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The freeCodeCamp PodcastTips from a serial career changer with GitHub's Andrea GriffithsToday Quincy Larson interviews Andrea Griffiths, who taught herself programming using freeCodeCamp while working in construction. She moved to the US from Colombia when she was 17, and within 6 months she joined the US Army. She ran a chain of gyms before landing a support role at a tech company, then ascending to Product Manager and ultimately Developer Advocate at GitHub. Support for this podcast is provided by a grant from AlgoMonster. AlgoMonster is a platform that teaches data structure and algorithm patterns in a structured sequence, so you can approach technical interview questions more systematically. Their curriculum...
2025-11-281h 14
HTML All The Things - Web Development, Web Design, Small BusinessInside freeCodeCamp: Learning to Code in 2025 | w/ Quincy LarsonIn this episode of the HTML All The Things Podcast, Matt sits down with Quincy Larson - founder of freeCodeCamp.org - to talk about the future of learning to code in 2025. They discuss how AI is changing developer education, how to escape tutorial hell, and what makes freeCodeCamp’s free, open-source approach so effective. Quincy also shares insights into building a non-profit tech education platform and advice for aspiring developers looking to go freelance or start their own projects.
Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcast/inside-freecodecamp-learning-to-code-in-2025-w-quincy-larson
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2025-10-231h 24
Strengthening The BrethrenThe Wants of Man by President John Quincy AdamsThis is a poem written by President John Quincy Adams.My website:Devotional | Refreshed In God's Word | United States (refreshedingodsword.com) My email:stbpodcastkjv@gmail.comStrengthening the Brethren Podcast FB page:FacebookPatriot Mobile:Home 2024 - Patriot Mobile | Mobilizing Freedom Tell them Michael Larson sent you. You’ll need to give them my phone number which is 571-320-0768.Seven Weeks Coffee:https...
2025-08-0608 minThe freeCodeCamp PodcastHow to make Developer Friends When You Don't Live in Silicon Valley, with Iraqi Engineer Code;LifeOn this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews software engineer and live coding streamer Code;Life. For those of you watching the video version of this interview, she lives in Iraq and she uses a 3D avatar to protect her identity. We talk about: Training language models to work well with low-resource languages from Africa and the Middle East Growing up in Iraq and her early experiences with computers and the internet How streaming yourself coding can be a good way to practice your skills, update your knowledge, and motivate...
2025-05-161h 29
Backend BanterHow to Win at Learning ft. Quincy Larson | S02 E11In this episode, we sit down with Quincy Larson, founder of Free Code Camp, to explore his incredible path from high school dropout to influential tech educator. Quincy shares his unconventional journey — from living in his car and working fast food jobs to building one of the most impactful coding education platforms in the world.We discuss the power of self-learning, the evolution of coding education, and the philosophy behind building meaningful skills. Quincy also dives into his productivity habits, structured routines, and why he prioritizes lifelong learning over traditional memories....
2025-03-241h 13Strengthening The BrethrenLetter 5 of John Quincy Adams' Bible Lessons For His SonThe fifth letter from The Bible Lessons of John Quincy Adams For His Son.My website:Devotional | Refreshed In God's Word | United States (refreshedingodsword.com)My email:stbpodcastkjv@gmail.comStrengthening the Brethren Podcast FB page:FacebookPatriot Mobile:Home 2024 - Patriot Mobile | Mobilizing FreedomTell them Michael Larson sent you. My phone number you'll need to give them is 571-320-0768.Seven Weeks Coffee:
2025-02-1513 minThe freeCodeCamp Podcast#160 She taught herself coding in her 30s for zero dollarsOn this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Julia Undeutsch who is a self-taught software engineer and accessibility specialist. She works at a big European company making software more accessible for people with disabilities. She taught herself to code in her 30s using freeCodeCamp. Support for this podcast comes from a grant from Wix Studio. Wix Studio provides developers tools to rapidly build websites with everything out-of-the-box, then extend, replace, and break boundaries with code. Learn more at https://wixstudio.com. Support also comes from the 11,043 kind folks who support freeCodeCamp...
2025-02-151h 08The freeCodeCamp PodcastFrom freeCodeCamp to CTO with Robotics Engineer Peggy WangOn this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Peggy Wang. She used freeCodeCamp to learn coding. She then worked in Big Tech as a robotics engineer. And now she's cofounder and CTO of Ego AI, a Y-Combinator-backed startup that builds human-like agents for video games. We talk about: - How she grew up a first generation American and public school kid in Milwaukee - How her love of robotics helped her get into Stanford - How freeCodeCamp served as a key resource to build her developer chops - The...
2025-02-072h 02The freeCodeCamp PodcastFrom Gas Station to Google with Self-Taught Cloud Engineer Rishab KumarOn this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Rishab Kumar, cloud engineer and developer advocate at Twillio. Rishab grew up in India and moved to Canada for school. But he couldn't afford to finish. He resorted to delivering pizzas and working at a gas station. But he worked hard to teach himself how to code and how to build cloud infrastructure, and eventually got a job Google. Support for this podcast comes from a grant from Wix Studio. Wix Studio provides developers tools to rapidly build websites with everything out-of-the-box, then e...
2025-01-311h 25The freeCodeCamp PodcastGetting a developer job in 2025 with Lane WagnerOn this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Lane Wagner. He's a software engineer, prolific contributor to freeCodeCamp, and founder of the Boot.dev online learning platform. Support for this podcast comes from a grant from Wix Studio. Wix Studio provides developers tools to rapidly build websites with everything out-of-the-box, then extend, replace, and break boundaries with code. Learn more at https://wixstudio.com. Support also comes from the 11,043 kind folks who support freeCodeCamp through a monthly donation. Join these kind folks and help our mission by going to https://www...
2025-01-252h 26The freeCodeCamp PodcastAI Reality VS Speculation with Google Machine Learning Engineer Jiquan NgiamOn this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Jiquan Ngiam. He's a former Google Brain engineer who's building tools to make AI useful for everyone – not just developers. We talk about the power of AI and it's practical capabilities, and separate those from a lot of the hype surrounding the AI space. Support for this podcast comes from a grant from Wix Studio. Wix Studio provides developers tools to rapidly build websites with everything out-of-the-box, then extend, replace, and break boundaries with code. Learn more at wixstudio.com. Support also comes fr...
