Today Quincy Larson interviews Andrea Griffiths, who taught herself programming using FreecodeCamp while working in construction. When she was 17, she moved from Colombia to the United States, and within 6 months she joined the US Army. He ran a chain of James before landing a support role at a tech company, then climbing to product manager and eventually developer advocate at GitHub.
We talk about:
Tips for busy parents who want to learn new skills.
How there is no substitute for your own critical thinking and problem solving skills.
Although learning programming for free is becoming easier every day, people are very busy, and many find it harder and harder to sit down and do it.
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Community News Section:
1. Free CodeCamp just published this beginner-friendly backend development course. You’ll learn how to build your own web servers and APIs using Node.js, Express, and MongoDB. FreeCodeCamp’s website and mobile apps are built using these tools, which make up the popular Murren stack. You’ll also get exposure to database architecture, security principles, testing best practices, and more. (2 hour YouTube course):
2. Free CodeCamp also published a comprehensive Blender and 3JS course where you’ll create your own 3D portfolio piece: a render of a cute home office. If you are interested in 3D rendering and computer graphics, this is the course for you. You’ll learn key concepts like quad topology, raycasting, orbitcontrols, and more. By the end of the course, your 3D model will be live on the web so you can share it with your friends. (9 hour YouTube course):
3. FreecodeCamp also published a handbook on using Docker with NodeJJ. You will learn how to build Docker and Docker Compose. You will also learn basic concepts such as volumes, images and containers. This is for you to read and read along with the code. An excellent resource. Bookmark it for future reference. (full length brochure):
4. Level up your JavaScript implementation skills with this new free CodeCamp course on CleanCode. You’ll learn how to detect “code smells” and refactor your JavaScript accordingly. You’ll also learn how to use Excelent and Pretier to automate some error-prone aspects of shipping code. (1 hour clock):
5. The classic text adventure games Zark I, II, and III are now open source with the MIT License. Microsoft has published its full source code on GitHub:
6. Today’s Song of the Week is the 1985 classic “Something About You.” It’s impossible to listen to this song and still be in a bad mood: