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-the-fundamentals-of-web-development/

Quote of the Week: "The only truly secure system is one that is powered off, cast in a block of concrete and sealed in a lead-lined room with armed guards." – Gene Spafford

October 15, 2020

1. This full-length course will teach you how to build your own social network platform. And in the process, you'll learn key web development tools: MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js, and GraphQL – the powerful MERNG stack. (6 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-how-to-use-react-and-graphql-to-make-a-full-stack-social-network/

2. I wrote this guide on how to opt-out of "people finder" search engines that stockpile your information and sell it without your permission. If you can make time to go through this tutorial, it should help you reduce your lifetime risk of getting stalked, having your identity stolen, or getting discriminated against by nosy employers. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/white-pages-removal-remove-information-spokeo-peoplefinder-whitepages-opt-out/

3. Learn two of the most widely-used DevOps tools: Docker and Kubernetes. This course will teach you concepts like images, containers, layers, logs, Minikube, and the kubectl command line tool. (4 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/course-on-docker-and-kubernetes/

4. You may have heard of Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. But did you know that Google has its own cloud services platform? This in-depth tutorial will walk you through Google Cloud Platform and show you how to deploy your websites and APIs there. (1 hour read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/google-cloud-platform-from-zero-to-hero/

5. CSS has tons of built-in tools for visual transitions and animations. Learn how to use them with this quick, interactive tutorial. (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/css-transition-examples/

Quote of the Week: "Privacy is not for the passive." – Jeffrey Rosen

October 8, 2020

1. Learn React, one of the most popular web development tools. This beginner-level course will teach you how to use the React JavaScript library. It will also teach you how to use React Hooks, React Router, and the context API. (10 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/react-10-hour-course/

2. freeCodeCamp is one of the biggest open source projects on GitHub. And in this course, you'll learn about how the open source community works. We'll also show you how to use tools like Git, and how you can get experience as a developer by contributing code to open source projects. (1 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-ultimate-guide-to-open-source/

3. How to write a résumé cover letter that hiring managers will actually read. Practical tips from a developer and cybersecurity engineer who is a hiring manager herself. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-improve-your-cover-letter/

4. Learn the basics of Data Science with this hands-on course. You'll learn important concepts like Linear Regression, Classification, Resampling and Regularization, Decision trees, SVM, and Unsupervised Learning. (2 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/hands-on-data-science-course/

5. Tech talks are a fun way to expand your conceptual knowledge of the field. freeCodeCamp has partnered with dozens of big programming conferences to bring you tech talks from developers around the world. You can learn at your convenience on our new freeCodeCamp Talks channel, and we publish new talks five days a week. (browsable list): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/watch-tech-talks-whenever-you-want-from-conferences-around-the-world/

Quote of the Week: "Programming isn’t about what you know. It’s about what you can figure out." – Chris Pine

October 1, 2020

1. This free crash course will teach you powerful Object Oriented Programming concepts like Encapsulation, Abstraction, Inheritance, and Polymorphism. If you have a little experience with a programming language like JavaScript or Python, you should be able to learn quite a bit from this. (30 minute video course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/object-oriented-programming-crash-course/

2. Build your own fully playable Flappy Bird and Doodle Jump games using plain vanilla JavaScript. You'll learn more than 30 key methods including forEach, setTimeout, splice, and more. (90 minute video course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/javascript-tutorial-flappy-bird-doodle-jump/

3. Dijkstra's Shortest Path Algorithm is one of the most famous algorithms in all of computing. Engineers use it to plan out power grids, telecom networks, pipelines, and it is the basis of most GPS systems. In this tutorial, we illustrate how this graph algorithm works, with plenty of visual aids. (15 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/dijkstras-shortest-path-algorithm-visual-introduction/

4. As of 2020, 1 out of every 6 top websites use WordPress. And freeCodeCamp just published a full course on WordPress and its PHP-language ecosystem of tools. You can code along from home and learn how to build a modern WordPress site from start to finish. (5 hour video course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/build-a-website-from-start-to-finish-using-wordpress-and-php/

5. Hundreds of universities around the world have made programming and computer science courses openly available on the web. Here 700 of these courses that you might consider starting this October. (browsable list): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/free-online-programming-cs-courses/

Quote of the Week: "Computer programming is an art because it applies accumulated knowledge to the world, because it requires skill and ingenuity, and especially because it produces objects of beauty. Programmers who subconsciously view themselves as artists will enjoy what they do and will do it better." – Donald Knuth

September 24, 2020

1. This 2-hour Visual Studio Code course will show you how to use the open source VS Code editor like a pro. You'll learn how to set up your own local developer environment. You'll also learn how to use plugins to turbocharge your coding sessions. (2 hour video course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-visual-studio-code-to-increase-productivity/

2. And if you really want to dive deep into VS Code, read this definitive VS Code snippet guide for beginners. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/definitive-guide-to-snippets-visual-studio-code/

3. Two weeks ago I shared a course on how to design websites using the wireframe technique. Now I'm excited to bring you a follow-up UI design course: how to turn your wireframes into interactive prototypes. (40 minute video course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/designing-a-website-ui-with-prototyping/

4. This NumPy crash course will show you how to build n-dimensional arrays in Python. NumPy is essential for many day-to-day data science and machine learning tasks. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/numpy-crash-course-build-powerful-n-d-arrays-with-numpy/

5. My friend crunched the numbers. Here are the 200 best free online university courses of all time, according to a massive dataset of thousands of student reviews. (browsable list): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/best-online-courses/

Quote of the Week: "Sometimes it pays to stay in bed on Monday, rather than spending the rest of the week debugging Monday's code." – Dan Salomon

September 17, 2020

1. Learn key computer network engineering concepts from an industry veteran. This free course is also a great primer for network and security certifications like the CompTIA and the CCNA. (9 hour video course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/free-computer-networking-course/

2. freeCodeCamp just published the next university math course in our series on Math for Programmers. This Calculus 2 course is taught by University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill professor Dr. Linda Green. (7 hour video course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-calculus-2-in-this-free-7-hour-course/

3. If you are new to Python, here's how to write your first Python app right on your computer, and run it from your computer's command line. (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/hello-world-programming-tutorial-for-python/

4. If you are more advanced with Python, here's how to build your own Neural Network using PyTorch. This tutorial will show you how to use a powerful Python library to do some basic Machine Learning. (15 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-build-a-neural-network-with-pytorch/

5. What is Data Analytics? This plain-English tutorial will give you a 30,000-foot view of the field and introduce you to several key Data Analysis concepts. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/a-30-000-foot-introduction-to-data-analytics-and-its-foundational-components/

Quote of the Week: "Data is not information. Information is not knowledge. Knowledge is not understanding. Understanding is not wisdom." – Gary Schubert & Cliff Stoll

September 10, 2020

1. freeCodeCamp just published a free Intro to Data Structures course that covers Linked Lists, Dictionaries, Heaps, Trees, Tries, Graphs and lots of other computer science concepts. (3 hour video course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-all-about-data-structures-used-in-computer-science/

2. We also published a new Unreal Engine GameDev course. You'll use the Blueprints visual scripting system to build a 2D Snake game. We include all the assets, as well as a boilerplate codebase. (3 hour video course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/unreal-engine-course-create-a-2d-snake-game/

3. A senior software engineer looks back on the 9 habits he wishes he had as a junior developer. (15 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/good-habits-for-junior-developers/

4. What is TLS? The modern web relies on Transport Layer Security Encryption. And Victoria explains how it works in plain English. (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-tls-transport-layer-security-encryption-explained-in-plain-english/

5. How to host a static website or mobile app in the cloud with AWS Amplify. Marcia walks you through the four big steps. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-host-a-static-site-in-the-cloud-in-4-steps/

Quote of the Week: "Less than 10% of the code has to do with the ostensible purpose of the system. The rest deals with input-output, data validation, data structure maintenance, and other housekeeping." – Mary Shaw

September 3, 2020

1. Learn a powerful User Experience Design tool called Wireframing to plan out your websites using nothing more than a pencil and a sheet of paper. This can help you think through a project before you type the first line of code. (6 minute read + 30 minute video course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-a-wireframe-ux-design-tutorial-website/

2. We just shipped our latest cloud engineering course. This free course will help you pass the AWS SysOps Administrator Associate Exam and earn an intermediate Amazon cloud certification. freeCodeCamp now has 4 full-length courses on AWS, along with some Azure and Oracle courses as well. (14 hour video course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/aws-sysops-adminstrator-associate-certification-exam-course/

3. How HTTP works and why it's important, explained in plain English. This key protocol powers much of the World Wide Web. And this tutorial will explain how it all works. (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-the-internet-works/

4. One of the most important database concepts is table joins. And this SQL tutorial will walk you through many join variations, with examples. You'll learn the Cross Join, Full Outer Join, Inner Join, and more. (22 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/sql-joins-tutorial/

5. Some of the world's best universities are making their coursework available for free on the web. And boy oh boy do we have a list for you. Here are 700 Programming and Computer Science courses you can take starting this September. (browsable list): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/free-online-programming-cs-courses/

Quote of the Week: "Weeks of coding can save you hours of planning." – An unknown developer who learned the value of planning the hard way

August 27, 2020

1. Learn intermediate Python skills with this new course freeCodeCamp just published today. You'll learn threading, multiprocessing, context managers, generators, and more. This is a great second course if you've already learned some basic Python. And if you haven't yet, we have plenty of courses on basic Python, too. (6 hour video course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/intermediate-python-course/

2. Learn to code by playing video games. Yes – that is possible. And not just kids' games. How about a murder mystery game, or a game where you scavenge derelict space vessels for parts. I compiled this list of my all-time favorite coding games. Most of them are playable right in your browser. (8 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/best-coding-games-online-adults-learn-to-code/

3. Dr. Linda Green teaches Calculus at the University of North Carolina. And in this 12-hour course, she'll teach you Limits, Derivatives, and even the Squeeze Theorem. Grab your graphing paper and get ready for a mind-expanding ride. (12 hour video course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-college-calculus-in-free-course/

4. Milecia has programmed self-driving car prototypes, and has a lot of other software engineering and hardware experience, too. In this article, she'll teach you some of the core Machine Learning concepts that developers use in the field. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/machine-learning-basics-for-developers/

5. Build your own API in the cloud. In this hands-on tutorial, Sam will show you how to use TypeScript and AWS to build your own city data API – complete with translation into 55 world languages. (15 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/build-an-api-with-typescript-and-aws/

Quote of the Week: "Creativity is intelligence having fun." - Albert Einstein

August 20, 2020

1. If you're new to Python, here's a good project to get started. This course will walk you through how to build your own text-based adventure game. (1 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/your-first-python-project/

2. How Jesse went from 0 to 70,000 YouTube subscribers in just 1 year. In this case study, Jesse also shares how much money he has made, and tips he learned along the way. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-grow-your-youtube-channel/

3. The Kubernetes Handbook. If you sit down and read this from cover to cover, you'll learn all about containers, orchestration, and other key DevOps concepts. Tons of companies use Kubernetes in the cloud and in their data centers, so there are lots of jobs in this area. (90 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-kubernetes-handbook/

4. The ultimate guide to SQL operators. In this intermediate SQL guide, you'll learn how to query databases using Bitwise, Comparison, Arithmetic, and Logical Operators. (22 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/sql-operators-tutorial/

5. Universities around the world just launched 900 free online courses that you can take from the safety of your own home. Use your downtime to pick up some new skills – straight from world-class professors. (Browsable list): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/new-online-courses/

Quote of the Week: "One must learn by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have no certainty, until you try." - Sophocles

August 13, 2020

1. A Brief History of Responsive Web Design. You'll learn about the design breakthroughs that have helped developers build websites that work equally well on desktop, mobile, and tablet. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/history-of-responsive-web-design/

2. Learn networking in Python by building 4 projects. You'll build your own port scanner, chat room, and email client. You'll also learn some Python penetration testing techniques. (1 hour video course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/python-networking-course/

3. Machine Learning For Managers. You don't have to have a Ph.D. to understand concepts like Supervised VS Unsupervised learning. Or to know techniques like Classification, Clustering, and Regression. This article will give you a good non-technical introduction to all of this. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/machine-learning-for-managers-what-you-need-to-know/

4. What is Python Used For? Here are 10 of the most common ways developers use the Python programming language to get things done. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-python-used-for-10-coding-uses-for-the-python-programming-language/

5. Pointers in C Explained. This data structure may not be as hard to understand as you might think it is. If you've got half an hour to spare, get ready to learn some memory-level computing concepts. (30 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/pointers-in-c-are-not-as-difficult-as-you-think/

Quote of the Week: "The first 90% of the code accounts for the first 90% of the development time. The remaining 10% of the code accounts for the other 90% of the development time." - Cargill's Rule

August 6, 2020

1. How to Write a Developer Résumé Hiring Managers Will Actually Read. Practical tips from a cybersecurity engineer who is a hiring manager herself. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-write-a-resume-that-works/

2. Brush up on your math with this free 5-hour freeCodeCamp Pre-Calculus course. Dr. Linda Green covers most of the math you'll need to tackle Calculus which – spoiler alert – we are going to teach in future courses as well. You don't need to know Calculus to become a developer, but it can help you work on more advanced projects. (5 hour video course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/precalculus-learn-college-math-prerequisites-with-this-free-5-hour-course/

3. The Self-Taught Developer's Guide to Learning How to Code (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-self-taught-developers-guide-to-coding/

4. How to Switch from jQuery to Vanilla JavaScript By Using Bootstrap 5 (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/bootstrap-5-vanilla-js-tutorial/

5. Here are 700 Free Online Programming and Computer Science Courses You Can Start This August (browsable list): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/free-online-programming-cs-courses/

Quote of the Week: "We shall do a much better programming job, provided we approach the task with a full appreciation of its tremendous difficulty, provided that we respect the intrinsic limitations of the human mind and approach the task as very humble programmers." - Alan Turing

July 30, 2020

1. This Deep Learning Crash Course will teach you all about Neural Networks, Activation Functions, Supervised Learning, Reinforcement Learning, and other key concepts and terms. (90 minute video course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/deep-learning-crash-course-learn-the-key-concepts-and-terms/