2025-01-171h 53The freeCodeCamp PodcastCUDA and GPU Programming with Elliot ArledgeOn this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Elliot Arledge. He's a 20-year old computer science student who's created several popular freeCodeCamp courses on LLMs, the Mojo programming language, and GPU programming with CUDA. He joins us from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. We talk about: - Building AI systems from scratch - How Elliot has learned so much so quickly and his methods - How he approaches reading academic papers - His CS degree coursework VS his self-directed learning In the intro I play the 1988 Double Dragon...
2025-01-101h 19The freeCodeCamp PodcastWhy developers needn't fear CSS – with the King of CSS himself Kevin PowellTake our year-end freeCodeCamp podcast listener survey real quick: https://forms.gle/2M9NW776723uSdDT7 On this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Kevin Powell. He's a designer, a software engineer, and an expert in CSS. He's runs a CSS-focused YouTube channel with nearly a million subscribers. There's nothing sensational there – he literally just teaches people CSS. Support for this podcast comes from a grant from Wix Studio. Wix Studio provides developers tools to rapidly build websites with everything out-of-the-box, then extend, replace, and break boundaries with code. Learn more at ht...
2024-12-202h 04The freeCodeCamp PodcastHow to get a Developer Job – even in this economy – with James Q QuickOn this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews James Q Quick. He's a developer, speaker, and teacher. James grew up in Memphis. He was an athlete who played violin, and knew nothing about computer science but chose it as his college major. Since then, he's not only worked as a dev at Microsoft, FedEx and many tech startups. And he's given more than 100 talks at conferences about technical topics. Support for this podcast comes from a grant from Wix Studio. Wix Studio provides developers tools to rapidly build websites with everything...
2024-12-131h 36The freeCodeCamp PodcastHow a breakdancing injury launched a coding empire with Scott TolinskiOn this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Scott Tolinski. He's a developer who 14 years ago - after injuring himself breakdancing – decided to create a programming tutorial YouTube channel called LevelUpTuts. He is also co-host of Syntax, the most popular web dev podcast on the planet. Support for this podcast comes from a grant from Wix Studio. Wix Studio provides developers tools to rapidly build websites with everything out-of-the-box, then extend, replace, and break boundaries with code. Learn more at wixstudio.com. Support also comes from the 11,113 kind folks who support fr...
2024-12-061h 41The freeCodeCamp PodcastAutomating a coffee shop chain using self-taught coding skills with Eamonn CottrellOn this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Eamonn Cottrell. He's a software engineer who also runs a local chain of coffee shops in Knoxville. Eamonn taught himself to code using freeCodeCamp. And he's since published 37 freeCodeCamp tutorials on productivity and automation using spreadsheets. Support for this podcast comes from a grant from Wix Studio. Wix Studio provides developers tools to rapidly build websites with everything out-of-the-box, then extend, replace, and break boundaries with code. Learn more at https://wixstudio.com Support also comes from the 11,113 kind folks who support freeCodeCamp...
2024-11-221h 49The freeCodeCamp PodcastTo code is to struggle! I interview Tech with Tim, who got a job at Microsoft at age 19On this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Tim Ruscica, the software engineer and prolific programming teacher behind the Tech with Tim YouTube channel. He's also developed courses on freeCodeCamp's YouTube channel. We talk about: - How Tim managed to get a $70k salary by hacking his way into a Microsoft internship when he was just 19 - How he learned computer architecture as a kid by playing Minecraft - Lessons he learned from a failed tech startup - Why he recommends Python as a first programming language. "It's the...
2024-11-151h 40The freeCodeCamp PodcastThe State of AI with Stanford Researcher Yifan MaiOn this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Yifan Mai, a Senior Software Engineer on Google's TensorFlow team who left the private sector to go do AI research at Stanford. He's the lead maintainer of the open source HELM project, where he benchmarks the performance of Large Language Models. We talk about: - Open Source VS Open Weights in LLMs - The Ragged Frontier of LLM use cases - AI impact on jobs and our predictions - What to learn so you can stay above the waterline ...
2024-11-081h 58The freeCodeCamp PodcastOpen Source is WILD. The craziest things The Changelog has seen in 15 years. On this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Adam Stachoviac and Jerod Santo co-hosts of The Changelog – the longest-running software podcast in world. They interview devs about Open Source projects, and they also have a weekly news episode that I always listen to. 5 years ago, Quincy interviewed them for their 10th anniversary episode, and now he's back catching up on what they've been doing for the past 5 years. We talk about: - How open source is changing - Open data and open LLM models - Self-reliance and self-hosted infrastructure...
2024-11-011h 40
Changelog Master FeedTen years of freeCodeCamp (Changelog & Friends #67)At the tail end of 2019, we got together with Quincy Larson to celebrate ten years of Changelog & five years of freeCodeCamp by recording back-to-back episodes on each other’s pods. Can you believe it’s now five years later and we’re all still here doing our thing?! Let’s learn what Quincy and the amazing community at freeCodeCamp have been up to!
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2024-10-251h 42The Changelog: Software Development, Open SourceTen years of freeCodeCamp (Friends)At the tail end of 2019, we got together with Quincy Larson to celebrate ten years of Changelog & five years of freeCodeCamp by recording back-to-back episodes on each other’s pods. Can you believe it’s now five years later and we’re all still here doing our thing?! Let’s learn what Quincy and the amazing community at freeCodeCamp have been up to!
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2024-10-251h 42Changelog & FriendsTen years of freeCodeCampAt the tail end of 2019, we got together with Quincy Larson to celebrate ten years of Changelog & five years of freeCodeCamp by recording back-to-back episodes on each other’s pods. Can you believe it’s now five years later and we’re all still here doing our thing?! Let’s learn what Quincy and the amazing community at freeCodeCamp have been up to!
