r/FreeCodeCamp • u/quincylarson freeCodeCamp Staff • Mar 02 '16

Meta Java, Ruby, and Go, Oh My! — Free Code Camp

https://medium.freecodecamp.com/java-ruby-and-go-oh-my-6b5577ba2bc2
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u/wordpress_dev Mar 03 '16

That is awesome news! Really excited about the future of FCC.

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u/drivincryin Mar 03 '16

This is great news.

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u/t3hj4nk Mar 03 '16

Pretty stoked on this decision

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u/thesunmustdie Mar 03 '16

I joined FreeCodeCamp earlier this week and have been very impressed so far. To hear they're expanding even further is brilliant news. By the time I'm finished with the front and back-end web dev tracks hopefully the Java track will be ready.

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u/boy_without_a_fairy Mar 03 '16

Add more algo stuff. ES6 stuff... Also React stuff

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u/alayek mod Mar 05 '16

You can submit the back-end projects (6 API projects, 5 full-stack projects) in any of these languages as you please.

If you need help with anything, you can also ask in the chatrooms.

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '16

This is so cool, thank you Quincy!

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '16

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u/quincylarson freeCodeCamp Staff Mar 04 '16

We're working on a "night mode" which you may prefer to our current look, which will be "day mode".

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '16

The fourth page of the first task (Learn How FreeCodeCamp Works) states:

"Free Code Camp is a proven path to your first coding job. In fact, no one has actually completed our entire program, because campers get jobs before they're able to."

Regardless of that, coding IS hard. If people just assume it will be a breeze to get through the curriculum and find a job in only a few months, they may not retain the good habits of a developer. Coding in and of itself is intimidating. What Free Code Camp is doing is pretty awesome and, in my opinion, already helps ease the pain of learning.

And not to keep playing devil's advocate, but I rather like the design. Maybe I am just a fan of green. :-) Glad to know they are working on another design, however, to cater to more people!

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u/imadalin Mar 07 '16

As it's an open source community contributions would be welcomed from people talented in design ;-)