2. How to build your own online store in just one day using AWS, React, and Stripe. You'll design the architecture, add the plugins, and even create some serverless functions. (1 hour video course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-make-a-store-in-one-day-aws-react-stripe/

3. How to convert your simple HTML websites into a blazing fast Node.js web apps. This step-by-step guide will help you design a web server and deploy it to the cloud. (16 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/develop-deploy-first-fullstack-web-app/

4. Concise code isn't always clean code. Here's how to avoid common code readability pitfalls. (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/concise-code-isnt-always-clean-code/

5. If you want to automate parts of your day-to-day work, one tool is Natural Language Processing. This primer will show you how to use NLP through Google's popular BERT library. (11 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/google-bert-nlp-machine-learning-tutorial/

Quote of the Week: "To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan, and not quite enough time." - Leonard Bernstein

July 23, 2020

1. Brush up on your math skills with this free College Algebra course. Dr. Linda Green covers most of the algebra you'd learn as a US university student. It should come in handy when you're coding algorithms. (7 hour video course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-algebra-to-improve-your-programming-skills/

2. How to become an outstanding junior developer: a handbook to help you succeed in your first developer job. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-become-an-astounding-junior-developer/

3. How to automate your life and everyday tasks using the Zapier no-code platform and its many off-the-shelf API tools. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-automate-your-life-and-everyday-tasks-with-zapier/

4. TypeScript types explained. This mental model will help you think in terms of types. (35 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/a-mental-model-to-think-in-typescript-2/

5. How to build your own Linux dotfiles manager from scratch (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/build-your-own-dotfiles-manager-from-scratch/

Quote of the Week: "The mathematician's patterns, like those of the painter's or the poet's, the ideas, like the colours or words, must fit together in a harmonious way. There is no permanent place in this world for ugly mathematics." - Godfrey Harold Hardy from “A Mathematician's Apology”

July 16, 2020

1. Learn React and TypeScript by building your own quiz app. You'll learn the popular create-react-app tool, design your own styled components, and use TypeScript to integrate with a quiz API. (80 minute video course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-build-a-quiz-app-using-react-and-typescript/

2. How to set up your own VPN server at home for free using Linux and WireGuard. This is a great way to boost your own privacy and security without needing to share your data with a paid VPN service. (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-set-up-a-vpn-server-at-home/

3. A crash-course in Responsive Web Design. You'll learn techniques for making your web apps look good on phones, tablets, and even big screen TVs. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/responsive-web-design-how-to-make-a-website-look-good-on-phones-and-tablets/

4. The Docker Handbook. This will give you a strong foundation in one of the most important DevOps tools out there – one that freeCodeCamp.org itself uses extensively. (45 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-docker-handbook/

5. How to go from being a junior developer to becoming a mid-level or senior developer. Tips from a dev who just significantly increased their income and job title. (15 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-go-from-junior-developer-to-mid-level-developer/

Quote of the Week: "Programming is the only job I can think of where I get to be both an engineer and an artist. There's an incredible, rigorous, technical element to it, which I like because you have to do very precise thinking. On the other hand, it has a wildly creative side where the boundaries of imagination are the only real limitation." – Andy Hertzfeld

July 9, 2020

1. Our 4 new Python certifications just went live on freeCodeCamp. I recommend you read my big update on Version 7.0 of our curriculum first. I talk about these new certifications, and some other helpful improvements. (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/python-curriculum-is-live/

2. This free course will show you how to build your own 2.5-dimensional platformer game using the Unreal Engine. (3 hour video course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/create-a-2-5d-platformer-game-with-unreal-engine/

3. What is a Correlation Coefficient? We explain this important statistics concept – the r value – using lots of diagrams and color-coded equations. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-a-correlation-coefficient-r-value-in-statistics-explains/

4. Here are 23 alternative coding career paths that you can grow into as a software developer (16 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/alternative-career-paths/

5. The AWS Cloud Cheatsheet: 5 things you'll want to learn first when getting started with Amazon Web Services (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/top-5-things-to-learn-first-when-getting-started-with-aws/

Quote of the Week: "The joy of coding Python should be in seeing short, concise, readable classes that express a lot of action in a small amount of clear code - not in reams of trivial code that bores the reader to death." - Python creator Guido van Rossum

July 2, 2020

1. Tips from a developer who just did 60 coding interviews in a single month. And yes, he got multiple job offers. (15 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-i-learned-from-doing-60-technical-interviews-in-30-days/

2. Learn Deno, the new JavaScript runtime from the inventor of Node.js. This free full-length course will also teach you basic TypeScript, packages, and how to build your own survey app. (6 hour video course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-deno-a-node-js-alternative/

3. What is a Deep Learning Neural Network? Here's what you need to know, explained in plain English. (15 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/deep-learning-neural-networks-explained-in-plain-english/

4. The SaaS Handbook – how to build your first Software-as-a-Service product step-by-step. (1 hour read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-build-your-first-saas/

5. Here are 700 free online Programming and Computer Science courses you can start this July (browsable list): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/free-online-programming-cs-courses/

And one extra for you: a full course on how to build your own full-stack website using Gatsby and Strapi, two powerful new web development tools. (5 hour video course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/create-a-full-stack-website-with-strapi-and-gatsbyjs/

Quote of the Week: "If you want to truly understand something, try to change it." – Kurt Lewin

June 25, 2020

1. This course will teach you how to use Keras, a popular Python library for deep learning. You'll build and train a neural network, then deploy it to the web using Flask and TensorFlow.js. (3 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/keras-video-course-python-deep-learning/

2. And this course will teach you Scikit-Learn, another powerful Python Machine Learning library. You'll learn Linear Regression, Logistic Regression, K-Means Clustering, and more. And you'll build your own app that can recognize handwritten digits. (3 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/machine-learning-with-scikit-learn-full-course/

3. How to pass Google's TensorFlow Developer certificate exam, explained by a developer who just passed it. (15 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-i-passed-the-certified-tensorflow-developer-exam/

4. How to code eight essential graph algorithms in JavaScript (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/8-essential-graph-algorithms-in-javascript/

5. And finally, learn some spicy SQL with these five easy recipes. “I like to think of WHERE, JOIN, COUNT, and GROUP_CONCAT as the salt, fat, acid, and heat of database cooking.” (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/sql-recipes/

Quote of the Week: "You can have data without information, but you cannot have information without data." — Daniel Keys Moran

June 18, 2020

1. Here are the 9 most commonly used Machine Learning algorithms, all explained in plain English. This article will walk you through Random Forests, K-Nearest Neighbors, Linear Regression, and other approaches in a beginner-friendly way. (18 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/a-no-code-intro-to-the-9-most-important-machine-learning-algorithms-today/

2. If you want to get cloud-certified, here's a free Azure cloud certification course. It will teach you the concepts you need to know to pass the AZ-900 exam. (3 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/azure-fundamentals-course-az900/

3. Flutter is a powerful new framework from Google that lets you build apps for iPhone, Android, the web, and PCs – all at the same time with the same codebase. This course will teach you Flutter fundamentals. (3 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/flutter-app-course-mobile-web-desktop/

4. DevOps is, statistically speaking, the highest-paid non-managerial developer field you can go into. And this free course will teach you some of the Linux, networking, and other concepts you need to get started learning DevOps. It's not an entry level career, but if you already have some basic programming skills, this will get you moving in the right direction. (3 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/devops-prerequisites-course/

5. How to create a professional chat API using Node.js and web sockets. This comprehensive tutorial will help you build your own API step-by-step and give you lots of coding practice. (35 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/create-a-professional-node-express/

Quote of the Week: "People worry that computers will get too smart and take over the world. But the real problem is that computers are too stupid and they've already taken over the world." – Pedro Domingos

June 11, 2020

1. This free course will help you improve your JavaScript skills by building 15 bite-sized projects (8 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/hone-your-javascript-skills-by-building-these-15-projects/

2. What is a Primary Key? Learn this important database concept, and how to use it in SQL. (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/primary-key-sql-tutorial-how-to-define-a-primary-key-in-a-database/

3. Here are 5 Git commands you should know, with code examples (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/5-git-commands-you-should-know-with-code-examples/

4. License To Pentest: an Ethical Hacking course for beginners (9 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/license-to-pentest-ethical-hacking-course-for-beginners/

5. How Johan Rin earned AWS certifications, got a job as a software architect, and became a freeCodeCamp author - all while social distancing during the pandemic (6 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-i-got-awscertified-and-got-a-job-during-the-pandemic/

Quote of the Week: "If you’re any good at all, you know you can be better." – Lindsay Buckingham

June 4, 2020

1. This Python Data Science course for beginners covers basic Python, Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib, and even teaches you some problem solving and pseudocode planning skills. (12 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/python-data-science-course-matplotlib-pandas-numpy/

2. How to implement a Linked List in JavaScript – a quick introduction to this iconic data structure, with lots of code examples (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/implementing-a-linked-list-in-javascript/

3. How to write code right inside an Excel spreadsheet using Visual Basic (11 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/excel-vba-tutorial/

4. How to make your own VS Code Extension (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/making-vscode-extension/

5. Here are 680 free online programming and computer science courses you can start this June (browsable list): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/free-online-programming-cs-courses/

Quote of the Week: "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex. It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage – to move in the opposite direction." – Ernst Schumacher

May 28, 2020

1. My analysis of the results from Stack Overflow's survey of 65,000 software developers around the world. I explore their salaries, educational backgrounds, and their favorite programming languages. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/stack-overflow-developer-survey-2020-programming-language-framework-salary-data/

2. Learn how to build your own Android App. This free course for beginners covers basic Java, Material Design, RecyclerView, data persistence, and more. (15 hour course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-to-develop-and-android-app-no-experience-required/

3. A self-taught developer shares 5 mistakes he made during his coding journey, so you can avoid them (13 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/lessons-learned-from-my-journey-as-a-self-taught-developer/

4. Here are four Design Patterns you should know for web development: Observer, Singleton, Strategy, and Decorator (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/4-design-patterns-to-use-in-web-development/

5. How to Build your own Pokémon Pokédex app using HTML, CSS, and TypeScript, with tons of code examples (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/a-practical-guide-to-typescript-how-to-build-a-pokedex-app-using-html-css-and-typescript/

Quote of the Week: "Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability." – Edsger Dijkstra

May 21, 2020

1. Learn some JavaScript by building your own playable Tetris game. This free course will teach you a ton of JavaScript methods and DOM manipulation approaches, along with some basic GameDev concepts. (90 minute watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-javascript-by-creating-a-tetris-game/

2. How to use Deliberate Practice to learn programming more efficiently (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-use-deliberate-practice-to-learn-programming-fast/

3. What it’s really like to cope with endless distractions while working from home. How a family of working parents with two kids stay productive in their 500-square-foot apartment. (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/coding-with-distractions/

4. How to get started with React — a modern project-based guide for beginners. This step-by-step tutorial also includes React Hooks. (26 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/getting-started-with-react-a-modern-project-based-guide-for-beginners-including-hooks-2/

5. How to create an optical character reader using Angular and Azure Computer Vision (13 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-create-an-optical-character-reader-using-angular-and-azure-computer-vision/

Quote of the Week: "Tetris came along early and had a very important role in breaking down ordinary people's inhibitions in front of computers, which were scary objects to non-professionals used to pen and paper. But the fact that something so simple and beautiful could appear on screen destroyed that barrier." – Tetris creator Alexey Pajitnov

May 14, 2020

1. What is Agile software development? Here are the basic principles. (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-agile-and-how-youcan-become-an-epic-storyteller/

2. How to write freelance web development proposals that will win over clients. And this includes a downloadable template, too. (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/free-web-design-proposal-template/

3. What is Deno – other than an anagram of the word "Node"? It's a new security-focused TypeScript runtime by the same developer who created Node.js. And freeCodeCamp just published an entire Deno Handbook, with tutorials and code examples. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-deno-handbook/

4. This free course will show you how to use SQLite databases with Python (90 minute watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/using-sqlite-databases-with-python/

5. You may have heard that there are a ton of free online university courses you can take while staying at home during the coronavirus pandemic. But did you know that 115 of them also offer free certificates of completion? Here's the full list. (Browsable list): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/coronavirus-coursera-free-certificate/

Quote of the Week: "Planning is everything. Plans are nothing." - Helmuth von Moltke

May 7, 2020

1. What is a Proxy Server? This powerful security tool explained in plain English. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-a-proxy-server-in-english-please/

2. Learn how to use the Python PyTorch library for machine learning, using this free in-depth course. (10 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/pytorch-full-course/

3. Johan just passed the AWS Certified Developer Associate Exam. He shows you how you can use your lockdown time to earn a professional cloud certification. (6 minute read) https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-i-passed-the-aws-certified-developer-associate-exam/

4. Vim is one of the simplest and most powerful code editors out there. It comes pre-installed on Mac and Linux, and you can easily install it on Windows. Here are some tips for how to learn it and use it to write code faster. (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/7-vim-tips-that-changed-my-life/

5. How to use pure CSS to create a beautiful loading animation for your app. (9 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-use-css-to-create-a-beautiful-loading-animation-for-your-app/

Quote of the Week: "The tools we use have a profound (and devious!) influence on our thinking habits, and, therefore, on our thinking abilities." - Edsger Dijkstra

April 30, 2020

1. What exactly is computer programming? Phoebe – a developer from the UK – explains the art of software development using simple analogies. (40 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-computer-programming-defining-software-development/

2. freeCodeCamp's May 2020 Summit. We're hosting a 1-hour live stream on Friday, May 1st at 10 a.m. Eastern time. We'll demo a lot of new tools and courses we've been working on, including our new Python certifications. You can watch live (or the on-demand video after it ends) here: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/may-2020-summit/

3. How to build a simple Pokémon web app using React Hooks and the Context API (17 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/building-a-simple-pokemon-web-app-with-react-hooks-and-context-api/

4. A guide to understanding formal software engineering requirements that you will encounter as a developer working on large-scale projects. (14 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/why-understanding-software-requirements-matter-to-you-as-a-software-engineer/