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2024-10-251h 42The freeCodeCamp PodcastFrom Stealing Cars to Self-Taught Software Engineer with Dorian Develops On this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Dorian Develops. He's a software engineer and prolific YouTube creator. Dorian grew up in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami. He's the child of a single mother that arrived as a refugee from Cuba. After a rough childhood and dropping out of high school in 9th grade, Dorian eventually made a living as a valet car parker in Las Vegas. It was here that he realized he needed to make changes for the sake of his family's future. Dorian taught himself to code u...
2024-10-252h 52The freeCodeCamp PodcastFrom Failing Programming Class to Senior Software Engineer with Tadas Petra On this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Tadas Petra. He's a software engineer and a Senior Developer Advocate at Agora.io. After learning embedded development in university, he switched to building mobile apps. He's gone on to build dozens of mobile apps and create tutorials to help other devs learn Flutter and other mobile dev tools. We talk about: - Immigrating to Chicago from Lithuania - The Computer Engineering he studied in school, and how it's different from building consumer mobile apps - His transition from Senior Dev to...
2024-10-181h 30The freeCodeCamp PodcastOpen Source Superstar and Roadmap.sh Founder Kamran Ahmed On this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Kamran Ahmed. He's a software engineer and founder of Roadmap.sh, which has skill tree roadmaps for lots of developer fields, such as DevOps. As a teacher, he's also a Google Developer Expert and a GitHub Star. We talk about: - Kamran's tips for finding the right open source projects to contribute to - The story behind Roadmap.sh, his popular developer website - Other specialized open source Kamran has built over the years - How Kamran became a Google...
2024-10-111h 50The freeCodeCamp PodcastHow to Become a Street Smart Developer – From Dropout to Selling his Company w/ Dennis Ivy On this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Dennis Ivy, a software engineer and prolific freelancer. He dropped out of college at 18 and taught himself how to build websites. He started his first agency, built and sold products, and eventually started teaching his skills on YouTube. We talk about: - Growing up in an immigrant family of 13 kids - Dropping out of school and working construction before learning to code - Figuring out how to get web development clients through trial and error - Selling his codebase to...
2024-10-041h 48The freeCodeCamp PodcastThe reality of the developer job market with ex-Googler YK SugiOn this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews YK Sugi. He's a software engineer and prolific YouTube Computer Science tutorial creator. He's worked at Google and Microsoft. He runs the CS Dojo channel where he shares his insights on software development, AI, and developer career progressions. We talk about: - Emerging AI tools and how developers are adopting them - The role of interest rates in developer hiring - Japan's developer work culture VS the US - How not to burn out Can you guess what song I'm playing in the intro? Also, I want to...
2024-09-271h 31The freeCodeCamp PodcastFrom PhD drop-out to Google Data Scientist with Megan Risdal On this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Meg Risdal. She's a data scientist and Product Manager at Kaggle, Google's Data Science competition platform. Megan works closely with the global data science community, and on Google's Gemma open models project. We talk about: - Google's Kaggle, which hosts 300k open data sets and runs data science competitions each week that anyone can participate in. - How people talk in academia VS how people talk in tech - Stack Overflow VS Kaggle – how Megan contrasts what it...
2024-09-201h 49The freeCodeCamp PodcastLessons from freelancing for dozens of startups with Eddie JaoudeOn this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Eddie Jaoude who is a software engineer and open source creator. He's worked more than 15 years as a developer everywhere from Germany banking sector to London's tech startup scene. He's now a dev rel for hire and runs several open source projects. We talk about: - Eddie's journey into open source - How he built his reputation through hackathons - How he leveraged his network to find his first freelance clients - His audio-video setup for filming tutorials
2024-09-132h 04The freeCodeCamp PodcastSurviving 40 years in the software industry with Jack Herrington the Blue Collar Coder On this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Jack Herrington. As a kid he had to work to overcome Dyslexia and didn't have good enough grades to get into college. Despite this, he's worked as a software engineer for more than 40 years at companies like Nike, Adobe, and Walmart. He also runs the popular Blue Collar Coder YouTube channel. We talk about: - How Jack struggled with Dyslexia, had terrible grades that couldn't get him into college, but got really into GameDev in the early 1980s - Early developer...
2024-09-062h 04The freeCodeCamp PodcastSpotify Developer Emma Bostian Talks Coding, Hiring Devs, and European Work CultureOn this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Emma Bostian. She's a software engineer turned manager at Spotify and Prolific coding teacher. We talk about: - How at her first developer job at IBM, Emma's boss told her: "You need to get your stuff together or you won't make it in this industry." And the transformation that followed. - Emma's thoughts on Computer Science degrees. "Going to college gives you credibility and a network. You can get opportunities that way." - How Emma hires software engineers. (Hint...
2024-08-301h 44
Coder Caffeine#44. Upgrade Your Knowledge, Evolve Your DNA! (Quincy Larson: Founder of freeCodeCamp, Champion of Open-Source, and Education Accessibility Advocate)On this episode of Coder Caffeine we talk espresso cream soda from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, decode a life altering quote from Quincy Larson, and provide a quick mental framework to shift from complacency and a lack of curiosity to adopt an 'always learning' mindset!
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2024-08-2903 minThe freeCodeCamp PodcastFrom Brain Tumor to Teaching 500,000 Sysadmin Students with Hiroko NishimuraOn this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Hiroko Nishimura. She's a special ed teacher turned system administrator turned technical instructor. Hiroko grew up in Japan and moved to the US as a kid. In her early 20s, she was diagnosed with a vascular tumor in her brain. After life-saving surgery, she had to work to regain the ability to walk and talk. She still lives with disabilities to this day. Despite this, she's gone on to author technical books, become an AWS hero, and create the popular AWS Newbies community. Mo...
2024-08-231h 59The freeCodeCamp PodcastRahul Pandey quit his $800,000/year FAANG developer job to build a startup On this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Rahul Pandey. He's a software engineer who left his $800K / year FAANG job to build his own startup. We talk about: - The post-layoff developer job landscape - Developer interviews and how to differentiate yourself - Why salary negotiation still makes sense - His belief that 10x engineers exist – and even 100x and 1000x engineers Can you guess what song I'm playing on my bass during the intro? It's from a 1969 mowtown classic. Also, I want to...
2024-08-161h 28The freeCodeCamp PodcastDeveloper and inventor with 27 software patents – Angie Jones Interview On this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Angie Jones. She's a developer and holder of 27 software patents. She's worked at companies like IBM and Twitter, doing both test engineering and developer advocacy. We talk about: - How a bad performance review from her boss early in her career taught her to be less timid and more vocal about her ideas. - How she invented lots of software testing processes and holds 27 software patents. - Her work at IBM, Twitter, and other big tech companies. ...
2024-08-091h 30The freeCodeCamp PodcastWhere Data Science meets Sports Analytics with Golfer Turned Engineer Ken Jee On this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Ken Jee. Ken's a Data Scientist. He's also a Sports Analytics practitioner who works with US Team Golf and USA Basketball. Ken hosts the excellent Ken's Nearest Neighbors podcast and the Exponential Athelete podcast. We talk about: - How an injury pushed Ken out of pro sports and into data science - How Ken explains his statistical insights to coaches and players to help them improve their performance - Why Ken doesn't think building projects is all t...
2024-08-022h 06The freeCodeCamp Podcast#134 How to get a FAANG Dev Job in your 40s with Coding Interview University creator John Washam On this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews John Washam, a software engineer at Amazon. John's also creator of one of the most popular open source projects of all time, Coding Interview University. This is John's first-ever podcast interview, and the first time he's told his story. Interviewing him was an absolute honor. We talk about: - How John delivered pizzas to save enough money to buy his first computer in the 90s. "I was tired of being a broke kid." - John's first career in the...
2024-07-263h 01The freeCodeCamp PodcastHow to get Machine Learning Skills without doing a PhD in Math [Podcast #133 with Daniel Bourke] On this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Daniel Bourke. He's a Machine Learning Engineer and creator of many popular tutorials on YouTube. He's also a frequent freeCodeCamp contributor. We talk about: - How as a kid he hacked into his school's network and gave himself good grades, just like the kid from Wargames. (Don't try this at home.) - What he learned from helping fix 5,000 people's computers - How Machine Learning actually works. What the AI models are actually doing for you in the background.
2024-07-192h 10The freeCodeCamp Podcast#132 From doing data entry to becoming a developer with Jessica Chan AKA Coder CoderOn this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Jessica Chan AKA Coder Coder. She's a software engineer has worked in the field for more than a decade. Interestingly, she studied photography in school and never took a programming class. We talk about: - How she and her sister ran a dial-in Bulletin Board System (BBS) back in the pre-web days - How her first year as a dev she "was just living in abject fear of losing my job." - How she stayed at her first developer...
2024-07-121h 39The freeCodeCamp PodcastWhat Scott Hanselman learned from 900 podcast interviews with devsOn this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Scott Hanselman. Scott's a developer at Microsoft, a prolific teacher, and has hosted the Hanselminutes podcast for nearly two decades. We talk about: - How he leads a fully-remote team from his home of Portland, Oregon - His 11-year journey to getting his degree - What he learned from teaching programming at community college - What he's learned about software development from recording 980 podcast interviews across 20 years Can you guess what song I'm playing on...
2024-07-051h 21The freeCodeCamp PodcastFrom Fashion to Software Engineer with Alison YoonOn this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Alison Yoon. She's a Software Engineer who started off in fashion design and taught herself to code using freeCodeCamp. We talk about: - What it's like to work in fashion. "You're surrounded by exhausted, unhappy people." - How she used freeCodeCamp and the 100DaysOfCode challenge to learn to code and start her software development career - How she learned English and how to work on engineering teams in the UK. - How she's leading the Korean translation...
2024-06-281h 26The freeCodeCamp PodcastWhy are senior developers learning low-code and AI tools? [Adrian Twarog Interview]On this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Adrian Twarog. He's a Software Engineer who started his career by working as the office IT guy at a school and other offices for 10 years. He's since published YouTube courses that millions of people have watched. We talk about: - How Adrian built his development skills by volunteering to taking on web design projects at work - How he started making design tutorials on YouTube and published 300 in a single year - How he was early to the AI engineering craze and...
2024-06-211h 42The freeCodeCamp PodcastFrom Designing Truck Wraps to Coding SDKs and APIs with Colby Fayock On this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Colby Fayock. He's a Software Engineer and prolific teacher who has created 68 tutorials for freeCodeCamp, and more than 100 videos on his YouTube – all freely available. We talk about: - Colby's early days doing design work for local bands - How Colby went to art school, then pivoted that into a software development - His early career at ThinkGeek where he not only did web dev but also worked as a male model for their products. - Colby's day-to-day work as a de...
2024-06-141h 38The freeCodeCamp PodcastHow to Outsmart AI as a Developer with Dr. ChuckOn this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Dr. Chuck. He's a software engineer and Computer Science professor at University of Michigan, which has one of the top-ranked CS programs in the world. Dr. Charles "Chuck" Severance is also creator of many popular free learning resources like his Python for Everyone and C for Everyone, which millions of students have taken over the past decade. We talk about: - What seperates a Master Programmer from an average developer, and how to become one - Dr. Chuck's mission to make p...
2024-06-061h 21The freeCodeCamp PodcastHow Suz Hinton went from Dev to White Hat HackerOn this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Suz Hinton. She's a software engineer, security researcher, and one of the first ever people to live-stream her coding on Twitch. We talk about: - How Suz started her career building browser ads in Adobe Flash, working around bandwidth early 2000s limitations. - How she moved to the US from Melbourne to work at Zappos, and then Microsoft and Stripe. - Her love of hardware and embedded development - How she went back to school to study infosec, and launched a...
2024-05-311h 53The freeCodeCamp PodcastOpen Source is Changing. The Changelog Host Jerod Santo Shows You How to Keep UpOn this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Jerod Santo, host of The Changelog, a podcast about open source software development that has been going strong for 15 years. Jerod is plugged in to the world of Open Source, going to all the big conferences and interviewing all the big open source creators. We have a fun, wide-reaching conversation about some of the current issues facing open source, such as AI models and Relicensing – essentially, a big company closed-sourcing a previously open source project after they buy out its creator. (Fun fact: thi...
