How To Make A Portfolio When You Don’t Have “Enough” Work To Show
Your portfolio is supposed to give hiring managers and potential employers a snapshot of your greatest hits — but that can look very different depending on your career and experience. A seasoned dev’s portfolio might include impressive product launches at well-known brands, while someone who’s new to tech only has practice projects to pull from. …
How I Went from Drum Teacher to Software Engineer in 12 Months
Learning to code so that you can land a job in tech can feel daunting. That’s why we’re sharing inspiring stories from Codecademy’s community — to show how people like you (yes, you!) can embark on a learning journey and end up with a totally new career. We hope these stories serve as a reminder…
12 Women In Tech On The Best Career Advice They Received
Career advice doesn’t have to come from the pages of a self-help business book or a high-profile CEO’s TED Talk to be useful — in fact, the most memorable advice often comes from unexpected sources, like a brief coffee chat with your work bestie, a reassuring Slack message from your team leader, or even the…
Codecademy’s 5 AI Principles & What They Mean for You
At Codecademy, we’re committed to making sure that all the work we do is ethically sound. It’s a responsibility we take seriously, particularly now, as AI profoundly transforms our world. There’s a lot at stake, and we want the next gen of developers and people learning to code to understand what it means to be…
From Web Dev Courses to AI Pipelines: How I Built Skills I Use Every...
Not sure what to learn next? Get inspired by other Codecademy learners who’ve been in your shoes. We’re sharing stories from the Codecademy community to show how people figured out which skills mattered for their role and goals — and started using them in meaningful ways. We hope these stories serve as a reminder that…
4 Ways to Connect With the Codecademy Community
Here at Codecademy, we believe that learning with and teaching others is the best way to learn. That’s why we pride ourselves on our active community of learners. Even though learning to code can feel like a solitary activity, there’s a whole community of people you can go to for questions, support, to share stories,…
Learning Python Had an Immense Impact on My Career as a Cancer Researcher
Learning to code so that you can land a job in tech can feel daunting. That’s why we’re sharing inspiring stories from Codecademy’s community — to show how people like you (yes, you!) can embark on a learning journey and end up with a new career. We hope these stories serve as a reminder that…
How I Went from Fitness Instructor to Systems & Applications Advisor in 11 Months
Learning to code so that you can land a job in tech can feel daunting. That’s why we’re sharing inspiring stories from Codecademy’s community — to show how people like you (yes, you!) can embark on a learning journey and end up with a totally new career. We hope these stories serve as a reminder…
5 Unexpected Ways to Work on Your Soft Skills
When you’re learning to code to become a software developer, there are plenty of ways to practice concepts and frameworks outside of our courses and paths. Maybe you complete a project, build your portfolio website, or work through a code challenge, for example. The soft skills that you need as a developer — like…
How I Turned My Design Job Into a Reason to Learn to Code
Not sure what to learn next? Get inspired by other Codecademy learners who’ve been in your shoes. We’re sharing stories from the Codecademy community to show how people figured out which skills mattered for their role and goals — and started using them in meaningful ways. We hope these stories serve as a reminder that there’s no single path to a more fulfilling work life. …