5. Here are 650 free online programming and computer science courses you can start this May. (Browsable list): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/free-online-programming-cs-courses/

Quote of the Week: "The most exciting phrase to hear in science - the one that heralds new discoveries – is not “Eureka!” but “That's funny...”." - Isaac Asimov

April 23, 2020

1. Learn the basics of programming and computer science with this beginner-friendly free course. You'll learn concepts like variables, functions, data structures, recursion, and more. (2 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/introduction-to-computer-programming-and-computer-science-course/

2. How Braedon went from working in sales to working as a software developer. He looks back on the 16 months he spent learning to code at home after work, and the first 2 years in his new job as a professional web developer. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-i-went-from-sales-to-frontend-developer-in-16-months/

3. Permutation and Combination are two math concepts that are really important for programming. And you can learn how to use both of these without much pre-existing math knowledge. Here's how. (8 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/permutation-and-combination-the-difference-explained-with-formula-examples/

4. Learn how to create your own WordPress theme from scratch. This course includes a full codebase, along with some sleek UI designs. (3 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-how-to-create-your-own-wordpress-theme-from-scratch/

5. How to build an auto-updating Excel spreadsheet with stock market data using Python, AWS, and the API for the IEX stock exchange. (22 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/auto-updating-excel-python-aws/

Quote of the Week: "Unless in communicating with a computer one says exactly what one means, trouble is bound to result." – Alan Turing

April 16, 2020

1. Learn Data Analysis with Python. This free course covers SQL, NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, and other tools for visualizing data and creating reports. We also include Jupyter Notebooks so you can run the code yourself, along with plenty of exercises to reinforce your understanding of the concepts. (4 hour course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-data-analysis-with-python-course/

2. And if you don't know much Python yet, I've got you covered. We also published this Python Beginner's Handbook this week. (50 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-python-guide-for-beginners/

3. How to set your future self up for success with good coding habits (11 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/set-future-you-up-for-success-with-good-coding-habits/

4. How to style your React apps with less code using Tailwind CSS and Styled Components (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-style-your-react-apps-with-less-code-using-tailwind-css-and-styled-components/

5. On Tuesday we hosted an online developer conference called LockdownConf. Developers from around the world gave advice on how to learn new skills during the pandemic and find new jobs and freelance clients. You can watch the entire conference ad-free on freeCodeCamp's YouTube channel. (4 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/lockdownconf-free-developer-conference/

Quote of the Week: "Doing more things faster is no substitute for doing the right things." - Stephen Covey

April 9, 2020

1. Learn cloud computing and get AWS certified. Our new AWS Developer Associate Certification course is now live. You'll learn DynamoDB, Elastic Beanstalk, Serverless and more. (16 hour course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/pass-the-aws-developer-associate-exam-with-this-free-16-hour-course/

2. On Tuesday we're hosting a free developer conference on freeCodeCamp's YouTube channel. It's called LockdownConf. You should totally come. Full details: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/lockdownconf-free-developer-conference/

3. Expand your JavaScript skills by building 7 grid-based browser games – including Tetris. Aina will show you how to use graphics and mathematical functions. And she includes full working codebases for each game. (2 hour course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-javascript-by-building-7-games-video-course/

4. Some lessons we can learn from the Git Revert command in our fight with COVID-19. This comes straight from a developer in the middle of the Madrid outbreak, helping run an app-based grocery delivery service for people in his city. (9 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-we-can-learn-from-git-revert-in-our-fight-against-covid19/

5. And finally, we just launched a community Discord chat room. This is a friendly, inclusive place to chat, make developer friends, and share positive energy. And I think we all need that now more than ever. (3 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/freecodecamp-discord-chat-room-server/

Quote of the Week: "To teach is to learn twice." - Joseph Joubert

April 2, 2020

1. You may have heard the terms "Architecture" or "System Design." These come up a lot during developer job interviews. Especially at big tech companies. This in-depth guide will help prepare you for the System Design interview, by teaching you basic software architecture concepts. (40 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/systems-design-for-interviews/

2. How to create your own Coronavirus dashboard and map app using React, Gatsby, and Leaflet. You can code along with this tutorial, learn some new tools, and build your own map of the outbreak to show your family and friends. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-create-a-coronavirus-covid-19-dashboard-map-app-in-react-with-gatsby-and-leaflet/

3. The next time you need to build an architecture diagram for your software project – or just a flow chart for your business – you'll know which tools to use. We showcase the best ones here. (8 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/flow-chart-creator-and-workflow-diagram-apps/

4. OWASP (The Open Web App Security Project) has an up-to-date list of the 10 most common security vulnerabilities in websites. Learn these mistakes so you don't repeat them in your own projects. (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/technical-dive-into-owasp/

5. Var, Let, and Const – What's the Difference? Learn the 3 main ways to declare a variable in JavaScript, and in which situations you should use them. (6 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/var-let-and-const-whats-the-difference/

Quote of the Week: "Programming without an overall architecture or design in mind is like exploring a cave with only a flashlight: You don’t know where you’ve been, you don’t know where you’re going, and you don’t know quite where you are." — Danny Thorpe

March 26, 2020

1. How to Stay Productive in the Age of Social Distancing (8 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/staying-productive-in-the-age-of-social-distancing/

2. How Hashing Functions Work. And What's the Most Secure Encryption Hash? MD5, SHA1, or SHA2? (4 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/md5-vs-sha-1-vs-sha-2-which-is-the-most-secure-encryption-hash-and-how-to-check-them/

3. From Mechanical Engineer to Software Developer – My Coding Rollercoaster. Milecia tells the story of how she stumbled into coding while chasing her passion for cars. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/mechanical-engineering-to-software-developer/

4. How to Become a Software Engineer if You Don't Have a Computer Science Degree (8 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/paths-to-becoming-a-software-engineer/

5. Learn the PERN Stack - Postgres, Express, React, Node - by Building a Todo List App (free 90 minute video course with full example codebase): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-the-pern-stack-full-course/

Quote of the Week: "Act in haste and repent at leisure. Code too soon and debug forever." - Dr. Raymond Kennington

March 19, 2020

1. The Coronavirus Quarantine Developer Skill Handbook – my tips for how to make the most of your time and learn to code for free from home (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/coronavirus-academy/

2. How to outsource your online security, and stay secure without having to think so hard about it (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/outsourcing-security-with-1password-authy-and-privacy-com/

3. A software engineer from Romania live-streamed himself finishing all 6 freeCodeCamp certifications in a single month. It takes most people thousands of hours to accomplish this. Here's his story. (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/i-completed-the-entire-freecodecamp-curriculum-in-a-month-while-recording-everything/

4. How to get started with Serverless Architecture (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-get-started-with-serverless-architecture/

5. An Intro to Metrics Driven Development, and how data can inform the design of your apps (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/metrics-driven-development/

Quote of the Week: "Walking on water and developing software from a specification are easy if both are frozen." - Edward V. Berard

March 12, 2020

1. Developers use the expression "close to the metal" to mean lower-level coding that interacts closely with a computer's hardware. And the king of low-level programming is C. This C Beginner's Handbook will help you learn C basics in just a few hours. (35 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-c-beginners-handbook/

2. These quick user interface design tips that will help you dramatically improve the look of your front end projects. (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-make-your-front-end-projects/

3. You can build fast, secure websites at scale - all without a web server or traditional back end. This new approach is called the JAMstack, and this tutorial will show you how to use it. (4 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/jamstack-full-course/

4. What is cached data? And what does it mean to clear a cache? This article will give you a functional understanding of how caches work and why they're so important to the modern web. (9 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-cached-data/

5. A developer uncovered 1,400 Coursera online university courses that are still completely free. (browsable list): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/coursera-free-online-courses-6d84cdb30da/

Quote of the Week: "It's hard enough to find an error in your code when you're looking for it. It's even harder when you've assumed your code is error-free." - Steve McConnell

March 5, 2020

1. We just released a massive, free Python Machine Learning course focused on TensorFlow 2.0. You'll learn: core learning algorithms, deep learning with neural networks, computer vision with convolutional neural networks, natural language processing with recurrent neural networks, and reinforcement learning. It took us months to make this. I think you'll enjoy it. (7 hour watch + Jupyter Notebook modules): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/massive-tensorflow-2-0-free-course/

2. The JavaScript Beginner's Handbook - 2020 Edition. This comprehensive JavaScript reference also comes with a downloadable PDF (30 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-complete-javascript-handbook-f26b2c71719c/

3. How to avoid getting your password cracked. An information security engineer explains hashing, dictionary attacks, rainbow tables, the Birthday Problem, and more. (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/an-intro-to-password-cracking/

4. Multithreaded Python: slithering through an I/O bottleneck (6 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/multithreaded-python/

5. Here are 610 free online programming and computer science courses from universities around the world that you can start this March (browsable list): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/free-online-programming-cs-courses/

Quote of the Week: "Optimism is an occupational hazard of programming. Testing is the treatment." - Kent Beck

February 27, 2020

1. Resume tips from a developer who got job offers at Microsoft, Amazon, and Twitter (6 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/why-your-resume-is-being-rejected/

2. How one developer listens to 5+ hours of podcasts per day to stay on top of technology news, and the tools he uses to organize his podcast RSS feeds (8 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/podcasts-are-my-new-wikipedia-the-perfect-informal-learning-resource/

3. Victoria shares some command line tricks for managing your messy open source repositories (6 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/command-line-tricks-for-managing-your-messy-open-source-repository/

4. How one biology student got his first developer job and won his first hackathon: 2 wild days of research, design, and coding (27 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-i-won-the-hackathon/

5. How to build a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) for your project (8 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/minimum-viable-product-between-an-idea-and-the-product/

Quote of the Week: "The value of a prototype is in the education it gives you, not in the code itself." - Alan Cooper

February 20, 2020

1. A developer crunched the results of 213,000 coding interview tests which were completed by job candidates from around the world. He shares the insights, and a full 39-page report of the results. (9 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/top-2020-it-skills/

2. How to build and deploy your own portfolio website. This free video course covers basic HTML, CSS, Flexbox, and Grid. (2 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-build-a-portfolio-website-and-deploy-to-digital-ocean/

3. The much-hyped JAMstack explained in detail – and how to get started with it. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-the-jamstack-and-how-do-i-host-my-website-on-it/

4. Even though JavaScript is a prototype-based language – and not a class-based language – it's still possible to do Object Oriented Programming with it. Here's how. (6 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-javascript-implements-oop/

5. A Complete Beginner's Guide to React Router. This tutorial even includes Router Hooks. Give it a try. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/a-complete-beginners-guide-to-react-router-include-router-hooks/

Quote of the Week: "That is the essence of science: ask an impertinent question, and you are on the way to a pertinent answer." - Jacob Bronowski

February 13, 2020

1. How to get your first job as a self-taught developer – tips from a freeCodeCamp graduate who got her first software engineering job last year (6 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-get-your-first-job-in-tech/

2. An experienced developer shares his favorite Chrome DevTools tips and tricks (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/awesome-chrome-dev-tools-tips-and-tricks/

3. How to build your own piano keyboard using plain vanilla JavaScript (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/javascript-piano-keyboard

4. How to build a Progressive Web App from scratch with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. You'll build a simple coffee menu app that uses service workers and continues working even if you disconnect from the internet. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/build-a-pwa-from-scratch-with-html-css-and-javascript/

5. Here's a no-hype explanation of what Blockchain is and how this distributed database technology works (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-blockchain-and-how-does-it-work/

Quote of the Week: "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." – Aristotle

February 6, 2020

1. I analyzed a new survey of 116,000 developers and hiring managers from around the world. I share some of their noteworthy findings about developer tools, higher education, and wages. (8 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/computer-programming-skills-2020-survey-developers-hiring-managers-hackerrank/

2. What is statistical significance? P Value explained in a way that non-math majors can understand and calculate it (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-statistical-significance-p-value-defined-and-how-to-calculate-it/

3. Adobe XD vs Sketch vs Figma vs InVision - how to pick the best design software in 2020 (6 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/adobe-xd-vs-sketch-vs-figma-vs-invision/

4. Learn how to build web apps using ASP.NET Core 3.1. Along the way, you'll use Razor to build a book list project. (3 hour video course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/asp-net-core-3-1-course/

5. Here are 610 free online programming and computer science courses you can start this February (browsable list): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/free-online-programming-cs-courses/

Quote of the Week: "Looking at code you wrote more than two weeks ago is like looking at code you are seeing for the first time." — Dan Hurvitz

January 30, 2020

1. This course will teach you User Interface Design fundamentals like whitespace, visual hierarchy, and typography (1 hour interactive course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-ui-design-fundamentals-with-this-free-one-hour-course/

2. Learn Natural Language Processing with Python and TensorFlow 2.0. You'll build an AI that can write Shakespeare. And this is a beginner-level course, meaning you don't need to have any prior experience with machine learning. (90 minute course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-natural-language-processing-no-experience-required/

3. How to approach your first tech job fair (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-approach-your-first-tech-job-fair/

4. Your React Cheatsheet for 2020 - with dozens of practical real-world code examples (16 minute read + downloadable PDF): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-react-cheatsheet-for-2020/

5. A data-driven analysis of all the best free online courses that universities published last year (browsable list): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/best-online-courses-of-2019/

Quote of the Week: "Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment." - unknown

January 23, 2020

1. The Complete Freelance Web Developer Guide. People have asked freeCodeCamp to publish a course like this for years. I am so excited to share this with you. This course features in-depth advice from a veteran freelance developer, an attorney focused on business law, and an accountant. Think of it as "your freelance developer business in a box." Enjoy. (1 hour read + 4 hour video course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/freelance-web-developer-guide/

2. What one developer learned from reading the classic book "The Pragmatic Programmer". In short: it's old but gold. (8 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/thought-on-the-pragmatic-programmer/

3. How to replace Bash with Python as your go-to command line language (6 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/python-for-system-administration-tutorial/

4. Truthy VS Falsy values in Python: this detailed introduction will explain the hidden logic behind how Python evaluates different data structures as true or false (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/truthy-and-falsy-values-in-python/

5. 10 important Git commands that every developer should know (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/10-important-git-commands-that-every-developer-should-know/