2024-05-241h 48The freeCodeCamp PodcastAI is Overrated – Why ThePrimeagen Ripped Out GitHub Copilot Out From His Code EditorOn this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews ThePrimeagean. He's a software engineer who streams himself programming. He recently left his job at Netflix to stream full-time. We talk about: - Prime's journey from his teacher telling him he'll never accomplish anything in life to working as an engineer at one of the most prestigious tech companies. - Prime's love of "Nintendo Hard" video games, and how his love of challenge propelled him to "get good" at coding - What it's like to live stream coding in front of more...
2024-05-172h 06The freeCodeCamp PodcastHow to Become a Pro Designer in 2024 with Gary Simon [DesignCourse Founder]On this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Gary Simon, a developer and designer who started DesignCourse.com and has published several courses on freeCodeCamp.org over the years. We talk about: - Growing up in rural Ohio, marrying young, and staying out there despite his success as a developer and entrepreneur. - Early client work, and how he designed thousands of logos for clients before becoming an all-out web developer. - Using his skills to help his wife start her own lactation consultant business online - Gary's guitar...
2024-05-101h 57The freeCodeCamp PodcastFrom Construction Worker to Teaching MILLIONS of Developers with John SmilgaOn this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews prolific programming teacher John Smilga. John grew up in the Soviet Union. He worked construction for 5 years before becoming a developer. Today he has taught millions of fellow devs through his many courses on freeCodeCamp. John spent his childhood in Latvia before the Soviet Union fell. He sought work in the UK as an expat hospitality worker on the tiny island of Guernsey. But he had his sights set on moving to the US. There he worked construction and taught himself to code...
2024-05-031h 45The freeCodeCamp PodcastBen Awad is a GameDev Who Sleeps 9 Hours EVERY NIGHT to be ProductiveOn this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Ben Awad, a game developer who creates developer tutorials on YouTube and TikTok. I hope you enjoy our conversation. Can you guess what bass line I'm playing on my bass during the intro? It's from a 1979 song. Be sure to follow The freeCodeCamp podcast in your favorite podcast app. And share this podcast with a friend. Let's inspire more folks to learn to code and build careers for themselves in tech. Also, I want to thank the 8,983 kind people who support...
2024-04-261h 47The freeCodeCamp Podcast#120 CTO Andrew Brown Passed Dozens of Cloud Certification ExamsOn this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Andrew Brown, a CTO-turned co-founder of ExamPro.co. Andrew created this cloud certification exam prep website with another Andrew – also from Canada, who also loves Star Trek. We talk about Andrew's early career fixing computers in the 90s, and his early freelance web development work. These ultimately lead to jobs and promotions that leveled him up to CTO. Andrew also shares his advice to devs who want to learn DevOps and Cloud Engineering, and which certs to prioritize. Andrew su...
2024-04-192h 352024-04-121h 10Strengthening The BrethrenJohn Quincy Adams' Bible Lessons For His Son Letter 4Letter 4 from the series of Bible lessons that John Quincy Adams wrote to his son, George Washington Adams.
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2024-03-2912 minThe freeCodeCamp Podcast#117 Learning How to Learn with 100Devs Founder Leon NoelOn this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp Founder Quincy Larson interviews Leon Noel, founder of 100Devs and head of engineering at Resilient Coders. Growing up, Leon had it drilled into him that he had to become a doctor, lawyer, or dentist. But his ambitions grew and he went on to have an exciting career in tech. After a successful exit from a startup, Leon wanted to help folks who were struggling during the pandemic. He started 100Devs, a charity which has helped 10,000s of people learn to code. We talk about:...
2024-03-281h 56Strengthening The BrethrenJohn Quincy Adams' Bible Lessons For His Son Letter 2Letter 2 from the series of Bible lessons that John Quincy Adams wrote to his son, George Washington Adams.
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2024-03-2312 minThe freeCodeCamp Podcast#116 She wrote code you use every day – GitHub dev and Electron JS pioneer Jessica LordIn this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Jessica Lord, AKA JLord. She's worked as a software engineer for more than a decade at companies like GitHub and Glitch. Among her many accomplishments, Jessica created the Electon team at GitHub. Electron is a library for building desktop apps using browser technologies. If you've used the desktop version of Slack, Figma, or VS Code, you've used Electron. I recorded this podcast live and I haven't edited it at all. I want to capture the feel of a real live conversation, with all t...
2024-03-221h 54The freeCodeCamp PodcastFrom 36-year-old Mom to Developer with Phoebe Voong-FadelThis week freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Phoebe Voong-Fadel about her childhood as the daughter of refugees, and how she self-studied coding and became a professional developer at the age of 36. Phoebe worked from age 12 at her parent's Chinese take-out restaurant. She was able to study history at the London School of Economics, before working in higher ed. She left her job to raise two kids due to the high cost of childcare in the UK, and spent years self-studying coding before becoming a software developer at age 36. I recorded this podcast live...
2024-03-151h 13The freeCodeCamp Podcast#114 From Microsoft Engineer to CTO – Quincy interviews Meme Queen Cassidoo (Cassidy Williams) She's worked in tech for over a decade as a developer at several tech companies, including Microsoft, Amazon and Netlify. She has gradually progressed to senior developer and now CTO. Links we talk about during the interview: Cassidy's newsletter: https://cassidoo.co/newsletter/ Cassidy on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cassidoo Cassidy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cassidoo The National Center for Women and Information Technology: https://ncwit.org/
2024-03-081h 29The freeCodeCamp Podcast#113 AI and the Future of Education with Seth GoldinIn this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson discusses AI and the future of education with Seth Goldin. Among other things, Seth is co-founder of College Compendium, an education charity, and studies computer science at Yale. Also, the quote Quincy mentioned isn't by Ben Franklin. It's by William Blackstone in 1769 who said: "the law holds that it is better that 10 guilty persons escape, than that 1 innocent suffer (innocent person be convicted)." Seth's free "Google Like a Pro" course: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-google-like-a-pro/ Seth's free "The Ethics of AI...
2024-03-011h 58Strengthening The BrethrenJohn Quincy Adams' Bible Lessons For His Son Letter 1Lesson #1 from President John Quincy Adams to his son.
