Keeping Burnout at Bay – How Knowing Yourself can Help.
Have you ever felt like you’re carrying the world on your shoulders and that no matter what you do and how hard you work, you just can’t seem to get ahead of your daily to-do list? Does work sometimes leave you feeling intensely demotivated and overwhelmed? Answered yes to any of these questions? You could…
Ask a Data Engineer: Warby Parker Edition 👓
Codecademy’s very own Nick Duckwiler (left) and Ryan Tuck from Warby Parker (right) in our office. (📷: Mitch Boyer) Last month, Codecademy and Warby Parker came together to work on a special Learn SQL from Scratch Capstone Project. It was during this time when I met Ryan Tuck, a Data Engineer at Warby, who played…
Meet Tariqur Rehman, our Pashto translator!
To help the world combat the Covid-19 pandemic, Alison launched the course Coronavirus – What you need to know. In order to make sure that no one was excluded from accessing possibly life-saving information, Alison committed to translating the course into as many languages as possible. To achieve this ambitious goal, Alison reached out to its community of…
Why the Future of Learning Starts with Building
Coding has always served two purposes: the intrinsic drive to build something, and the practical path to a lucrative career. Even the most passionate code aficionados don’t dream of variables or syntax — they want to make a website, a tool, a game. For years, the career upside was impossible to ignore. You could land a stable SWE job, bootstrap your own app, or join a buzzy…
Top 23 online courses in Canada – June 2020
Online learning has always been a popular choice in Canada, and this has only been accelerated by the outbreak of COVID-19. Canadian learners are using FutureLearn for a wide range of online courses, from dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic to discovering more about historical wonders like Ancient Rome. Read on to find out what the 25…
How to Evolve Your Talent Strategy With Workplace Learning
By Leah Belsky, Chief Enterprise Officer at Coursera In the face of a global talent shortage, learning and technology leaders are under immense pressure to source the critical skill sets needed to drive business impact. Failure to do so will cost their organizations trillions in the next decade. Compounding the challenge is the ongoing ‘Great…
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Behold Vermont, From Above
At the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, with travel restrictions in place worldwide, we launched a new series — The World Through a Lens — in which photojournalists help transport you, virtually, to some of our planet’s most beautiful and intriguing places. This week, Caleb Kenna shares a collection of drone photographs from Vermont.Ever since…
Why the Future of Learning Starts with Building
Coding has always served two purposes: the intrinsic drive to build something, and the practical path to a lucrative career. Even the most passionate code aficionados don’t dream of variables or syntax — they want to make a website, a tool, a game. For years, the career upside was impossible to ignore. You could land a stable SWE job, bootstrap your own app, or join a buzzy…
12 Unique & Free Halloween Fonts You Need to Know!
October 12, 2021 You can never have too many fonts! If you are preparing some seasonal crafts, make sure to check our list of 12 unique & free Halloween fonts. They are perfect for posters, cards, and your social media posts. You will find here all the Halloween classics from slime to spider webs. The…
Why the Future of Learning Starts with Building
Coding has always served two purposes: the intrinsic drive to build something, and the practical path to a lucrative career. Even the most passionate code aficionados don’t dream of variables or syntax — they want to make a website, a tool, a game. For years, the career upside was impossible to ignore. You could land a stable SWE job, bootstrap your own app, or join a buzzy…
The Future of Work: How to Stay Relevant in a Changing...
Here’s what we know for sure: Today’s market is evolving and highly competitive. Whether you’re fresh out of school, have a few working years in the bag, considering a big career change, you need to stay relevant and position yourself as a viable competitor in the workplace. Things can change at the drop of a…
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Why the Future of Learning Starts with Building
Coding has always served two purposes: the intrinsic drive to build something, and the practical path to a lucrative career. Even the most passionate code aficionados don’t dream of variables or syntax — they want to make a website, a tool, a game. For years, the career upside was impossible to ignore. You could land a stable SWE job, bootstrap your own app, or join a buzzy…
How to take great notes
Taking notes is usually fundamental when you’re learning something new. Thorough notes can give you a strong foundation of learning to build on and something useful to refer back to. Here’s a few tricks we’ve learnt for taking great notes. 1. Find the the right tools The first step to taking great notes is using…
Why the Future of Learning Starts with Building
Coding has always served two purposes: the intrinsic drive to build something, and the practical path to a lucrative career. Even the most passionate code aficionados don’t dream of variables or syntax — they want to make a website, a tool, a game. For years, the career upside was impossible to ignore. You could land a stable SWE job, bootstrap your own app, or join a buzzy…
How to Write an Effective Resume
Download this guide in PDF format In this guide, you’ll learn how to create an effective resume. You’ll learn strategies for tailoring your resume to the role you’re pursuing, and how to effectively present your skills and experience—whether you’re a new-job seeker or a mid-career professional switching to a new field. You will learn about…
Why the Future of Learning Starts with Building
Coding has always served two purposes: the intrinsic drive to build something, and the practical path to a lucrative career. Even the most passionate code aficionados don’t dream of variables or syntax — they want to make a website, a tool, a game. For years, the career upside was impossible to ignore. You could land a stable SWE job, bootstrap your own app, or join a buzzy…
Do You Miss Hugs?
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Not everyone is a hugger. Hugs can feel awkward or uncomfortable for some people.At the same time, hugging can be essential for humans. Hugs can reduce stress by calming our sympathetic nervous system; they can make us…