Quote of the Week: "Those who know how to learn... know enough." - Henry Adams

January 16, 2020

1. In this article I break down all the different cloud-related developer roles and the professional AWS certifications you can earn for each of them. I also introduce freeCodeCamp's 2020 #AWSCertified challenge. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/awscertified-challenge-free-path-aws-cloud-certifications/

2. How I stopped a credit card thief from ripping off 3,537 people – and saved our nonprofit in the process. Yes, this really happened to me last week. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/stopping-credit-card-fraud-and-saving-our-nonprofit/

3. Universities around the world now offer tons of free online programming and computer science courses. Here are 620 that you can choose from to kick off your 2020 learning. (browsable list): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/free-online-programming-cs-courses/

4. How to deploy a website in just 3 minutes straight from your Google Drive. (6 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-deploy-a-static-website-for-free-in-only-3-minutes-with-google-drive/

5. How to make your first JavaScript chart using the JSCharting library - a detailed tutorial with code examples. (18 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-make-your-first-javascript-chart/

Quote of the Week: "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is." - Yogi Berra

January 2, 2020

1. Everything I know about New Year's Resolutions: how to make 2020 your big breakout year as a developer (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/developer-new-years-resolution-guide/

2. This free course will show you how to pass the AWS Certified Solutions Architect exam and earn one of the most in-demand cloud certifications (10 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/pass-the-aws-certified-solutions-architect-exam-with-this-free-10-hour-course/

3. How one inspired developer built 100 projects in 100 days. Given his rapid pace, some of these projects are really impressive. (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-i-built-100-projects-in-100-days/

4. How to build a complete back end system using serverless technology (24 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/complete-back-end-system-with-serverless/

5. Python dictionaries explained: a visual introduction to this super useful data structure (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/python-dictionaries-detailed-visual-introduction/

Also, I want to recognize the many women and men around the world who are contributing code to freeCodeCamp's open source codebase, writing articles, and helping people on our community forum. I've assembled this list of the fCC 100 - the top contributors to the freeCodeCamp community. I hope to see some of you on my 2020 list :) https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/fcc100-top-contributors-2019/

Quote of the Week: "The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance, but the illusion of knowledge." - Daniel Boorstin

December 19, 2019

1. Learn how to build your own API in this free video course. First you'll get an overview of how computers use APIs to communicate with one another. Then you'll learn how to use Node, Flask, and Postman to build your own API. (2 hour course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/apis-for-beginners-full-course/

2. The year in review: here are the 100 most popular free online university courses of 2019 according to the data. If you have time over the holidays, you can give one of them a try. (Browsable list): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/100-popular-free-online-courses-2019/

3. Flutter is a powerful new tool for building both Android and iOS apps with a single codebase. Here's why you should consider learning Flutter in 2020, plus a ton of learning resources. (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-flutter-and-why-you-should-learn-it-in-2020/

4. What is technical debt? Colby explains this agile software development concept, and gives you some ideas for how your team can fix it. (3 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/give-the-gift-of-a-tech-debt-sprint-this-agile-holiday-season/

5. The ultimate guide to end-to-end testing. You'll learn how to use Selenium and Docker to run comprehensive tests on your apps. (13 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/end-to-end-tests-with-selenium-and-docker-the-ultimate-guide/

Quote of the Week: "If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate." - Thomas Watson

December 12, 2019

1. Web development in 2020: My friend Brad Traversy made a 70-minute video about the state of web development, and which tools he recommends learning. I agree with pretty much everything he says here. And I've summarized his suggestions for you here. (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/web-development-2020/

2. Learn how to build your own video games using the newest version of the Unreal Engine. In this free video course, you'll build 3 games and learn a lot of fundamentals. (5 hour course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-unreal-engine-by-creating-three-games/

3. How to choose the best JavaScript code editor for doing web development (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-choose-a-javascript-code-editor/

4. How to Create your own Santa Claus tracker app using Gatsby and React Leaflet (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/create-your-own-santa-tracker-with-gatsby-and-react-leaflet/

5. An introduction to Unified Architecture - a simpler way to build full-stack apps (11 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/full-stack-unified-architecture/

Quote of the Week: "Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand." - Martin Fowler

December 5, 2019

1. How to create a password that is actually secure (3 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/actually-secure-passwords/

2. The beginner's guide to bug squashing: how to use your debugger to find and fix bugs (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-beginner-bug-squashing-guide/

3. How to write good commit messages: a practical Git guide (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/writing-good-commit-messages-a-practical-guide/

4. How to start your own coding YouTube channel. We made this free course with tips from some of the sharpest programmers on YouTube. (1 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-start-a-software-youtube-channel/

5. People often ask me how I funded freeCodeCamp during its first 3 years before we got tax-exempt nonprofit status. It's one of the top autocomplete options when you try googling my name. So am I secretly a millionaire? (6 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/quincy-larson-net-worth/

Quote of the Week: "Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it." - Brian Kernighan, co-creator of Unix

November 28, 2019

1. How to plan, code, and deploy your startup idea in a single weekend (2 hour video course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/plan-code-and-deploy-a-startup-in-2-hours/

2. freeCodeCamp will offer 4 new Python certifications in 2020: ️Scientific Computing, Data Analysis, Information Security, and Machine Learning. And that's not all. We're working on lots of other exciting upgrades to our curriculum. (9 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/python-curriculum/

3. How a simple cron job can save you from a ransomware attack (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/cronjob-ransomware-attack/

4. How to use Google Tag Manager to maintain your Google Analytics and get other insights into your website's visitors (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-use-google-tag-manager-to-maintain-google-analytics-and-other-marketing-tags/

5. Why you should use SVG images, and how to animate your SVGs and make them lightning fast (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/a-fresh-perspective-at-why-when-and-how-to-use-svg/

Quote of the Week: "A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kickboxing." - Emo Philips

November 21, 2019

1. Next.js is a powerful new framework for coding React apps that involve a lot of data. I'm using it myself on a new project. And this free book by Flavio Copes will show you how to make the most of it. (40 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-next-js-handbook/

2. Learn how to use Tkinter to code Graphic User Interfaces for your Python apps. You'll learn event-driven programming and Matplotlib charts. You'll even build your own clickable calculator app - all with Python. (6 hour course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-how-to-use-tkinter-to-create-guis-in-python/

3. I drove down to Houston and interviewed the open source legends behind The Changelog as part of their 10 year anniversary. Then they turned around and interviewed me about freeCodeCamp and our plans for the future. I think you'll enjoy it. (4 hour listen): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/open-source-moves-fast-10-years-of-the-changelog/

4. Developer Gwendolyn Faraday shares her favorite personal privacy and security tools, so you can set up shields around your life. (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/privacy-tools/

5. freeCodeCamp just launched a powerful new donation management tool. This is something we've been working on for a while. We're proud to give our supporters as much transparency and control as possible. Here's how it works. (6 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/donation-settings/

Quote of the Week: "To err is human. But to really foul things up, you need a computer." - Paul Ehrlich

November 14, 2019

1. David Tian spent the past 10 years working on Wall Street. He's a non-native English speaker in his 40s. And yet he was able to get a job as a software engineer at Google and is now working on their new Pixel phones. In David's detailed guide he explains exactly how he got the job. Even if you're not aiming for Google, there are a ton of tips here that will help you gear up for your own job search. (50 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/career-switchers-guide-to-your-dream-tech-job/

2. How to use JSON Web Tokens to make sure your app's user data stays private. This is a free course on modern authentication methods, taught by an experienced software engineer. (2 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-are-json-web-tokens-jwt-auth-tutorial/

3. How to conquer your fear of public speaking once and for all. Megan shares 10 tips for getting over her pre-conference talk jitters. (6 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/fear-of-public-speaking/

4. Mohammad did a full statistical analysis of the big 3 front end libraries: React, Angular, and Vue. He explores how marketable each skill is on the job market, and how fast each project is improving. (4 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/angular-react-vue/

5. A complete guide to end-to-end API testing with Docker. You'll build a Node/Express API and test it with Chai and Mocha. (19 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/end-to-end-api-testing-with-docker/

Quote of the Week: "The best way to predict the future is to invent it." - Alan Kay

November 7, 2019

1. If you're looking for a fun way to practice Python, start here. You'll build Tetris, Pong, Snake, Connect Four, and even an online multiplayer game. Each game tutorial includes a working example codebase. (7 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-python-by-building-5-games/

2. Learn how to build native Android apps using Kotlin, a powerful alternative to Java. You'll learn how to use Android Jetpack, Firebase, and more in this free full-length course. (4 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-how-to-develop-native-android-apps-with-kotlin-full-tutorial/

3. The freeCodeCamp Forum is now getting 5 million views each month. People use it to ask programming questions and get fast answers. And now we're expanding the forum into an open source alternative to Reddit and Facebook. (8 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-future-of-the-freecodecamp-forum/

4. This beginner’s guide to Git and GitHub will introduce you to some version control fundamentals. (9 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-beginners-guide-to-git-github/

5. Linting is like spellcheck but for code. Here's how to get started using linting tools, so you can catch bugs in your code as you type. (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/dont-just-lint-your-code-fix-it-with-prettier/

Quote of the Week: "Technical skill is mastery of complexity, while creativity is mastery of simplicity." - Christopher Zeeman

October 31, 2019

1. A quantum computer just solved a problem that should take supercomputers 10,000 years to solve. And it solved the problem in just 200 seconds. Here's a plain-English explanation of what quantum computing is, how it works, and Google's new claim to "quantum supremacy" (4 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-quantum-computing-googles-quantum-supremacy-claim-explained/

2. This free course will teach you how to become an AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner in about a week. It's a good first step toward more advanced cloud certifications, and there's no coding required. (4 hour course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/aws-certified-cloud-practitioner-training-2019-free-video-course/

3. This is the story of how a 36-year-old mom landed her first developer job. Phoebe doesn't have a computer science degree. She didn't attend a bootcamp. She just studied part-time for 2 years on freeCodeCamp, and practiced by building projects for freelance clients. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-i-went-from-stay-at-home-mum-to-landing-my-first-web-developer-job/

4. What's the difference between a framework and library? It's the difference between buying a house and cautiously building your own. (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/frameworks-vs-libraries/

5. How to speed up your old laptop - using stuff you have lying around your house (3 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/speed-up-old-laptop/

Quote of the Week: "Today, most software exists, not to solve a problem, but to interface with other software." — Ian Angell

October 24, 2019

1. 5 years ago, I launched freeCodeCamp from a desk in my closet. Today, we've helped more than 40,000 people get developer jobs. In this article I'll show you the numbers behind our nonprofit, our plans for 2020, and a ton of new features we just pushed live. (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-future-of-freecodecamp-5-year-anniversary/

2. CSS Zero to Hero. This free course teaches you CSS basics like coloring and text, and advanced skills like custom animations. (6 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-css-in-this-free-6-hour-video-course/

3. Niamh had no computer science degree, no bootcamp, and no clue. But after 7 months of learning to code, she got her first developer job. She shares tips that helped her get hired so quickly. (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-i-became-a-web-developer-in-under-7-months-and-how-you-can-too/

4. 200 universities just launched 620 free online courses. More proof that these days you can learn almost any subject straight from university professors - at your convenience and for free. (browsable list): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/new-online-courses/

5. How Jessica Chan went from photography student to freelance developer. She also created a popular Instagram account that explains computer science concepts through diagrams. Here's her exciting and relatable story. (1 hour podcast interview): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-jessica-chan-codercoder-went-from-photography-degree-to-prolific-content-creator-and-successful-freelancer/

Quote of the Week: "If you want a team to go fast, a feeling of momentum is more important than a sense of urgency." —Elisabeth Hendrickson

October 10, 2019

1. Learn graph theory algorithms from a Google engineer. This course walks you through famous graph traversal algorithms like DFS and BFS, Dijkstra's shortest path algorithm, and topological sorts. You even learn how to solve the traveling salesman problem using dynamic programming. When you're preparing for your developer job interviews, this will be a huge help. (7 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-graph-theory-algorithms-from-a-google-engineer/

2. Code linting - what is it and how can it save you time? (9 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-linting-and-how-can-it-save-you-time/

3. How to solve Sudoku puzzles using math and programming - a detailed guide with code examples (15 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-play-and-win-sudoku-using-math-and-machine-learning-to-solve-every-sudoku-puzzle/

4. How to create your own blockchain using Python (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/create-cryptocurrency-using-python/

5. I interviewed the creator of Software Engineering Daily about how he got his start in tech. We talk about his time as a developer at Amazon, his advice for entrepreneurs, and how he's managed to record more than 1,200 episodes of his podcast (2 hour listen): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/jeff-meyerson-software-engineering-daily-podcast-interview/

Quote of the Week: "A change in perspective is worth 80 IQ points." - Alan Kay

October 3, 2019

1. Learn the fundamentals of Machine Learning with this Python course. You'll learn how to build your own neural network and use TensorFlow 2.0 to train your models so you can make predictions. (2 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-to-develop-neural-networks-using-tensorflow-2-0-in-this-beginners-course/

2. You snooze, you... win? Here's a collection of studies on software developers, sleep, productivity, and code quality (4 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/programmers-you-snooze-you-win/

3. How to prepare for your technical job interviews - tips and tricks to perform your best (14 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/interviewing-prep-tips-and-tricks/

4. How to make your app's architecture secure right now: separation, configuration, and access (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/secure-application-basics/

5. Ruben Harris grew up in Atlanta and worked in finance. In this interview, he shares how he transitioned into tech, got into Y Combinator, and raised $2 million in investment for adult education startup (75 minute listen): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-ruben-harris-used-the-power-of-stories-to-break-into-startups-podcast/

Quote of the Week: "The only truly secure system is one that is powered off, cast in a block of concrete and sealed in a lead-lined room with armed guards." - Gene Spafford

September 26, 2019

1. Learn data structures from a Google engineer. This free beginner-friendly course will teach you common data structures like singly and doubly linked lists, stacks, queues, heaps, binary trees, hash tables, AVL trees, and more. (8 hour video course + code examples): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-data-structures-from-a-google-engineer/