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2024-03-0114 minThe freeCodeCamp Podcast#110 AI Engineering with Scrimba CEO & Engineer Per BorgenIn this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Per Borgen about AI engineering and interactive developer education. Per is the co-founder and CEO of Scrimba and is a software engineer. Be sure to follow The freeCodeCamp podcast in your favorite podcast app. And share this podcast with a friend. Let's inspire more folks to learn to code and build careers for themselves in tech. Links we talk about during the interview: Per's HTML + CSS course: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-html-and-css-from-the-ceo-of-scrimba/ Per's JavaScript course: https://www.freecodecamp.or...
2024-02-0950 minThe freeCodeCamp Podcast#109 Oh My Zsh Creator and Planet Argon CEO Robby Russell In this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Robby Russell. Robby created the open-source project Oh My ZSH.
2024-02-022h 08The freeCodeCamp Podcast#107 Kylie Ying on MIT, CERN, Figure Skating, and Poker AII'm Quincy Larson, teacher and founder of freeCodeCamp.org. And each week, I'm bringing you insight from developers, entrepreneurs, and ambitious people who are getting into tech. Today I'm joined by Kylie Ying. She's a software engineer and a teacher at freeCodeCamp. We talk about Kylie's 5 years at MIT, her time at CERN working on the Large Hadron Collider, competitive figure skating, and even poker-playing AIs. I hope these weekly freeCodeCamp podcasts are firing you up about learning more about technology. Tell your friends about the freeCodeCamp podcast. Let's inspire more...
2023-12-151h 39
Hanselminutes with Scott HanselmanEducation should be Free with FreeCodeCamp's Quincy LarsonQuincy Larson, the teacher who founded freeCodeCamp.org, shares his inspiring journey of creating one of the most beloved learn-to-code resources. In this episode, he discusses why he launched freeCodeCamp, the importance of making coding accessible to all, and how it will forever remain free. Quincy also dives into the exciting new C# Certification program in partnership with Microsoft and freeCodeCamp, empowering learners to master this powerful language and build their tech careers.https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn/foundational-c-sharp-with-microsoft/
2023-12-0730 min
Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots495: Free Code Camp with Quincy LarsonWe are thrilled to announce the third session of our new Incubator Program. If you have a business idea that involves a web or mobile app, we encourage you to apply to our eight-week program. We'll help you validate your market opportunity, experiment with messaging and product ideas, and move forward with confidence toward an MVP.
Learn more and apply at tbot.io/incubator. We look forward to seeing your application in our inbox!
Quincy Larson is the founder of freeCodeCamp.org, which helps people learn to code for free by creating thousands of videos...
2023-10-0556 min
The Scrimba PodcastQuincy Larson: Why Learning To Code as an Adult Might Be Easier Than You Think🎙 About the episodeMeet Quincy Larson 🇺🇸! Quincy is the founder of freeCodeCamp, a nonprofit company that makes coding accessible for all. He is a self-taught developer who learned to code when he was 31. Why did he learn to code? Because he wanted to make a school he was a director of more efficient. So... We have a career changer!So, how does a teacher teach himself to code? And how does he teach others? In this episode, Alex asks hard questions, and Quincy answers all of them, sharing valuable insights on how adults learn, how impor...
2022-09-1337 min
Badass CoursesPreparing Learners for the Blank Canvas with Quincy LarsonQuincy Larson, founder of freeCodeCamp, was in his 30's after he quit his job as a school director. After learning how to automate some of the tedious tasks that staff had to deal with, he realized how many people's lives could be improved if they learned how to solve problems with technology.He spent the next nine months learning to code before landing his first software engineering position. He gained a ton of practical experience on the job and started to think about how to create a path to get people to this point as quickly as...
2022-06-2137 min
Ken's Nearest NeighborsHow He Made Learning to Code Completely Free (Quincy Larson) - KNN Ep. 101Quincy Larson is the founder of freeCodeCamp. A Non-Profit with a mission to make learning to code free to everyone. Currently over 40,000 freeCodeCamp graduates have gotten jobs in tech. Quincy worked as a teacher and a school director for a decade before learning to code at hackathons and makerspaces around California. He enjoys reading history books, taking his kids to the park, and trying to teach anyone who will listen to him. In this episode, we learn how Quincy went from being an English teacher to now running arguably the largest free coding non-profit in the world. We also...
2022-06-011h 05
Quincy and Claire Talk ConspiracyThe Tudors with Rebecca Larson from Tudors Dynasty the PodcastRebecca Larson, host of Tudors Dynasty the Podcast, joins us this week to debunk the conspiracy theories surrounding the Tudors, and especially Thomas Seymour!You can find Rebecca : Twitter: @TudorsDynastyInstagram: tudorsdynasty
2022-05-1844 min
CodeNewbieS19:E7 - How freeCodeCamp has evolved over time (Quincy Larson)In this episode, we talk about the evolution of freeCodeCamp with the teacher who founded freeCodeCamp, Quincy Larson. Quincy talks about creating the online learning resource he wished he had when he transitioned mid-career into tech, how freeCodeCamp has grown over time in community and content, and what the future of freeCodeCamp holds.
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2022-03-2157 min
Indie Hackers#199 – The Future of Teaching with Darrell Silver of Thinkful and Quincy Larson of freeCodeCampOne of the best ways to build a successful business as an indie hacker is to teach people a valuable skill. So in this episode, I sat down to talk to you two of the best educators that I know. Darrell Silver (@darrellsilver) is the founder of Thinkful (an online learning service that's helped thousands of students get high paying jobs in tech) and Quincy Larson (@ossia), the founder of freeCodeCamp.We’ll get into some of the best ways for indie hackers to get started as educators and the economics behind an education bus...
2021-04-0740 min
Changelog InterviewsLeading a non-profit unicornThis week we’re talking about the future of freeCodeCamp with Quincy Larson and what it’s taken to build it into the non-profit unicorn that it is. They’re expanding their Python section into a full-blown data science curriculum and they’ve launched a $150,000 fundraiser to make it happen with 100% dollar-for-dollar matching up to the first $150,000 thanks to Darrell Silver.
