What Do You Think of Lamda?

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i'm grateful that there're so many different experiments being done in higher education and continuing education for adults. I want you to answer, do you believe any one can code? Or if not any one can code, what percentage of, let's just say g e d level ischool educated level americans can code? When we get back on this weekosa pay listen, sometimes a business needs to pivot fast in order to meet their goals, or stay afloat. We have to be efficient these days, especially in this climate. So where do you go to find on demand talent? Well, finding the right free lancer is so time consuming and so fu strating, and that time is...

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