2. How to code your own Random Meal Generator. Your web app will give you a random recipe and cooking tutorial video whenever you're hungry, but don't know what to cook. (7 minute read with code samples and a working demo): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/creating-a-random-meal-generator/

3. How to learn constantly without burning out (6 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-constantly-learn-without-burning-out/

4. How to use productivity apps to organize your digital life, and get more done in less time (11 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/productivity/

5. Lessons learned during Lekha's first year as a software engineer. She shares insights on what to expect, and also some tips for women getting into tech (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/my-first-year-as-a-software-engineer/

Quote of the Week: "The value of a prototype is in the education it gives you, not in the code itself." - Alan Cooper

September 19, 2019

1. This free course will teach you responsive web design basics. You'll learn how to make websites look equally good on mobile phones, tablets, laptops - even big-screen TVs. (4 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/master-responsive-website-design/

2. How Jason went from writing his first line of code to accepting a $226,000 job offer - all in just 8 months (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/first-line-of-code-to-226k-job-offer-in-8-months/

3. The 100 best free online courses of all time, based on the data (browsable list): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/best-online-courses/

4. How to stay safe on the internet: it’s proxy servers all the way down (9 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-apps-stay-safe/

5. Ohans grew up in Lagos. He used freeCodeCamp to learn to code, and to teach other people in his community how to code as well. He's published several books on front end development, and now works in Berlin. Abbey interviewed him about his coding journey so far. (1 hour listen): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/stay-focused-and-create-quality-content/

Quote of the Week: "In an information economy, the most valuable company assets drive themselves home every night. If they are not treated well, they do not return the next morning." — Peter Chang

September 12, 2019

1. An introduction to HTTP: everything you need to know about the protocol that powers the world wide web (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/http-and-everything-you-need-to-know-about-it/

2. Give your CSS some superpowers by learning Sass. This free course will show you how to use the Sass pre-processor to clean up your CSS and make it a lot more powerful (2 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/give-your-css-superpowers-by-learning-sass/

3. A beginner's guide to Git. This will help you understand several core version control concepts (13 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/git-the-laymans-guide-to-understanding-the-core-concepts/

4. How to deploy your React app to the AWS cloud - an in-depth tutorial on networking, security, Postgres, PM2, and nginx (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/production-fullstack-react-express/

5. Andi learned to code and became obsessed with CSS. She moved from Florida to San Francisco and created some of the city's first CSS-focused events. Now she runs several monthly tech events. In this podcast interview, she shares tips for how you can start tech events in your city (1 hour listen): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-design-event-experiences/

Quote of the Week: "Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it." - Brian Kernighan, co-creator of the C language

September 5, 2019

1. How developers think: a walkthrough of the planning and design behind a simple web app (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/a-walk-through-the-developer-thought-process/

2. How to create a programming YouTube channel: lessons from 5 years and 1 million subscribers. I'm proud of our YouTube channel and all the creators who contributed to this video. (1 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-start-a-software-youtube-channel-video-course/

3. A quick intro to recursion in JavaScript (4 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/quick-intro-to-recursion/

4. Here are 650 free online programming and computer science courses you can start this September (browseable list): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/650-free-online-programming-computer-science-courses-you-can-start-this-september/

5. My coding bootcamp handbook: how bootcamps work and are they right for you. I spent weeks researching the bootcamp industry and talking with bootcamp graduates to create this handbook. If you're considering going to a bootcamp, I hope you find this helpful. (30 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/coding-bootcamp-handbook/

Quote of the Week: "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance. It is the illusion of knowledge." — Stephen Hawking

August 29, 2019

1. The secret to unlimited ideas for your coding projects (3 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-secret-to-unlimited-project-ideas/

2. Take your React skills to the next level. This free course will walk you through building your own clone of Todoist, a popular to-do app. You'll use Firebase, React Hooks, React Testing, and more (8 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/react-firebase-todoist-clone/

3. How to survive - and thrive - at your first tech meetup (6 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/first-meetup/

4. How to write clean code: an overview of JavaScript best practices and coding conventions (8 minute read, plus video): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/javascript-naming-convention/

5. Harry was an aimless college student. He learned enough coding to get a job at a small startup. In this podcast interview, he describes the journey that lead to him working as a developer and manager at MongoDB in New York City (1 hour listen): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/from-startups-to-manager-at-mongodb-podcast/

Quote of the Week: "The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'Now that's funny...'" - Isaac Asimov

August 22, 2019

1. Freelancing 101: how to start earning your side-income as a developer (17 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/freelancing-101/

2. Learn DevOps basics with this free 2-hour course on Docker for beginners. You can do the whole course in your browser. You don't even need to spin up your own servers (2 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/docker-devops-course/

3. Progressive Web Apps - an overview of how they work, how they're competing with mobile apps, and how to build them (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/practical-tips-on-progressive-web-app-development/

4. Awesome terminal tricks to level up as a developer (4 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/terminal-tricks/

5. How one music teacher used freeCodeCamp to teach herself to code, then landed a job at GitHub. A podcast interview with Briana Swift (1 hour listen): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-a-former-music-teacher-taught-herself-to-code-and-landed-a-job-at-github-podcast/

Quote of the Week: "No amount of testing can prove a software right. A single test can prove a software wrong." - Amir Ghahrai

August 15, 2019

1. How to build your own playable Tetris game. You'll learn the latest techniques, including React Hooks and Styled Components (3 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/react-hooks-tetris-game/

2. The Software Developer's Guide to Career Ownership (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/software-developers-career-ownership-guide/

3. What you need to know about DNS (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-dns-anyway/

4. Developer News is growing fast. In this article I lay out our vision for the future (6 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-new-way-forward-for-developer-news/

5. How to become a successful freelancer: a podcast interview with Kyle Prinsloo. Kyle dropped out of school and worked as a jewelry salesman before teaching himself to code. His freelance business grew, and he now runs a profitable software development consultancy in South Africa. (90 minute listen): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-become-a-successful-freelancer-podcast/

Quote of the Week: "As soon as we started programming, we found to our surprise that it wasn't as easy to get programs right as we had thought. Debugging had to be discovered. I can remember the exact instant when I realized that a large part of my life from then on was going to be spent in finding mistakes in my own programs." - Maurice Wilkes

August 8, 2019

1. Learn closures - an advanced coding concept - in just 6 minutes with this fun guide (6 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-javascript-closures-in-n-minutes/

2. How to Build your own YouTube clone web app: an in-depth React tutorial, with a full example codebase and video walkthrough (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/youtube-clone-app/

3. How to set up a new MacBook for coding. Amber highlights some of the best Mac tools for developers (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-set-up-a-brand-new-macbook/

4. So little time, so many resources. Here are 670 free online programming and computer science courses you can start this August (browsable list): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/free-programming-courses-august-2019/

5. How one US Army veteran went from English Major to Full Stack Developer. On this week's podcast, Abbey interviews Jamie about how she learned to code and got her first developer job in her 30s (1 hour listen): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-an-army-vet-went-from-english-major-to-full-stack-developer/

Quote of the Week: "Good programmers use their brains, but good guidelines save us having to think out every case." - Francis Glassborow

August 1, 2019

1. The Best JavaScript meme I've ever seen, explained in detail (4 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/explaining-the-best-javascript-meme-i-have-ever-seen/

2. We just published a free in-depth course on penetration testing. Learn dozens of Linux tools and cybersecurity concepts. (15 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/full-penetration-testing-course/

3. freeCodeCamp's YouTube channel recently passed 1 million subscribers. How did we do it? We share all the secrets we learned over the past 4 years, so you can launch your own programming channel if you want. (25 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-start-a-software-youtube-channel/

4. We just re-designed Code Radio. Now you can listen in your media player of choice, and control playback and volume from your keyboard. (5 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/play-code-radio-on-vlc/

5. When she was 11 years old, Linh moved from Vietnam to England. She didn't even speak English. But she taught herself to code using freeCodeCamp, and now she works as a developer at Lego (yes - that Lego) in London. On this week's podcast, she talks about her coding journey and her new life. (1 hour listen): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/podcast-from-biochemical-engineer-to-software-engineer-at-lego/

Quote of the Week: "The first 90% of the code accounts for the first 90% of the development time. The remaining 10% of the code accounts for the other 90% of the development time." - Tom Cargill

July 25, 2019

1. Flavio Copes is famous for his in-depth handbooks on developer tools. And he just published his HTML handbook on freeCodeCamp this week. (45 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-html-handbook/

2. Learn Blockchain Development with this free course on the Solidity programming language. Start writing Smart Contracts for the Ethereum Virtual Machine (90 minute watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-the-solidity-programming-language/

3. The 3 types of Design Patterns all developers should know - with code examples of each (10 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-basic-design-patterns-all-developers-need-to-know/

4. Freelancing? Here are 7 places where you can sell your software development services (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/selling-services/

5. Princiya grew up in India, learned to code, started contributing code to Firefox, and now works as a developer in Berlin. She shares her story, and her tips for getting accepted to speak at tech conferences (1 hour listen): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/podcast-how-taking-risks-catapulted-one-software-engineers-career-forward/

Quote of the Week: "Any code of your own that you haven't looked at for six or more months might as well have been written by someone else." - Eagleson's Law

July 18, 2019

1. How to get started with Git - a free crash course for new developers (7 minute read + video): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/git-commands/

2. A father and military veteran tells his story of learning to code and getting his first developer job (8 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/landing-my-first-development-job-what-a-crazy-journey/

3. The Definitive TypeScript Handbook (13 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-definitive-typescript-handbook/

4. How to build a reusable animation component using React Hooks, the newest React feature (7 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/animating-visibility-with-css-an-example-of-react-hooks/

5. 3 years ago, Joe Previte left grad school to learn to code. In this interview, he talks about getting his first developer job, teaching other people how to code, and even running the local GraphQL meetup in Phoenix, Arizona (1 hour listen): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/podcast-from-linguistics-grad-student-to-front-end-developer/

Bonus: Code Radio is back! 24/7 music designed for coding. And now it works better on your phone and uses less data: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/code-radio-24-7/

Quote of the Week: "Good code is its own best documentation." - Steve McConnell

July 11, 2019

1. Learn Back End Development in Node.js. This free JavaScript course will teach you the fundamentals (3 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/getting-started-with-node-js/

2. How to make your first Pull Request on GitHub (4 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-make-your-first-pull-request-on-github/

3. After each of your job interviews, this is the most effective post job interview thank-you email you can send (11 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/interview-thank-you-email/

4. Here are 660+ free online Programming and Computer Science courses you can start in July, so you can make good use of your summer and expand your skills (browsable list): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/free-coding-courses-july-2019/

5. This is the story behind Harvard CS50 - the most popular computer science course in the world. I interviewed Professor David Malan and game dev teacher Colton Ogden about how they got into programming and brought CS50 online for everyone (2 hour listen): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/podcast-harvard-cs50s-david-malan-and-colton-ogden-on-computer-science/

Quote of the Week: "The only people who have anything to fear from free software are those whose products are worth even less." - David Emery

July 4, 2019

1. Learn the science (and the art) of Data Visualization in this free course. You'll build charts, maps, and even interactive visualizations - all using tools like SVG and D3.js (13 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/data-visualization-using-d3-course/

2. Here's my overview of the Developer Roadmap for learning Front End Development, Back End Development, and DevOps - with all the recommended skills and technologies mapped out visually (6 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/2019-web-developer-roadmap/

3. How Sam reverse-engineered the Hemingway Editor - a popular writing app - and built his own version from a beach in Thailand (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/https-medium-com-samwcoding-deconstructing-the-hemingway-app-8098e22d878d/

4. Abbey interviews developer/designer Eleftheria (whose name means "freedom" in Greek) about her many contributions to the developer community, the #100DaysOfCode challenge, and her many tech talks at conferences around Europe (1 hour listen): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/podcast-how-a-developer-youtuber-and-masters-student-does-it-all/

5. We just launched a new freeCodeCamp backpack for developers. It features a dedicated laptop slot and tablet slot, a USB port, detachable key fob, and even a water bottle holder. I demo all its features in this video (1 minute watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/2019-freecodecamp-backpack/

Quote of the Week: "There is no programming language–no matter how structured–that will prevent programmers from making bad programs." - Larry Flon

June 27, 2019

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/

Quote of the Week: "The best thing about a boolean is even if you are wrong, you are only off by a bit." - an unknown programmer

June 20, 2019

1. How to build an amazing LinkedIn profile - 15 tips from Austin, who got job offers from Microsoft, Google, and Twitter (35 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-build-an-amazing-linkedin-profile-15-proven-tips/

2. This free course on Webpack by Colt Steele will show you how to simplify your code and speed-up your website (2 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/webpack-course/

3. How Madison went from homeschooler to self-taught full stack developer. In this interview, she shares tons of tips for staying focused and motivated through the struggle (1 hour listen): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/from-homeschooler-to-fullstack-developer/

4. The Essentials of Monorepo Development - how to build your entire project in a single code repository (14 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/monorepo-essentials/

5. How to power through the entire developer job application process - an interview with Chris Lienert (90 minute listen): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-go-through-the-job-application-process-an-interview-with-chris-lienert-2/

Quote of the Week: "To iterate is human, to recurse divine." - L. Peter Deutsch

June 13, 2019

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/

Quote of the Week: "Optimism is an occupational hazard of programming; feedback is the treatment." - Kent Beck

June 6, 2019

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

Quote of the Week: "First learn computer science and all the theory. Next develop a programming style. Then forget all that and just hack." - George Carrette

May 16, 2019

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

Quote of the Week: "Measuring programming progress by lines of code is like measuring aircraft building progress by weight." - Bill Gates

May 9, 2019

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

Quote of the Week: "A great lathe operator commands several times the wage of an average lathe operator, but a great writer of software code is worth 10,000 times the price of an average software writer." - Bill Gates

May 2, 2019

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

Quote of the Week: "Computer science education cannot make anybody an expert programmer any more than studying brushes and pigment can make somebody an expert painter." - Eric Raymond

April 25, 2019

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

Quote of the Week: "Security in IT is like locking your house or car – it doesn't stop the bad guys, but if it's good enough they may move on to an easier target." - Paul Herbka

