What Grievances Do You Have With Your Local Community?
In “Your Tales of Subway Hell,” Emma G. Fitzsimmons writes: Crowded platforms. Long delays waiting for a train. Trash cans overflowing. Scrolling through Twitter, these are common scenes in 2018 on the New York City subway. Last year, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo declared a state of emergency for New York City’s troubled subway. We investigated…
How Diverse Is Your Community?
Is your town or city made up of people from different walks of life? Do you often see and interact with people of different races, nationalities, religions and abilities? Do you hear a variety of languages? Do you know people who have different kinds of family structures?In “At the Intersection of Race and Housing,” the…
6 highly-rated programming movies from the Codecademy community
After a long day of coding, sometimes you just want to kick back and relax — and what better way than with a movie? We reached out to our community in a forum post and asked our learners about their favorite coding-related films. Here's what they shared.WarGamesWarGames was the most highly recommended film among our…
Navigating the tech industry as a woman: Stories from the Women in Tech Panel
Today, the tech industry is more diverse than ever, but there’s still more work to be done. That’s why last week, we went live with a panel of talented women from the Codecademy team and our larger community to learn more about what it’s like to navigate the tech industry as a woman.Hosted by Codecademy…
Career and internship advice for students from the Codecademy team
Choosing a career path while in college can feel like a huge undertaking. You may still be trying to decide what exactly you want to study, trying to navigate finding an internship, or figuring out what type of job you want to get when you graduate.Because hindsight is 20/20, we interviewed five members of the…
5 favorite programming podcasts from the Codecademy community
Podcasts are great. They're entertaining. They're informative. They're perfect for when you need help staying awake during your commute to work or when you want a little background noise while you're tidying up.They're also a great way to stay informed of recent developments in the programming industry. When we asked our learners about their favorite…
Taking a break with the Codecademy community
Little compares to the satisfaction you feel as you progress through your courses, mastering new languages, acing quizzes, and building projects — but sometimes, you need a break. Learning new skills is great, but eventually, you might find yourself feeling burned out.It happens to everybody. One minute you're speeding through lines of code, the next,…
6 go-to programming resources from the Codecademy community
Coding can be complicated. Whether you're a novice programmer or an expert, it's easy to get lost in all the elements, arrays, and selectors. Plus, with technology constantly evolving, it can be hard staying up to date. Thankfully, there's a worldwide web filled with resources to help you along your way.We turned to our community…
How to Reach Out to Someone on LinkedIn (Without Sounding Needy)
We often hear stories about Codecademy learners who land entry-level positions in tech because they used the professional networking platform LinkedIn. For example, learners have used LinkedIn to get discovered by recruiters, share updates about their learning journey, and connect with people whose careers they admire. But for as ubiquitous as LinkedIn is, sometimes it…
Learning to code with my disability: One learner shares her story
We recently rounded up some of the big wins from our community in 2020. One of these wins came from Rosita — a learner from the Netherlands that went all-in on learning to code when the lockdown began in March and is now working as a front-end developer.Rosita decided to use the lockdown as an…
