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What's it like to work in tech? What's new in the world of programming? Check out our articles on coding culture and lifestyle.

Teams

How a group of Product Managers at Paradox is connecting through coding

Calli is a Product Manager at Paradox, a Codecademy for Teams customer. Towards the beginning of the pandemic, she and a group of PMs at Paradox decided to start learning together on Codecademy.

Megan O'Neill Megan O'Neill
Interviews

An interview with Isabel Abonitalla: Chapter leader, student, and entrepreneur

Meet Isabel Abonitalla — a computer science and biology student, programmer, entrepreneur, and one of the leaders of Codecademy’s CUNY Tech chapter.

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Culture

6 Reasons Now’s the Perfect Time to Commit to Coding

We believe that learning a new skill during this challenging time can provide a sense of empowerment and so much more. Here are six reasons to learn to code while you’re at home.

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Insights

MySpace and the Coding Legacy it Left Behind

For an entire generation, Myspace was a gateway to writing code. We looked back on the site’s code editor and explained how it led to the site’s downfall.

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Insights

Protect Your Personal Data By Thinking Like a Data Scientist

Data is a currency we spend more often than we realize. Understanding how our data is collected and used can help us evaluate the decisions we make with it.

Karl Lykken Karl Lykken
Partnerships

Talking C++: An Interview with Bjarne Stroustrup

Bjarne Stroustrup is the creator of C++. We got a chance to chat with him about the “golden years” of Bell Labs and the top C++ questions on Stack Overflow.

Sonny Li Sonny Li
Insights

When One Teaches, Two Learn: Meet Codecademy’s Community

We believe “when one teaches, two learn.” To make that belief a reality for learners, we host an online community with tens of thousands of members.

Alyssa Vigil Alyssa Vigil
Partnerships

Talking C++: An Interview with Simon Brand

The authors of Codecademy's Learn C++ course sat down for a chat with Simon Brand, a C++ Developer Advocate for Microsoft and frequent conference speaker.

Mariel Frank Mariel Frank
Insights

Web Scraping MLB Stats with Python and Beautiful Soup

Python web scraping libraries like Beautiful Soup can automate the collection of website data. Let's try it out by scraping MLB batting stats from ESPN.

Kerry Driscoll Kerry Driscoll
Insights

Engaging with Communities as a Female Technologist

As a woman in a male-dominated field, I started to feel more confident when I joined communities that connect women in computer science to each other.

Navie Narula Navie Narula
Insights

Climbing the Ladder: Investigating the "American Dream" with Python

We used Python to analyze how wealth, location and collegiate selectivity affect student outcomes and economic mobility.

Gabriel Guzman Gabriel Guzman
Insights

Aggregating Pokémon Data with Python and Pandas

Python is a more flexible and scalable tool for data analysis than spreadsheets. To prove it, we're analyzing the same Pokémon data with both and comparing.

Albert Lee Albert Lee
Insights

Using Machine Learning to Analyze Taylor Swift's Lyrics

I used natural language processing and other machine learning techniques to analyze the discography of an artist with an intriguing history: Taylor Swift.

Ian Freed Ian Freed
Insights

Identifying Storylines in Survivor with Machine Learning

I made a machine learning model that gave me some insights into my favorite reality TV show, Survivor. Now, I'm explaining how I did it, step-by-step.

Alex Kuntz Alex Kuntz
Insights

What are Neural Networks?

Artificial neural networks are interconnected groups of nodes, akin to the vast network of neurons in a brain. Let’s explore how they came into existence.

Ashim Sitoula Ashim Sitoula
Insights

Visual Studio vs. Sublime Text: Which Editor Should You Choose?

We're providing an in-depth comparison of two of the most popular code editors: Visual Studio and Sublime Text.

Karen McCandless Karen McCandless
Insights

Thinking About Errors in Your Code Differently

Great programmers know that errors are part of the process. We'll teach you how to find the solutions to errors while learning something new from each one.

Cole Romano Cole Romano
Insights

The Future of Work Will Be Changed by Today's Tech

Workers in all industries are being asked to do more and learn more. The future of work may mean wearing multiple hats—one of which is coding.

Nichole Elizabeth DeMeré Nichole Elizabeth DeMeré
Insights

Excel to SQL: Why You Should Make the Switch

Spreadsheet applications like Excel are ubiquitous, but they come with risks. Learn why SQL is a faster, easier, and safer way to manipulate and analyze data.

Nick Duckwiler Nick Duckwiler
Partnerships

All the (Internet of) Things

Ladyada explains what the term “Internet of Things” actually means, the IoT projects she’s most excited about, and the programming language you should learn to get involved.

Limor "Ladyada" Fried Limor "Ladyada" Fried
Partnerships

How to Gain Influence as a Marketer at a Tech Company

Claire Suellentrop and Georgiana Laudi share a collection of tactics to help you demonstrate your value, prove you’re thinking strategically, and ultimately, get better results at work.

Claire Suellentrop & Georgiana Laudi Claire Suellentrop & Georgiana Laudi
Developing Stories_

Teen brothers from Nigeria taught themselves how to code and started with Codecademy

Osine and Anesi went from replicating their schools website as students in Nigeria, to building their own browser and making a name for themselves in the tech industry! Osine and Anesi code because

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Partnerships

Code in the Classroom

This is an excerpt of an article by Jon L. Denby of NYU explaining a Coding 101 course using our curriculum. "If you don't speak 'computer' in our current economy, it's a

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Insights

How Knitters are Human Computers

It's a popular hobby, practiced by people all over the world. At its most basic, it's a loop of string and two pointy sticks. The loops can be combined in various ways to create a wide variety of things. In other words, knitting is a lot like coding.

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Updates

Meet the Moderators!

Introducing our moderators – the people who run our community forums.

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