April 18, 2019

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

Quote of the Week: "A good programmer is someone who always looks both ways before crossing a one-way street." - Doug Linder

April 11, 2019

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

Quote of the Week: "The most likely way for the world to be destroyed, most experts agree, is by accident. That's where we come in; we're computer professionals. We cause accidents." - Nathaniel Borenstein

April 4, 2019

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

Quote of the Week: "One person's 'paranoia' is another person's 'engineering redundancy.'" — Marcus J. Ranum

March 14, 2019

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

Quote of the Week: "The only truly secure system is one that is powered off, cast in a block of concrete and sealed in a lead-lined room with armed guards." - Gene Spafford

March 7, 2019

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

Quote of the Week: "Security is always excessive until it's not enough." - Robbie Sinclair

February 28, 2019

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

Quote of the Week: "In a relatively short time we've taken a system built to resist destruction by nuclear weapons and made it vulnerable to toasters." - Jeff Jarmoc

February 21, 2019

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

Quote of the Week: "A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history - with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila." - Mitch Ratliff

February 14, 2019

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

Quote of the Week: "The function of good software is to make the complex appear to be simple." - Grady Booch

February 7, 2019

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

Quote of the Week: "If having a coffee in the morning doesn't wake you up, try deleting a table in a production database instead." - Juozas Kaziukenas

February 1, 2019

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

Quote of the Week: "The most amazing achievement of the computer software industry is its continuing cancellation of the steady and staggering gains made by the computer hardware industry." - Henry Petroski

January 24, 2019

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

This weeks quote: "The Web as I envisaged it, we have not seen it yet. The future is still so much bigger than the past." —  Tim Berners-Lee (inventor of the web)

January 17, 2019

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

This week's quote: "We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done." —  Alan Turing

January 10, 2019

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

December 20, 2018

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

December 13, 2018

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

December 6, 2018

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

November 29, 2018

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

November 22, 2018

1. The 2018 State of JavaScript survey asked 20,000 developers about which tools they use and why. Here are the results (5 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/8322bcc51bd8

2. Here are the winners of the 2018 freeCodeCamp JAMstack Hackathon at GitHub, and demos of the winning projects (7 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/2a39bd1db878

3. An Airbnb software engineer talks about 7 habits she has observed that most successful engineers have in common (9 minute watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/n/ms9fp28jf

4. An introduction to Git Merge and Git Rebase: what they do and when to use them (6 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/131b863785f

5. Young left his job at a Los Angeles pharmacy, coded for 8-months, and got a job as a professional developer. This is his journey from anxiety to triumph (6 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/forum/t/240212

November 15, 2018

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

November 1, 2018

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

October 25, 2018

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

October 18, 2018

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

October 11, 2018

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

October 4, 2018

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

September 27, 2018

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

September 20, 2018

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

September 13, 2018

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

September 6, 2018

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

August 30, 2018

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

August 23, 2018

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

August 17, 2018

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

August 9, 2018

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

May 17, 2018

1. How to build your own 8-Ball Pool game from scratch using JavaScript and HTML5 - a comprehensive video tutorial (1 hour watch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXwCrtAo4Wc

2. JavaScript symbols, iterators, generators, async/await, and async iterators — all explained simply (14 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/4003d7bbed32

3. How to use JavaScript Regular Expressions to rapidly search through text (12 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/48b46a68df29

4. How to code your own YouTube app: a full YouTube API tutorial with code examples (1 hour watch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sWEecNUW-o

5. Craigslist, Wikipedia, Lichess, and beyond - my personal journey into the Abundance Economy, where developers build software designed to be free for as many people as possible (13 minute listen - you can listen in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or right here in your browser): https://freecodecamp.libsyn.com

May 3, 2018

1. How a 33-year-old museum tour guide became a professional web developer - her 18 month coding journey (10 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/2902d074f5ba

2. Here are 530 free online programming and computer science courses you can start in May (browsable list): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/5e82f5307867

3. How to make a super simple website. Alice walks you through the fundamentals of HTML (33 minute watch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlxWf493en4

4. Demystifying JavaScript’s "new" keyword (6 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/874df126184c

5. How to land a six figure job in tech with no connections. Advice from a biology major who got job offers from Google and Twitter (60 minute listen - you can listen in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or right here in your browser): https://freecodecamp.libsyn.com

April 26, 2018

1. One freeCodeCamp contributor turned his website into a Progressive Web App, then published it in 3 app stores. Here's what he learned along the way (14 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/7cb3f56daf9b

2. Cracking the system design interview: developer job interview tips from a software engineer at Twitter (9 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/dda63ed27e26

3. How web tracking works: a developer's guide to tracking tools and your privacy online (6 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/42935355525

4. Let's learn D3.js: a full video course on the popular JavaScript data visualization library (27 minute watch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4t6qfHZ6Tw

5. Hackers stole a tech entrepreneur's website from her. Here's the dramatic story of how she pulled off a sting operation to get it back (16 minute listen - you can listen in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or right here in your browser): https://freecodecamp.libsyn.com

April 19, 2018

1. What exactly is Node.js? Here's a clear explanation of the tool that Netflix, Uber, and LinkedIn use to handle millions of users at the same time (5 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/ae36e97449f5

2. "Everyone’s journey is different, and every one of us has our own battles to fight in the background." Sibylle shares how she completed the 100 Days of Code challenge by finding 30 minutes to code each day (5 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/d7c6dca80f09

3. This new 24-part JavaScript course by freeCodeCamp grad Dylan Israel is a solid way to learn the basics (8 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/e7777baf86fb

4. How to add ESLint to your Node.js project and find errors automatically (9 minute watch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhuFviJn-es

5. On this week's episode of the freeCodeCamp podcast, Software Engineer Jane Phillips shares tactics for succeeding at take-home coding challenges - one of the most common types of developer job interview (28 minute listen - you can listen in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or right here in your browser): https://freecodecamp.libsyn.com/

April 12, 2018

1. Learn React.js in 5 minutes - a quick introduction to the popular JavaScript library (5 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/526472d292f4

2. How to organize your thoughts on the whiteboard and crush your technical interview (8 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/b668de4e6941

3. Learn HTML5 - a full video course (53 minute watch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPnqb74Smug

4. How to escape async/await hell (4 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/c77a0fb71c4c

5. After a year of coding and scraping data, one freeCodeCamp contributor finally launched his leaderboard of the top Medium stories of all time. Then a last minute change threatened to kill his app. (8 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/e07a32cf5255

April 5, 2018

1. Here's every new feature added to JavaScript over the past three years with examples (16 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/d52fa3b5a70e

2. How one freeCodeCamp camper went from being a coding newbie to a software engineer with a six-figure salary in just 9 months - all while working full time (19 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/460bd8485847

3. Here are 470 free online programming and computer science courses you can start in April (browsable list): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/433e50dfdc57

4. An easy way to improve your designs: use Google Font "Superfamilies" for multiple visually similar fonts (5 minute read): https://medium.freecodecamp.org/1dae04b2fc50

5. Alexa Development 101: here's a full Amazon Echo course in a single video (70 minute watch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SXCHvxRSNE

March 29, 2018

1. Here's a free 10-part course on Bootstrap 4.0 to help you learn responsive web design (5 minute read): https://fcc.im/2I3p2J1

2. A major open source project called DevDocs just donated itself - and all of its code - to the freeCodeCamp.org community (5 minute read): https://fcc.im/2umK6In

3. Did you know that Google has its own JavaScript style guide? It lays out best practices for writing clean, understandable code. Here are some of the highlights (7 minute read): https://fcc.im/2GtBwN3

Bonus: Remi is a musician in Berlin, and yesterday he got his first developer job. In this forum post, he talks about his transition: "I can say that Freecodecamp works. I went from basic programming knowledge to landing a job in a specialized framework in a matter of months, without paying anything, going to university, or getting any "official" certificate." (2 minute read): https://fcc.im/2E3EZwm

March 22, 2018

1. How to write a great developer résumé and showcase your software engineer skills (8 minute read): https://fcc.im/2psxiLN

2. Learn Bootstrap 4.0 in 5 minutes: get to know the newest version of the worlds most popular front-end component library (5 minute read): https://fcc.im/2p9xAqF

3. Why software engineers disagree about everything (40 minute watch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fVdg3EEbi4

Bonus: Jordan was a junior enlisted in the US Air Force. He knew nothing about coding. Here's how he taught himself to code, built his network in San Francisco, and landed a prestigious developer internship at Twitter (8 minute read): https://fcc.im/2G4LTql

March 15, 2018

1. Stack Overflow just released the results of their 2018 survey - and more than 100,000 developers responded. I’ve compiled the most interesting results right here for your convenience (5 minute read): https://fcc.im/2FY23li

2. After teaching herself to code, Maria wanted a new challenge. So she redesigned Tumblr (13 minute read): https://fcc.im/2FCCd65

3. Here are 620 free online programming and computer science courses you can start in March (browsable list): https://fcc.im/2p07R44

Bonus: On this week's episode of the freeCodeCamp Podcast, we explain exactly what an API is - in plain English (9 minute listen - you can listen in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or right here in your browser): https://fcc.im/2HEmAsn

March 8, 2018

1. How to make your website lightning fast (7 minute read): https://fcc.im/2oU8Pi3

2. How Vince transitioned from a graphic designer to a front-end developer in just 5 months (9 minute read): https://fcc.im/2oWCYws

3. How ancient mathematics can enrich your design skills (6 minute read): https://fcc.im/2oUF1Ss

Bonus: We just launched freeCodeCamp Radio - our community's new 24/7 live stream with music you can code to (6 minute read): https://fcc.im/2Fi7dZW

March 1, 2018

1. An 8-minute guide to GitHub and how developers use it to share code (8 minute read): https://fcc.im/2oBIFjg

2. How Zhia Hwa landed offers for developer jobs from Microsoft, Amazon, and Twitter - all without an Ivy League degree - just a ton of hard work (18 minute read): https://fcc.im/2F9ZQCS

3. How Rodney made $200,000 when he was just 16 years old by programming tools for a video game (9 minute read): https://fcc.im/2F26LyU

Bonus: Jane created this comprehensive guide to take-home coding challenges, one of the most common formats for developer job interviews (21 minute read): https://fcc.im/2t5215F

February 22, 2018

1. Tools I wish I had known about when I started coding (6 minute read): https://fcc.im/2ooWcdJ

2. How I applied lessons learned from a failed technical interview to get 5 job offers (18 minute read): https://fcc.im/2BHKOlx

3. The best free online courses of 2017 according to the data (6 minute read): https://fcc.im/2omh2ug

Bonus: An introduction to web scraping using Node.js. Learn how to get data from any website - no API necessary. You can watch this free in-depth video tutorial and code along (27 minute watch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUYMiztBEdY

February 15, 2018

1. CSS finally supports variables. Here's everything you need to know about CSS variables, including three example apps you can build to better understand them (22 minute read): https://fcc.im/2o8NbFN

2. How to add HTTPS to your website for free in 12 minutes, and why you need to do this now more than ever (12 minute read): https://fcc.im/2BuqC6O

3. Scrum explained in 16 minutes - a look at how developers use the popular Scrum agile methodology to write better software, and faster too (16 minute watch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuBFzAdaHDY

Bonus: Many of you have written me asking for an archive of these "three links" emails I send each Thursday. So I compiled one. And I also share the story behind these emails, and why I decided to use this simple no-nonsense format (browsable list): https://fcc.im/2GhEyjM

February 8, 2018

1. Here are 330 Ivy League courses you can take online right now for free (browseable list): https://fcc.im/2C6En8m

2. 3 years ago I was just a 30-something teacher coding in his closet. But yesterday, the IRS granted freeCodeCamp Tax Exempt status. And freeCodeCamp is now a public charity. As a result, every donation you’ve ever made to freeCodeCamp is now tax deductible. Here’s what all this means for you and for the global freeCodeCamp community (3 minute read): https://fcc.im/2BjNVjJ

3. If you’re considering freelancing or creating a startup, this is a must-watch. My friend Luke Ciciliano — who does freelance web development for law firms — will walk you through the best way to set up your US business for tax purposes (21 minute watch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtIB_3_DZUk

Bonus: Elvis was “just a village boy from Nigeria who had nothing but a dream and a Nokia J2ME feature phone.” Today, he’s a 19 year old Android developer who has worked on over 50 apps and currently works for an MIT startup. On this week’s episode of the freeCodeCamp Podcast, I tell his inspiring story of how he built apps using nothing more than his feature phone (15 minute listen): https://fcc.im/2EdyvMb

January 31, 2018

1. Learn how you can code your own chat room app using React, Redux, Redux-Saga, and Web Sockets in this free in-depth YouTube tutorial (85 minute watch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_fHXt9V3zQ

2. How to manage your taxes as a freelance developer or startup (7 minute read): https://fcc.im/2BKOYp4

3. Want to build apps using blockchain and smart contracts? This in-depth guide will help you get started (21 minute read): https://fcc.im/2nuzrFZ

Bonus: Here are 440 free online programming and computer science courses you can start in February (browsable list): https://fcc.im/2DR0rVY

January 25, 2018

1. My friend just launched a free full-length CSS Flexbox course where you can build responsive websites interactively in your browser (5 minute read): https://fcc.im/2E5INyK

2. A 5-minute intro to Color Theory: how to combine colors and set the mood of your designs (5 minute read): https://fcc.im/2nasXe6

3. How you can build your own VR headset for $100 (3 minute read): https://fcc.im/2ncIiuC

Bonus: 5 years ago, Ken was a college dropout who woke up every day at 4 a.m. to drive a forklift. He taught himself to code and kick-started his career by convincing a local web development company to hire him. In this week’s episode of The freeCodeCamp Podcast, Ken shares his advice on how to go from a hobbyist to a professional developer (15 minute listen, also on iTunes and Google Play): https://fcc.im/2FfGpoH

January 18, 2018

1. These CSS naming tips will save you hours of debugging (7 minute read): https://fcc.im/2mNUFNw

2. CSS Flexbox basics explained in just 5 minutes (5 minute read): https://fcc.im/2FR1DtW

3. We just published a free video course on how to build your own iOS flashcard app using React Native, from setup to animations. All four videos are now live on freeCodeCamp’s YouTube channel (4 hour watch in total): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b6F0KiFpG8

