204 JSJ Free Code Camp with Quincy Larson

03:10 - Quincy Larson Introduction

• Twitter
• GitHub

03:20 - 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 Learning

• Gitter

15:39 - 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 Media

• Medium: Free Code Camp
• Camper News
• Twitch.tv: freecodecamp

26:07 - Sustaining Living While Running This Program27:31 - The Future of Free Code Camp

• Free Code Camp Wiki

28:34 - Long-term Sustainability29:44 - Hypothetical Monetization and Contribution33:51 - Coding as a form of art or function?36:55 - Partnerships

• Project Management Institute

37:53 - Making Free Code Camp More Effective39:18 - Criticism? 40:29 - Curriculum Development and Evolution43:02 - Is Free Code Camp for everybody?

• Read, Search, Ask

46:09 - The Community51:07 - Getting Involved in Free Code Camp

• Free Code Camp Volunteer Quiz

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Favor of the Pharaoh (Joe)
The Goldbergs (Joe)
The Best Podcast Rap (Chuck)
Word Swag (Chuck)
Cecily Carver: Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me When I Was Learning How to Code (Quincy)
Code for the Kingdom (Aimee)
diff-so-fancy (Aimee)Special Guest: Quincy Larson.

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