You're Not Meant to Do This Because You Didn't Go to College

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There has to be kind of a tribe that you can join. There has to be like a community. You have to be plugged in with people a preferably locally in person, through a hacker space or through some inperson meet ups. A lot of society is telling you just stay where you are,. Or, oh, you're not meant to do this because you didn't go to college. And i think most people are reticent to say it, but the company you keep and the people around you can sometimes want to keep you down in the ditch where they are. This is a insight quincy a. But a person who you o just shines as somebody who you know, started...

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