Bonus: How not to bomb your job offer negotiation: part two of Haseeb Qureshi’s tips that helped him negotiate a $250,000 starting package when he got his first developer job at Airbnb. This episode of The freeCodeCamp Podcast can help you increase your starting salary by thousands of dollars (34 minute listen, also on iTunes and Google Play): https://fcc.im/2rk69Ow

January 11, 2018

1. Here are some stories from 300 developers who got their first tech job in their 30s, 40s, and 50s (4 minute read): https://fcc.im/2miUtWv

2. HTTPS explained with carrier pigeons (5 minute read): https://fcc.im/2D0Infc

3. How we recreated Amazon Go in 36 hours (7 minute read): https://fcc.im/2qUlgOv

Bonus: If you’re actively looking for a developer job in the new year, this is a must-listen. Hasseeb Qureshi is famous for negotiating a $250,000 starting compensation package when he accepted his first developer job at Airbnb in San Francisco. In this new episode of the freeCodeCamp Podcast, Hasseeb shares negotiation tips you can use to increase your starting salary by thousands — and in some cases — tens of thousands of dollars (27 minute listen, also on iTunes and Google Play): https://fcc.im/2D3sANt

January 4, 2018

1. Some lessons I learned from 7 self-taught coders who now work as professional software developers (6 minute read): https://fcc.im/2CF6S2a

2. Don’t do it at runtime. Do it at design time (4 minute read): https://fcc.im/2CRUpVE

3. Next Level Accessibility: 5 ways Scott made the freeCodeCamp Guide more usable for people with disabilities (7 minute read): https://fcc.im/2EPTeqk

Bonus: Here are 600 free online programming and computer science courses you can start in January (browsable list): https://fcc.im/2CztEbq

December 28, 2017

1. The unlikely history of the 100 Days Of Code Challenge, and why you should try it for 2018 (8 minute read): https://fcc.im/2lmVXhR

2. CSS Grid is an exciting new way to build responsive websites. And a freeCodeCamp contributor just released a full CSS Grid course for free (5 minute read): https://fcc.im/2E6oT6i

3. How exactly does Bitcoin work? This camper built an interactive web app to show you (5 minute read): https://fcc.im/2C47zl3

Bonus: How I built and launched a chatbot over the weekend (10 minute watch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IUgB5-CKDQ

December 21, 2017

1. This is the story of a high school kid in Nigeria named Elvis who coded and launched two popular apps using nothing more than his Nokia feature phone. He eventually earned enough money from freelancing to buy a proper laptop, and now he works for an MIT-based startup (10 minute read): https://fcc.im/2Bwp50Y

2. Sacha just asked 23,000 developers what they think of JavaScript. Here are the results of his 2017 State of JavaScript Survey (8 minute read): https://fcc.im/2BtKuYI

3. Here are 5 helpful GitHub tips for new coders (4 minute read): https://fcc.im/2kzNAQp

Bonus: I just published episode 11 of The freeCodeCamp Podcast: “Programming is hard. That’s precisely why you should learn it.” Listen to it in iTunes or Google Play, or right here in your browser (11 minute listen): https://fcc.im/2k9zLuH

December 14, 2017

1. This is the best article I’ve ever read on Bitcoin technology and the engineering challenges it faces (17 minute read): https://fcc.im/2Cjax1A

2. How to make your HTML responsive by adding a single line of CSS (6 minute read): https://fcc.im/2ktADqP

3. Briana’s back with her new in-depth video: how to use Bash and the command line in Mac, Windows 10, and Linux (33 minute watch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFMyUgF6I8Y

Bonus: I just published episode 10 of The freeCodeCamp Podcast and it’s gut-wrenching: “We fired our top developer talent. Best decision we ever made.” Listen to it in iTunes or Google Play, or right here in your browser (10 minute listen): https://fcc.im/2k9zLuH

December 8, 2017

1. How did I land my first job as a self-taught developer? I prepared like crazy (6 minute read): https://fcc.im/2iDU67l

2. The definitive JavaScript handbook for your next developer interview (14 minute read): https://fcc.im/2jwgTmL

3. Here are 450 free online programming and computer science courses you can start in December (browsable list): https://fcc.im/2A1x6Gs

Bonus: Learn how to build an API using Node.js with this free in-depth YouTube tutorial (33 minute watch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsCjFHuMXj0

November 30, 2017

1. Learn CSS Grid in 5 minutes: a quick introduction to the future of website layouts (5 minute read): https://fcc.im/2AjmK89

2. How I built the Airbnb of music studios in a single evening: the story of Studiotime (6 minute read): https://fcc.im/2BAxZY0

3. Regular Expressions Demystified: RegEx isn’t as hard as it looks (21 minute read): https://fcc.im/2AlB8KU

Bonus: I just published Episode #8 of The freeCodeCamp Podcast: “What I learned from spending 3 months applying to jobs after a coding bootcamp.” You can subscribe to The freeCodeCamp Podcast in iTunes or Google Play, or just listen to all the episodes in your browser here (10 minute listen): https://fcc.im/2k9zLuH

November 22, 2017

1. The freeCodeCamp Toronto team hosted the first freeCodeCamp conference. More than a hundred campers attended this free event, including myself. And we live-streamed it to the global community. Here’s the opening talk I gave (24 minute watch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si1pjn5R0xU&t=1540s

2. This tool makes learning algorithms and data structures way more fun (7 minute read): https://fcc.im/2A1FG99

3. Andy just got a developer job at Facebook. Here’s how he prepared for on-site interviews at seven Silicon Valley companies, and what he learned from them (9 minute read): https://fcc.im/2A26WV1

Bonus: The newest episode of The freeCodeCamp Podcast explores developer ethics, and what happens when your code can kill people (10 minute listen): https://fcc.im/2mRhgwd

November 17, 2017

1. I just published the first 6 episodes of the new freeCodeCamp Podcast all at once. You can binge-listen to them now, or subscribe and listen to them at your convenience. We’ll publish new episodes every Monday. Here’s the full episode list, with links to listen for free (3 minute read): https://fcc.im/2ioiZEw

2. Everything you should know about React: the basics you need to start building (10 minute read): https://fcc.im/2zHmsb6

3. Hard coding concepts explained with simple real-life analogies: how to explain coding concepts like streams, promises, linting, and declarative programming to a 5-year-old (15 minute read): https://fcc.im/2mvDGml

Bonus: The Reusable JavaScript Revolution — our newest freeCodeCamp Talk (42 minute watch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNClb7HEqeI

November 9, 2017

1. I’m thrilled to announce a new YouTube channel called freeCodeCamp Talks. Here’s how you can watch the best tech talks for free (3 minute read): https://fcc.im/2hRbfL8

2. Everything you need to know about Tree Data Structures (16 minute read): https://fcc.im/2zuuvYu

3. Here are 430 free online programming and computer science courses you can start in November (browsable list): https://fcc.im/2m8TYkT

Bonus: Check out one of the talks from the new freeCodeCamp Talks YouTube channel: “SVG can do that?!” by Sarah Drasner. If you don’t have time to watch it now, just subscribe and you can watch it at your convenience (38 minute watch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLgb3CVVTRw

November 2, 2017

1. How one developer hacked Google’s bug tracking system and made $15,600 in bounties in the process (7 minute read): https://fcc.im/2gTA3Rq

2. What’s the difference between JavaScript and ECMAScript? (8 minute read): https://fcc.im/2zaxaq1

3. How to become a better Stack Overflow user in five simple steps (4 minute read): https://fcc.im/2huUkxA

Bonus: If you have Instagram on your phone, follow the freeCodeCamp community there. We post fun photos from campers around the world: https://fcc.im/2heLvrz

October 26, 2017

1. 200 universities around the world just launched 560 free online courses. Here’s the full list, sorted by category: https://fcc.im/2gJktf8

2. Remember the $86 million license plate scanner that an Australian developer replicated in just 57 lines of code? Well, he built a prototype just to prove to skeptics that it worked. And he immediately caught someone who was driving on a cancelled registration (11 minute read): https://fcc.im/2y4j4qI

3. freeCodeCamp just published a massive free guide to Bootstrap 4. It dives deep into responsive web design (67 minute read): https://fcc.im/2laYcIf

Bonus: Here’s a free 73-page eBook on how to establish your career in web development. It features interviews with me, Wes Bos, and a bunch of other developers — all sharing lessons we’ve learned along our coding journey: https://fcc.im/2i5NNJp

October 23, 2017

1. How I would explain a decade of progress in web development to a time traveler from 2007 (10 minute read): https://fcc.im/2gD4uPI

2. Bootstrap 4: Everything You Need to Know. This is a free book-length deep dive using Bootstrap 4 to solve some common responsive web design problems (66 minute read): https://fcc.im/2laYcIf

3. How Emily fought through anxiety and depression to finish freeCodeCamp’s front end development certificate (6 minute read): https://fcc.im/2yIP7tC

Bonus: I just got my free Hacktoberfest shirt. Here’s a quick way you can get yours (5 minute read): https://fcc.im/2hZSuEz

October 12, 2017

1. How to think like a programmer — a step-by-step guide to approaching projects and coding challenges (9 minute read): https://fcc.im/2kKi8RZ

2. How to make money as a freelance developer — business tips from my friend Luke Ciciliano, who does freelance web development for law firms (35 minute watch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsTzLgra5dQ

3. Here are 500 free online programming and computer science courses you can start in October (1 to 30 minutes to browse): https://fcc.im/2yjrWYG

Bonus: How a 33 year old father in Brazil spent a year learning to code through freeCodeCamp, then got his first Front End Developer job (2 minute read): https://fcc.im/2yfD1Yt

October 5, 2017

1. How Alvaro went from selling food in the street to coding software at Apple and other top tech companies (13 minute read): https://fcc.im/2fRSzwM

2. One year ago, Billy wanted to hang out and code with other people in Sacramento. Today, he leads one of the most active freeCodeCamp study groups in the US. Here’s how brought together campers in his community (10 minute read): https://fcc.im/2yZZoRS

3. After dropping out of grad school and working as a nanny, Lupe learned to code with freeCodeCamp and just accepted her first developer job offer. Here’s how she built her portfolio, prepared for interviews, and negotiated her salary (4 minute read): https://fcc.im/2kol2f6

Bonus: We just published this full YouTube tutorial on how to build and deploy your own website for free using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and newer tools like Hugo and Netlify CMS (30 minute watch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSts93C9UeE

September 28, 2017

1. Facebook just changed the open source license on React. Here’s my 2-minute explanation why they did this (2 minute read): https://fcc.im/2fB2lDE

2. Yang Shun Tay wrote an in-depth guide to rocking your next coding interview. You can read this now or bookmark it for next time you’re looking for a job. (28 minute read): https://fcc.im/2wZ9dgm

3. freeCodeCamp contributor Ethan Arrowood live-streamed this introduction to React from his university auditorium (46 minute watch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rIP81hjs2U

Bonus: Beau Carnes just published a step-by-step tutorial on how to code Conway’s Game of Life — one of the most common programming homework assignments in history (55 minute watch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PM0_Er3SvFQ

September 25, 2017

1. I just announced a new way to learn coding tools and concepts right when you need them. Introducing the freeCodeCamp Guide (5 minute read): https://fcc.im/2xuMTNM

2. Amir had a clear path toward a finance job on Wall Street. But instead, he decided to learn to code. And he never looked back (9 minute read): https://fcc.im/2xWU2Jy

3. Preethi answers one of the most common questions people ask her as a software engineer: What programming language should you learn first? (12 minute watch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqiEhZYmvKk

Bonus: This quick tutorial on how to code virtual reality apps using a JavaScript tool called WebVR (10 minute watch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhEfT9YjLcU

September 15, 2017

1. The Equifax hack was the worst data breach in history. Here’s my quick summary of what went wrong, and some tips for protecting your family from identity thieves (5 minute read): https://fcc.im/2f0Ig5u

2. The engineer’s guide to not making your app look awful (7 minute read): https://fcc.im/2vYXgYy

3. Our nonprofit needed a cheaper way to send email blasts. So we engineered one. Introducing freeCodeCamp’s Mail for Good (5 minute read): https://fcc.im/2yc3vtG

Bonus: Here’s a step-by-step tutorial for building a Tic Tac Toe game with an unbeatable AI, using JavaScript and the Minimax Algorithm (51 minute watch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2TcQ3h0ipQ

September 7, 2017

1. Here’s how Blockchain works, explained interactively in your browser (4 minute read): https://fcc.im/2xdnU4j

2. Stacy wanted to get real time push notifications from her GitHub projects. Here’s how she used open APIs and built her own Chrome extension for this (5 minute read): https://fcc.im/2xd7atR

3. Here are 450 free online programming and computer science courses you can start in September (browsable list): https://fcc.im/2wMcb9I

Bonus: Watch an experienced developer build a full stack web app using Vue.js and Express.js. He explains every step in detail (56 minute watch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa4cRMaTDUI

August 31, 2017

1. Australian police spent $86 million on software to help them catch car thieves. Here’s how a single developer replicated that system, using just 57 lines of code (5 minute read): https://fcc.im/2iJWWuE

2. The anatomy of a Bootstrap dashboard theme that earns thousands of dollars each month for its designers (13 minute read): https://fcc.im/2wpIFX2

3. A beginner-friendly guide to building a chatbot, with code and a live demo (7 minute read): https://fcc.im/2vLr5el

Bonus: A data scientist switched from Windows to Linux and wrote about the lessons he learned along the way (6 minute read): https://fcc.im/2eHGZRk

August 28, 2017

1. How a self-taught teenager built an operating system that runs in your browser (10 minute read): https://fcc.im/2g8Flvf

2. How Recursion Works — explained with flowcharts and a video (6 minute read): https://fcc.im/2w7iYdL

3. All the fundamental React.js concepts, jammed into a single Medium article (16 minute read): https://fcc.im/2vrZBdy

Bonus: Jon got a developer job less than a year after he started coding. Here’s how he leveraged the freeCodeCamp community and made the jump (2 minute read): https://fcc.im/2wJ15V9

