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Learn Page Redesign 19 Aug 2013 | 10:35 pm
We’ve recently launched our new Learn Page. In case you haven’t noticed, please see it in detail here. This redesign was long overdue and we’ve collected many tips and ideas from our community over t...
Five Things We're Reading This Week 20 Jun 2013 | 09:00 pm
Education never exists in a vacuum. Here's what we've been reading this week. Andrew McAffee: What will future jobs look like? "In this TED talk an economist outlines trends in the global job market...
What language do you need to know? 19 Jun 2013 | 07:21 pm
This is a post by Eric Weinstein, creator of many Codecademy courses and a current student at Hacker School. There's a lot to learn when it comes to coding. How do you know where to start? Should you...
Floor Drees: How to Learn by Teaching 18 Jun 2013 | 07:00 pm
This is a guest post from Floor Drees, who is organizing a beginner's course in Python in Vienna, Austria on July 20th. Who are you and what are you about? My name is Floor (yes, really) Drees, and ...
The NSA, Code Literacy, and You 17 Jun 2013 | 07:15 pm
Whatever we might think of Edward Snowden’s release of classified documents detailing the NSA’s snooping on America’s - well, everyone’s - communications, at least we all now know what’s going on. Su...
Three Ways Coding Kickstarts Your Career 16 Jun 2013 | 07:34 pm
Whether it's moving up in your job or getting a new one entirely, there's always a way to put code to work for you. Here are three ways users have applied their new skillset to take them where they wa...
Angie Chang: How I Learned to Code 14 Jun 2013 | 06:00 pm
What did you study in college? After barely passing the Computer Science major requirements at UC Berkeley, I decided to focus on easier topics to graduate with: English and Social Welfare. How did ...
Every Child Can Learn To Code 13 Jun 2013 | 07:06 pm
We are proud to partner with Google and Mozilla in supporting Code Club UK as it expands across the globe. We’ve seen the impact coding has on children first hand at Codecademy, and we are excited to ...
Your Guide to Semicolons in JavaScript 12 Jun 2013 | 08:11 pm
This is a guest post by moderator Alex J. If you see him in the forums, say hello! When do you need a semicolon? Here's a handy cheat sheet... Required: When two statements are on the same line The...
Getting Started with Git 6 Jun 2013 | 08:35 pm
This is the first of a three post series by one of our moderators, Joah Gerstenberg. What's git? Git is a Version Control System (VCS), a tool used by coders around the world to keep track of their ...