As you may know, we’re big fans of Quincy and the work being done at freeCodeCamp, so if you want to back their efforts as well, learn more and donate.
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2021-03-161h 17The Changelog: Software Development, Open SourceLeading a non-profit unicorn (Interview)This week we’re talking about the future of freeCodeCamp with Quincy Larson and what it’s taken to build it into the non-profit unicorn that it is. They’re expanding their Python section into a full-blown data science curriculum and they’ve launched a $150,000 fundraiser to make it happen with 100% dollar-for-dollar matching up to the first $150,000 thanks to Darrell Silver.
As you may know, we’re big fans of Quincy and the work being done at freeCodeCamp, so if you want to back their efforts as well, learn more and donate.
Join the discussionChang...
2021-03-161h 17
OsProgramadoresE29 - Quincy Larson - Teacher at @freeCodeCamp where you can learn to code for free.Quincy Larson was a school director for six years before he started to learn to code so that he could create tools for making schools more efficient. His own journey into learning to code was long and winding and he recognized the need for a single-track curriculum for newbie developers and that led to the creation of freeCodeCamp.
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2021-02-2858 min
Developer TeaQuincy Larson, Founder of freeCodeCamp - Part TwoQuincy Larson might be responsible for at least one very important part of your career: the beginning. That's because Quincy is the founder of freeCodeCamp, a non-profit teaching millions of people to code.In this and the last episode we talk all about what it means to be a beginner.✨ Sponsor: SquareSquare's Terminal API makes payments easy, whether in person, in-app, or both. Process payments on every platform imaginable. Get started today at https://developertea.com/square📮 Ask a QuestionIf you enjoyed this episode and would like me to...
2021-02-2441 minDeveloper TeaQuincy Larson, Founder of freeCodeCamp - Part OneQuincy Larson might be responsible for at least one very important part of your career: the beginning. That's because Quincy is the founder of freeCodeCamp, a non-profit teaching millions of people to code.In this and the next episode we talk all about what it means to be a beginner.✨ Sponsor: SquareSquare's Terminal API makes payments easy, whether in person, in-app, or both. Process payments on every platform imaginable. Get started today at https://developertea.com/square📮 Ask a QuestionIf you enjoyed this episode and would like me to...
2021-02-2237 min
Business and PhilosophyfreeCodeCamp with Quincy Larson (Summer Break Repeat)
Originally published December 20, 2019. We are taking a few weeks off. We’ll be back soon with new episodes.
freeCodeCamp was started five years ago with the goal of providing free coding education to anyone on the Internet.
freeCodeCamp has become the best place to begin learning how to write software. There are many other places that a software engineer should visit on their educational journey, but freeCodeCamp is the best place to start, because it is free, and there are no advertisements.
For most people learning to code, the price of tha...
2020-06-222h 14
Software Engineering DailyfreeCodeCamp with Quincy Larson (Summer Break Repeat)Originally published December 20, 2019. We are taking a few weeks off. We’ll be back soon with new episodes.freeCodeCamp was started five years ago with the goal of providing free coding education to anyone on the Internet.freeCodeCamp has become the best place to begin learning how to write software. There are many other places that a software engineer should visit on their educational journey, but freeCodeCamp is the best place to start, because it is free, and there are no advertisements. For most people learning to code, the price of that education is...
2020-06-222h 16Software Engineering DailyfreeCodeCamp with Quincy LarsonfreeCodeCamp was started five years ago with the goal of providing free coding education to anyone on the Internet.freeCodeCamp has become the best place to begin learning how to write software. There are many other places that a software engineer should visit on their educational journey, but freeCodeCamp is the best place to start, because it is free, and there are no advertisements. For most people learning to code, the price of that education is important, because they are learning to code to build a new career. It’s also important that a new pro...
2019-12-202h 16
Software Engineering DailyfreeCodeCamp with Quincy LarsonfreeCodeCamp was started five years ago with the goal of providing free coding education to anyone on the Internet. freeCodeCamp has become the best place to begin learning how to write software. There are many other places that a software engineer should visit on their educational journey, but freeCodeCamp is the best place to start,
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2019-12-202h 20Business and PhilosophyfreeCodeCamp with Quincy Larson
freeCodeCamp was started five years ago with the goal of providing free coding education to anyone on the Internet.
freeCodeCamp has become the best place to begin learning how to write software. There are many other places that a software engineer should visit on their educational journey, but freeCodeCamp is the best place to start, because it is free, and there are no advertisements.
For most people learning to code, the price of that education is important, because they are learning to code to build a new career. It’s also important that a n...
2019-12-202h 14Changelog InterviewsFive years of freeCodeCampToday we have a very special show for you – we’re talking with Quincy Larson the founder of freeCodeCamp as part of a two-part companion podcast series where we each celebrate our 5 and 10 year anniversaries. This year marks 5 years for freeCodeCamp and 10 years for us here at Changelog. So make sure you check out the freeCodeCamp podcast next week when Quincy ships our episode to their feed. But, on today’s episode we catch up with Quincy on all things freeCodeCamp.
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2019-11-151h 31The Changelog: Software Development, Open SourceFive years of freeCodeCamp (Interview)Today we have a very special show for you – we’re talking with Quincy Larson the founder of freeCodeCamp as part of a two-part companion podcast series where we each celebrate our 5 and 10 year anniversaries. This year marks 5 years for freeCodeCamp and 10 years for us here at Changelog. So make sure you check out the freeCodeCamp podcast next week when Quincy ships our episode to their feed. But, on today’s episode we catch up with Quincy on all things freeCodeCamp.
Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make t...