August 17, 2017

1. One developer tracked startup hiring trends for years. Here’s his latest analysis of the skills that YCombinator startups are looking for when they hire developers (7 minute read): https://fcc.im/2wjp0tL

2. Vim isn’t that scary. Here are 5 free resources you can use to learn it (6 minute read): https://fcc.im/2vMzWha

3. Preethi left a dream job as a venture capitalist to learn to code and work as a developer. Today on her “Ask Preethi” YouTube series, she answers the question: “After you complete coding tutorials, how do you take what you’ve learned and build something real?” (13 minute watch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxfJ7xw5hQE

Bonus: How Anthony — a freeCodeCamp camper who recently moved to the US from Peru — overcame anxiety and landed his first developer job (2 minute read): https://fcc.im/2v58PvU

August 11, 2017

1. Joe and Rachel teamed up to make their first open source code contribution — less than a year after they started learning to code. Here’s what they learned from the experience, and what you can too (7 minute read): https://fcc.im/2uvePCX

2. Why striving for perfection might be holding you back as a developer (4 minute read): https://fcc.im/2vVuqvN

3. freeCodeCamp contributor Beau Carnes just published a series of YouTube videos to help you learn jQuery in a fast, clear way (4 minute watch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhtEmR2A1Fw&list=PLWKjhJtqVAbkyK9woUZUtunToLtNGoQHB

Bonus: How Kate went from no degree and no experience to landing her first developer job in less than a year (3 minute read): https://fcc.im/2wOX527

August 3, 2017

1. Here are 450 free online programming and computer science courses you can start in August (browsable list): https://fcc.im/2unPHZJ

2. An MIT-trained software engineer-turned-recruiter talks about how to interview your interviewers when applying for a developer job (5 minute read): https://fcc.im/2u4nvfb

3. Cody shows you how to solve Reddit’s “Talking Clock” problem step-by-step on a whiteboard, then code a solution in JavaScript (15 minute watch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcPahhyYEIk

Bonus: How freeCodeCamp helped Adham beat depression and get his dream job (10 minute read): https://fcc.im/2vw6ZJc

July 28, 2017

1. How to choose the right laptop for programming (5 minute read): https://fcc.im/2h4hTzp

2. The story behind hundreds of strangers who coded together on freeCodeCamp at Google I/O Sri Lanka (7 minute read): https://fcc.im/2h3OqG3

3. Professional web developer Jesse Weigel is building a modern React app from start to finish, live on freeCodeCamp’s YouTube channel. So far he’s 6 days into the project (12 hour watch so far — you can skip around): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUPBEpfBEXo&index=1&list=PLWKjhJtqVAbkxYR9ly9ksx8UYyCpBRmMc

Bonus: Matt spent 2 years going through freeCodeCamp part time. He just got a job as a software engineer, and he has tons of advice for the job search. He says: “You either win, or you learn. The only way to lose is to quit.” (20 minute read): https://fcc.im/2uZnsVA

July 13, 2017

1. 1,000 days ago I launched freeCodeCamp from a desk in my closet. Today, more than a million people are learning to code through our community. Here’s what you can expect from the next thousand days (2 minute read): https://fcc.im/2tL5mFH

2. Suz live-streamed herself coding on Twitch.tv for a year. Here’s what she learned from the experience (11 minute read): https://fcc.im/2tOLcZC

3. Watch Cody break down a popular Reddit coding challenge step-by-step on a white board, then solve it using JavaScript (11 minute watch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK0o-8GMRss

Bonus: Jose was a college dropout, providing for his family by working as a security guard in Spain. Here’s his story of learning to code and getting hired as a back-end developer (8 minute read): https://fcc.im/2sMW210

July 6, 2017

1. 10 common data structures explained with videos and exercises (11 minute read): https://fcc.im/2tuhCZm

2. Software Engineer Preethi Kasireddy answers the question: Should you go back to school to get a Computer Science degree? (13 minute watch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TVYjjWkuOU

3. Here are 460 free online programming and computer science courses you can start in July (15 minute read): https://fcc.im/2uujt0r

Bonus: Pieter just got his first web developer job at a solar power company. He has been a regular in the freeCodeCamp community, helping teach other campers and answer their questions. He says that this old saying really is true: “To learn, read. To know, write. To master, teach.” (2 minute read): https://fcc.im/2sQM0Lu

June 29, 2017

1. Aline is an MIT-trained software engineer turned recruiter. She analyzed thousands of coding interviews, and here’s what she found. (15 minute read): https://fcc.im/2u3g08J

2. Preethi left a dream job as a venture capitalist to learn to code and work as a developer. Now she’s launched a new YouTube series called “Ask Preethi” to help you through the hardest parts of your coding journey. (4 minute read): https://fcc.im/2tqBONs

3. How one developer switched from coding on a laptop to coding on an iPad (14 minute read): https://fcc.im/2srdHu9

Bonus: The story of a freeCodeCamp camper who shared his personal projects on Reddit, got discovered by an employer, and ultimately got a full time developer job (3 minute read): https://fcc.im/2smiSjJ

June 22, 2017

1. How hackathons work, and why you should consider going to one (5 minute read): https://fcc.im/2tkPM16

2. How two developers coded a JavaScript tool that can turn multiple phones and tablets into a single connected screen (10 minute read): https://fcc.im/2sYQHqQ

3. freeCodeCamp contributor James Rauhut got a software designer job at IBM. He filmed this fun day-in-the-life video (11 minute watch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXfYSn8qaUE

Bonus: One camper who just got a developer job offer says: “The one thing that most helped me become good at coding was helping others learn to code.” (1 minute read): https://fcc.im/2rG9vam

June 16, 2017

1. All the web developers at Grab — a big Asian ride sharing startup — use this front end development guide to keep their skills sharp. Even their back end developers use it. (23 minute read): https://fcc.im/2spxFsP

2. How we got 1,500 GitHub stars by mixing time-tested technology with a fresh UI (5 minute read): https://fcc.im/2tw8zpk

3. The dark side of Apple’s $70 billion app store success (10 minute read): https://fcc.im/2twfT4m

Bonus: Aiden worked through freeCodeCamp’s certificates and was able to skip the junior developer role entirely by landing a mid-career developer job. Here’s his story (3 minute read): https://fcc.im/2syhE3V

June 8, 2017

1. Meeting for Good: how campers built an open source tool to solve time zones (4 minute read): https://fcc.im/2rOieYE

2. 435 free online programming and computer science courses you can start in June (1 to 28 minute read): https://fcc.im/2sdMuyM

3. Going Serverless: how to run your first AWS Lambda function in the cloud (8 minute read): https://fcc.im/2r3n5YW

Bonus: Sophanarith didn’t have a college degree, but 37 days after he finished freeCodeCamp, he got hired as a Front-end Web Developer. Here’s his story (1 minute read): https://fcc.im/2qYziKz

June 1, 2017

1. What I learned from coding for 100 days straight (7 minute read): https://fcc.im/2rloKpL

2. The best Data Science courses on the internet, ranked by your reviews (12 minute read): https://fcc.im/2qCenMW

3. Google not, learn not: why searching can sometimes be better than knowing (6 minute read): https://fcc.im/2qFUaKg

Bonus: How Danny got a React Developer job offer on day 97 of his 100 Days Of Code challenge (1 minute read): https://fcc.im/2roZIWO

May 30, 2017

1. How scientists used software to reconnect a paralyzed man’s hands to his brain (4 minute read): http://bit.ly/2nBZfjK

2. How to set up a VPN in 10 minutes for free, and why you urgently need one (10 minute read): http://bit.ly/2nOaNAP

3. Recreating legendary 8-bit video game music using Tone.js and the web audio API (15 minute read): http://bit.ly/2nO2XYf

Bonus: I’m currently listening to “Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions.” This book is a fascinating mash-up of technology and psychology (12 hour listen): http://amzn.to/2nNQ5Bl

May 25, 2017

1. How to go from hobbyist to professional developer (14 minute read): https://fcc.im/2r03UPp

2. Here’s how you can make a 360 virtual reality app in 10 minutes using Unity (7 minute read): https://fcc.im/2rxMCsG

3. What’s the difference between cookies, local storage, and session storage? (9 minute watch) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwicscsvGLg

Bonus: How Elise learned to code while working full-time, and got her first full stack developer job — and the many things she learned along the way (2 minute read): https://fcc.im/2qhH0yQ

May 18, 2017

1. Here are all of the big announcements from the Google I/O developer conference yesterday, jammed into a single 11-minute video (11 minute watch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNLVZjBE08g

2. How we taught dozens of refugees to code, then helped them get developer jobs (5 minute read): https://fcc.im/2rnAAhK

3. The only person you should compare yourself to is yourself (6 minute read): https://fcc.im/2q0mbqQ

Bonus: I’m reading “The Upstarts: How Uber, Airbnb, and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley Are Changing the World.” It’s a hard-hitting history of these two tech startups and the industries they’re disrupting (10 hour listen): http://amzn.to/2qtPoht

May 11, 2017

1. The 12 YouTube videos that new developers mention the most (5 minute read): https://fcc.im/2poH7MP

2. Programming is hard. That’s precisely why you should learn it (5 minute read): https://fcc.im/2qiUazp

3. Why I left a prestigious law firm to learn to code and become a product manager at a startup (5 minute read): https://fcc.im/2qWOkzR

Bonus: I’m currently listening to “Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions.” This book is a fascinating mash-up of technology and psychology (12 hour listen): http://amzn.to/2nNQ5Bl

May 4, 2017

1. We asked 20,000 people who they are and how they’re learning to code. Here are the results of our 2017 New Coder Survey (6 minute read): https://fcc.im/2p1yWpv

2. How I went from zero to San Francisco software engineer in 12 months (8 minute read): https://fcc.im/2p32CxF

3. Every single Machine Learning course on the internet, ranked by your reviews (20 minute read): https://fcc.im/2pJRNT3

Bonus: All freeCodeCamp t-shirts and hoodies are now sold at-cost (without any profit margin - just the cost of production). If you haven't gotten one yet, you can now get one inexpensively (1 minute read): https://fcc.im/2p9LVkd

April 27, 2017

1. Google just released a free course on how to build Progressive Web Apps (self-paced): https://fcc.im/2ppTsz9

2. Yesterday, America’s FCC announced a campaign to kill Net Neutrality. Hundreds of tech companies signed open letters urging the FCC to leave Net Neutrality alone. Here’s why Net Neutrality is so important (26 minute read): https://fcc.im/2qcdaPw

3. Real ways to improve your SEO without trying to cheat the system (15 minute read): https://fcc.im/2p50Yil

Bonus: A Carnegie Mellon researcher developed a way to automatically convert old 2D Nintendo games into 3D (16 minute watch): https://fcc.im/2oNcRWV

April 20, 2017

1. Facebook just announced they have a team of 60 engineers working on a way to literally read your mind. Their brain scanning technology would read patterns in your brain activity so it can listen for your mind’s inner voice. They claim this would help you type faster. While this could revolutionize user experience, it has terrifying privacy implications (5 minute read): http://tcrn.ch/2o80YyY

2. Google is planning a built-in ad-blocker for Chrome. This will get rid of most annoying ads, but it’s bad news for websites that depend on ads as their business model — including most newspapers (2 minute read): http://on.wsj.com/2o7ZHrI

3. Putting comments in code: the good, the bad, and the ugly (5 minute read): http://bit.ly/2ouGzQe

Bonus: freeCodeCamp has more than 1,800 study groups around the world. You can hang out with like-minded campers and learn to code together in-person. Find the study group nearest you seconds: https://www.freecodecamp.com/study-group-directory/

April 13, 2017

1. Some guy just built a Macintosh out of a few legos and a Raspberry Pi (6 minute read): http://bit.ly/2nIIWDl

2. Our giant JavaScript Basics course is now live on YouTube (5 minute read): http://bit.ly/2oRqCIp

3. So what’s this GraphQL thing I keep hearing about? (12 minute read): http://bit.ly/2pqamdH

Bonus: A fast new way to find people in your city to code with (3 minute read): http://bit.ly/2obtTO7

April 6, 2017

1. That time I had to crack my own Reddit password (11 minute read): http://bit.ly/2o1fkOw

2. What Reddit’s 1-million pixel April Fools experiment says about humanity (5 minute read): http://bit.ly/2p5uP7o

3. Which tech CEO would make the best supervillain? (8 minute read): http://bit.ly/2nOosVJ

Bonus: I learned a ton from Robert Scoble’s insightful new book: “The Fourth Transformation: How Augmented Reality & Artificial Intelligence Will Change Everything” (5 hour listen): http://amzn.to/2mKbbNW

March 30, 2017

1. How scientists used software to reconnect a paralyzed man's hands to his brain (4 minute read): http://bit.ly/2nBZfjK

2. How to set up a VPN in 10 minutes for free, and why you urgently need one (10 minute read): http://bit.ly/2nOaNAP

3. Recreating legendary 8-bit video game music using Tone.js and the web audio API (15 minute read): http://bit.ly/2nO2XYf

Bonus: I'm currently listening to "Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions." This book is a fascinating mash-up of technology and psychology (12 hour listen): http://amzn.to/2nNQ5Bl

March 23, 2017

1. What I learned from Stack Overflow’s massive survey of 64,000 developers (4 minute read): http://bit.ly/2o8nfsn

2. Hackers stole my website. Then I pulled off a $30,000 sting operation to get it back (12 minute read): http://bit.ly/2mY3svt

3. How I got a second degree and earned 5 developer certifications in just one year, while working and raising two kids (8 minute read): http://bit.ly/2mw4X85

Bonus: I’m listening to Tim Wu’s new book: “The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads.” Here’s a profound quote from his book: “Every time you find your attention captured by an advertisement, your awareness, and perhaps something more, has, if only for a moment, been appropriated without your consent.” (15 hour listen): http://amzn.to/2mYfeps

March 17, 2017

1. The future of the open internet — and our way of life — is in your hands (the basis of my SXSW talk — 24 minute read): http://bit.ly/