7 Ways Students Use Codecademy to Get Ahead in Class (& Life)
As you stock up on new school supplies and figure out your new class schedule, there’s a back-to-school item that could be a game-changer for you: Codecademy Pro Student. Lots of our learners use Codecademy courses alongside their college or high school curriculum. Our self-paced, interactive courses will have you writing code from the jump,…
Behind the Build: Codecademy’s AI-Powered Job-Readiness Checker
Breaking into tech can be hard without guidance. Many self-taught programmers and career switchers have a difficult time figuring out if their skills are up to par, and if not, what they need to learn to bridge the gap. You might’ve finished dozens of courses and even built a few projects, but is it enough…
Now You Can Use ChatGPT to Discover Codecademy Courses
You already turn to ChatGPT when you need to look up some syntax, write a cover letter, or make a vacation itinerary for your upcoming PTO. And now, with Codecademy’s new ChatGPT plugin, you can ask the chatbot for customized recommendations for coding courses and paths to take. Since OpenAI announced in March that they…
How Engineers Actually Use ChatGPT in Their Daily Workflow
If there’s one trait that developers collectively share, it’s a love of problem-solving. It’s a thrill to discover a workaround, diagnose a pesky problem, or collaborate with a dev who helps you across the finish line of a project. With advancements in OpenAI’s ChatGPT, there are countless new ways to approach a problem, work smarter,…
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…
AI Won’t Kill Programming — But It Will Transform How We Code
In 2013, Codecademy’s Co-Founder Zach Sims appeared on The Colbert Report to talk about our mission to teach everyone to learn to code. An incredulous Stephen Colbert posed a prescient question: “Why do I need to understand that? Can’t I just say, ‘Siri, code for me.’” Fast forward 12 years, and it’s still a daunting…
How I Went from Technology Intern to Senior Software Engineer in 4 Years
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…
Behind the Build: Jupyter Notebooks in Our Data Science Courses
If you’ve taken one of our data science courses, you’ve probably seen Jupyter Notebooks, the industry-standard workspaces for developing data science code and visualizations. Jupyter Notebooks are built right into lessons in many of our courses and paths — like Getting Started with Python for Data Science and Introduction to Big Data with PySpark —…
6 Coding & Tech Newsletters You Need in Your Inbox
Trying to stay up-to-date on tech news in today’s rapidly-changing world can feel like drinking from a fire hose. That’s why subscribing to email newsletters is such a convenient way to stay informed — you get curated insights and thought-provoking articles delivered straight to your inbox, no scrolling endless news feeds or trying to find…
The Difference Between AI, Machine Learning, & Deep Learning — Explained
In the past eight months since ChatGPT debuted, AI has gone from a futuristic concept saved for sci-fi plots to a catch-all term for any technology with extraordinary capabilities. As a developer or code dabbler, you might be well aware that AI is a nuanced topic, and that there’s a difference between AI, machine learning,…
