The freeCodeCamp Podcast

If you're over the age of 20, you might think you're too old to learn how to code. But 56 year old VM Vaughn's here to tell you that's not true. In this podcast, he shares his epic beat-down of his critical inner self and lays out his path towards an exciting second career.

This episode is for anyone who wants to effectively orchestrate a development process without becoming the butt of their team’s water-cooler jokes. It's more attainable than you think, because it's all about process. Don't be a Bill Lumbergh - be awesome.

Given the state of college recruiting today, your chances of interacting with companies on campus are slim - unless your campus is a top school. It’s not fair, and it sucks, but that's the way it is. But does it have to be? Does where you went to school really affect your performance in technical interviews? Turns out: it doesn't.

The concept of a legacy usually conveys permanence, value, and greatness. But what about in relation to your code? In this article, Jonathan explains how his team broke up with their legacy codebase, why it was necessary, and how your team can do the same.

Many people have a vague or incorrect idea of what the fairly common term "API" means. Heads up: it's not a type of beer! Petr lays out the basic details of an application programming interface in plain English so you'll never be confused again.

Nishant Shukla is the author of Machine Learning in TensorFlow, and is also the VP of Engineering at a startup focussing on Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies for education. In this episode, he discusses the basics of machine learning. Learn more about his book at http://tensorflowbook.com/

Changing careers is very difficult. Add in a full-time job and a couple of kids, and the task seems nearly impossible. But even if you're busy, you can make the time to build the skills to level up your career. Here's how Michael Tombor did just that.

It’s true. John spent thousands of hours reading books, writing code, and watching computer science lectures, all to prepare for his dream job interview at Google. When things didn't go his way, he shifted gears. Here's his story.

In this episode, Alex, a Romanian developer, tells the tale of how he and his friends grew their small side project into a $17,000 a month business. In the beginning, they were coding in a Starbucks. Now their team has grown, they've sponsored 20 hackathons around the world, and business is booming. Here's their story.

Elvis was "just a village boy from Nigeria who had nothing but a dream and a Nokia J2ME feature phone." Today, he's a 19 year old Android developer who has worked on over 50 apps and currently works for an MIT startup. This is his story.

An Australian developer thought his local police force was spending way too much money on their new license plate scanning system. So he decided to build one himself. Here's how he did this, and how he ended up catching a criminal.

5 years ago, Ken was a college dropout who woke up every day at 4 a.m. to drive a forklift. He taught himself to code and kick-started his career by convincing a local web development company to hire him. Ken shares his advice on how to go from a hobbyist to a professional developer.

For Haseeb's first software developer job, he was able to negotiate a total compensation package of US $250,000 for his first year at Airbnb. He believes negotiation is a skill that can be learned, just like any other. And it isn't particularly elusive or hard to understand. He explains how anyone can negotiate effectively.

For Haseeb's first software developer job, he was able to negotiate a total compensation package of US $250,000 for his first year at Airbnb. He believes negotiation is a skill that can be learned, just like any other. And it isn't particularly elusive or hard to understand. He explains how anyone can negotiate effectively.

Roger explains why everyone should learn to code, even if they don't intend to go pro. "Learning something difficult, however, is beneficial in and of itself. The process is the prize. Struggling with code, while frustrating, is medicine for the mind."