Learning to code What is a programming language? When beginning your coding journey, you may find yourself asking, “What exactly is a programming language?” In this post we take a look at this question, plus share some of the most popular programming languages.
Learning to code How to stay motivated and not give up when learning to code If you’re having a hard time staying motivated while learning to code, know that you aren’t alone. We’ve compiled a list of seven tips for staying motivated from the Codecademy community.
Partnerships 11 New Skills You Can Learn From Home Learn new skills from home with Food52, Y Combinator, Fatherly, Splice, Twitch, Brunchwork, Skillshare, Duolingo, Headspace, Casper, and Codecademy.
Updates Choosing the Codecademy Pro Path That’s Right for You Not sure where to start with Codecademy Pro? We’re here to help. In this article, we’ll help you decide what the best Path is for you based on your specific goals and dreams.
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.
Updates Watch: Learn To Code From Home On April 10th, we went live on Zoom with a global online event to promote togetherness and self-betterment through learning online. If you weren't able to attend, it's not too late to watch the full lineup of live talks and interactive sessions.
Insights 7 Tips for Learning from Home While Social Distancing We know that learning from home can be challenging. That's why we've put together a list of tips to help you stay focused and motivated.
Partnerships Learn From Home Club: Stay Home, Stay Connected, Keep Learning The Learn From Home Club is a hub featuring offers and resources from Codecademy, as well as our friends as Skillshare, Duolingo, Quizlet, and Brainly.
Insights Learn From Home: A Guide for Teachers, Students, and Parents During Covid-19 Have you signed up for Codecademy Pro through our scholarship program but don't know how to get started? This guide will help you get the ball rolling, whether you're a student, teacher, or parent.
Insights How to Start a Group Project As you develop your coding skills, you may want to use them to build a complex project. We'll walk you through how to assemble and manage a project team.
Partnerships Ask Developers: Why Should You Learn C#? To celebrate our new Learn C# course we interviewed 8 different software engineers on their experience with the language and what you should know before diving in.
Insights How to Tackle a Data Science Project In hopes of pursuing a career in Public Policy, I’ve spent the past year reorienting my programming towards Data Science. Naturally, doing so required significant practice finding, reading, visualizing and analyzing data.
Updates Livestream: Getting Started with C++ Whether you're new to coding or trying to pick up a new language, our C++ livestream is one that you won't want to miss.
Updates Livestream: Create a Color Generator During our next YouTube live stream, we will make a Random Color Generator web page with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Updates Song Lyric Topic Analysis Livestream Join us as we perform a natural language processing topic analysis on the song lyrics of one of the world's most popular artists: Taylor Swift.
Updates Build an Alien Chatbot Livestream The 1950s ushered in excitement about outer space and, incidentally, UFO sightings and conspiracies about alien life. The decade also brought about a new theory of artificial intelligence—computer scientist Alan Turing proposed
Insights What Are Data Structures? Learn what data structures are, why they are useful, and how you can use them effectively.
Insights JavaScript: How Did It Get So Popular? How the first browser war— and an especially productive 10 days—led to the creation of JavaScript, the most important language in modern web development.
Insights Coding Bootcamp vs. Codecademy: 7 Ways Codecademy Teaches Differently Learning to code can level up your career, but how (and where) should you learn? Let’s dig into the differences between coding bootcamps and Codecademy.
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.
Insights What is Computer Programming? What is the difference between coding and programming? And what is programming, really? Learn from a journalist turned coder who breaks it down, step-by-step.
Insights Why Is Coding So Hard? | Part 2 Pat DePuydt is an artist-turned-coding teacher who wants you to know that you're not alone. In Part 2, he offers strategies for overcoming coding difficulties.
Insights Why Is Coding So Hard? | Part 1 Pat DePuydt is an artist-turned-coding teacher who wants you to know that you're not alone. In Part 1, he outlines his students' most common challenges.
Partnerships Talk Human to Me: What is an API? Ask most developers what an API is and you’ll probably get lost in a sea of acronyms. Before thinking it’s all over your head, read this explainer.
Insights Ask a Data Scientist: What is Machine Learning? I asked the questions Wikipedia failed to fully answer: what is machine learning, who should be learning it and how soon can I visit Westworld?