2019-11-151h 31Software Engineering DailyfreeCodeCamp’s Quincy Larson interviews Jeff MeyersonWe are republishing a podcast from the freeCodeCamp Podcast as a weekend episode. Jeff Meyerson is the creator and host of the Software Engineering Daily podcast. Jeff grew up in Texas. He spent most of his childhood playing competitive strategy games like Magic: the Gathering. This lead him to making a lot of money –
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2019-10-121h 52
Indie Hackers#056 – Following Your Passion to Build an Impactful Business with Quincy Larson of freeCodeCampQuincy Larson (@ossia) explains how he's built freeCodeCamp into a community that helps millions of people learn to code every month by engaging in storytelling, encouraging open-source contributions, and focusing on accessibility to people across every income bracket worldwide.Transcript, speaker information, and more: https://www.indiehackers.com/podcast/056-quincy-larson-of-freecodecamp
2018-06-151h 07
My JavaScript StoryMJS 053: Quincy LarsonPanel: Charles Max Wood Guest: Quincy Larson This week on My JavaScript Story, Charles speaks with Quincy Larson. Quincy created Free Code Camp, whose goal is to build a huge community of people who will then contribute to the project so that they can help more people learn code for free. Quincy first got into programming when he wanted to find a way to get teachers out from behind the computer and into the classrooms. This revealed to him how powerful technology was and really got him interested in learning more code. He feels very strongly about the importance of...
2018-03-2130 min
The Hacking UI Podcast - with Sagi Shrieber & David Tintner#32 Quincy Larson (Founder and educator, freeCodeCamp) - The value of free education and building communitiesEpisode #32: Quincy Larson Today we had the pleasure of talking to Quincy Larson - Founder and educator at "freeCodeCamp", where you can learn to code completely for free. Quincy started out as a teacher and a developer, driven by the 'pay it forward' mentality, and helping others to succeed. He also has a background in journalism, which had him passionate about writing and creating content, to share it openly with the world.Also, freeCodeCamp is an open source community, which is empowered by positive energy and empathy, has more than a million users a...
2018-03-0855 min
Pursuit PodcastLearning to Code: Quincy Larson and FreeCodeCamp.orgFor people learning programming languages for the first time moving beyond in browser tutorials can be a major hurdle to success. Quincy Larson joins us to look at his free, open source learning platform FreeCodeCamp.org and talks us through the challenges he faced founding the project. We also look at common challenges to learners and how the tech industry can better support new coders.
2018-02-0632 minCodeNewbieEp. 146 - Codeland - Mentorship, Technical Blogging, and Open Source Talks from Katrina Owen, Quincy Larson, and Nell Shamrell-Harrington (Katrina Owen, Quincy Larson, Nell Shamrell-Harrington)In our final episode of our Codeland mini-series, Katrina Owen shares what it really takes to get that mentor you've always wanted, Quincy Larson gives us his best practices for writing technical blog posts people will actually read, and Nell Shamrell-Harrington explores what it really takes for an open source project to be successful and what you should know as a future contributor. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) Sample Testing Guide How to read Medium articles people will actually read CodeNewbie YouTube channel Continuous Integration (CI) Open Source Governance Sample Code of Conduct Travis...
2017-08-0150 minBusiness and PhilosophyAutomation with Haseeb Qureshi and Quincy Larson
Suddenly, automation is changing our world faster than anyone anticipated. For technologists, the world is becoming convenient and high-leverage. For non-technologists, the job market is evaporating.
Haseeb Qureshi and Quincy Larson join me for a roundtable discussion on automation, jobs, and artificial intelligence. Haseeb and I have had numerous discussions about this topic before, and Quincy is the founder of Free Code Camp, which teaches people to learn programming for free. If there is one upside of all these jobs being automated away, its that it will lead to massive user growth for Free Code...
2017-05-081h 03
The Reed Harvey ShowEp. 15: Founder Of FreeCodeCamp.Com Quincy Larson On How To Become A Full Stack Developer For FreeTo say that Quincy Larson is a teacher is an understatement. Quincy Larson is an accomplished writer, mentor, and founder of FreeCodeCamp.com which is an organization that teaches over 400,000 students how to become job ready developers. What is the catch? Just hard work and a 1200 hour course that will transform you into a coding Ninja. Coding skills can make […]
2017-04-0253 minBusiness and PhilosophyNet Neutrality with Quincy Larson
Net neutrality is the principle that internet service providers and governments regulating the internet should treat all data on the internet the same. Debates around Net Neutrality can be as contentious as subjects like global warming, or tabs vs. spaces.
To a hardcore free market economist, Net Neutrality sounds suspicious. Why would it be good for the government to regulate prices on the data that passes around wires owned by a corporation? The problem is that a large portion of the United States can only be served by wires owned by a single company. In...
2017-03-2444 min
Developer On FireEpisode 120 | Quincy Larson - Teacher With Enough
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2016-04-1100 min
JavaScript Jabber204 JSJ Free Code Camp with Quincy Larson03:10 - Quincy Larson IntroductionTwitter GitHub03:20 - Free Code Camp@FreeCodeCamp 04:47 - Quincy’s Background06:43 - Curriculum and Non-Profit Projects09:47 - Keeping the Curriculum Updated10:30 - Enrollment; Starting & Finishing12:20 - Resources for LearningGitter15:39 - Funding16:06 - Working Through a Self-Paced System vs Structure17:17 - Nonprofits19:51 - Learning to Work on Non-Greenfield Code21:47 - Getting Hired After the Program23:21 - Marketing and MediaMedium: Free Code Camp Camper NewsTwitch.tv: freecodecamp 26:07 - Sustaining Living While Running This Program27:31 - The Future of Free Code CampFree Code Camp Wiki28:34 - Long-term Sustainability29:44 - Hypothetical Monetization and Contribution33:51 - Coding as a form of art or fun...
2016-03-231h 00The Changelog: Software Development, Open SourcefreeCodeCamp (Interview)Quincy Larson is the creator of an open source community called freeCodeCamp. We talked with Quincy about “the secret to getting good at coding”, their curriculum that spans a solid year (totaling 2,080 hours) of deliberate coding practice, plans for financial sustainability of the project, and the people behind it on the leading/teaching side and the camper side.
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2016-02-131h 31Changelog InterviewsfreeCodeCampQuincy Larson is the creator of an open source community called freeCodeCamp. We talked with Quincy about “the secret to getting good at coding”, their curriculum that spans a solid year (totaling 2,080 hours) of deliberate coding practice, plans for financial sustainability of the project, and the people behind it on the leading/teaching side and the camper side.
Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Codeship's Docker Platform – Join this free webinar from Codeship — Co-founders Florian Motlik and Manu...
2016-02-131h 31