Acknowledging the Tower of Babel
This article isn't about Babel, the ECMAscript 6 transpiler (we're excited about that, too).It's about this Babel, and it's impact on global communities:Marten van Valckenborch's Tower of BabelWhen we...
View Article10 Steps to Plan Better so you can Write Less Code
An ounce of preparation is worth a pound of cure. That's true in medicine, and that's definitely true in software development.Here's a structured 10-step workflow that will guide you through the app...
View Article25 Coders Worth Following on Twitter in 2015
Our community chose these 25 coders as "Coders Worth Following in 2015":Brendan Eich (@BrendanEich)Invented JavaScript. Co-founded Mozilla and has served as its CTO and CEO.Sara Chipps...
View Article25 Free Resources for New JavaScript Developers
We asked our campers to share their favorite free resources for new JavaScript developers on Camper News. The list includes some time-tested books as well as podcasts and videos you may not have heard...
View ArticleSo Yeah We Tried Slack... and We Deeply Regretted It
Back in April, all was well with our community of busy adults learning to code. We were communicating using Gitter.im, a GitHub based chatroom system. And yet every day, someone would ask me "Why...
View ArticleWatch us Code Games Live All Weekend
We're streaming a nonstop game development marathon this weekend on our Twitch.tv channel.JavaScript is a powerful and versatile technology. It's popular for web development, mobile development,...
View ArticlePowering up with GitHub
As we integrate more tightly with Gitter, it makes sense for us to also make better use of GitHub.We've ditched our old Field Guide articles in favor of our new GitHub-based Wiki, which allows for much...
View ArticleRebuilding the 747 at 35,000 Feet
Berkeley Martinez was wearing suspenders and a bowtie. He looked up from his paperback copy of Dune. I was sweating from my morning run across San Francisco. "Quincy!" he exclaimed, and we initiated an...
View Article5 Ways We're Improving Thanks to Your Feedback
Last week we sent out a short, 3-question survey to all of you who've listed Free Code Camp under your education background on LinkedIn. A big thanks to the 400 campers who've already responded with...
View ArticleJump Start Your Local Campsite with Coffee-and-Code
Our Facebook Campsites are a great way to meet people in your city and practice coding. Anyone can help make their campsite more active by participating in or hosting Coffee-and-Code sessions.Free Code...
View ArticleCommit to Yourself. Commit to a Nonprofit.
In case you missed it, our October Summit was jam-packed with several big announcements about our open source community.My personal favorite announcement was Commit - our new program designed to give...
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