What We Lack Is Not Opportunity

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To become a basic programmer who can build, you know, let's just say shop uy level, square space level, web sights, the one point o version of twitter. To do something in that range, how many hours of learning to code for the american would be necessary? And i hope they cancel me, because working socks, man, i've been working really hard. Please cancel me for this comment. What we lacked is not opportunity. What we lack is discipline and motivation to do this. Yes. Sir jason, please do consider that people might be single parent. You can say single parnt, but m goin to say that single parents, they lack time...

0:50 Jason thanks the front-line workers & intros freeCodeCamp's Quincy Larson
7:45 Why & how did Quincy start freeCodeCamp? What is freeCodeCamp?
12:16 Jason & Quincy discuss starting & running large online communities, benefits of Discord & Slack
15:36 Can you jump right in on freeCodeCamp.org? What types of certifications do they offer?
17:38 COVID-19's impact on user growth & why Quincy is emulating Red Cross, YMCA & other non-profits
21:19 Do they track outcomes at freeCodeCamp, how do they compare to Lambda School?
26:05 Can anyone become a web developer? How many hours would it take for an average high school graduate to be able to build a 1.0 version of Twitter or Shopify?
35:09 Quincy shares some freeCodeCamp success stories
41:21 What's the quickest way to get a job through coding? What program should an aspirational developer start learning first?
45:57 Should new developers prioritize mobile development to maximize earning potential?
48:24 What % of freeCodeCamp users are non-US? Which country has shown the most potential?
50:44 What does the post-COVID world look like for developers?
53:21 freeCodeCamp's developer cards project