204 JSJ Free Code Camp with Quincy Larson
Published: March 23, 2016
204 JSJ Free Code Camp with Quincy Larson
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Show Notes
03:20 - Free Code Camp
04:47 - Quincy’s Background
06:43 - Curriculum and Non-Profit Projects
09:47 - Keeping the Curriculum Updated
10:30 - Enrollment; Starting & Finishing
12:20 - Resources for Learning
15:39 - Funding
16:06 - Working Through a Self-Paced System vs Structure
17:17 - Nonprofits
19:51 - Learning to Work on Non-Greenfield Code
21:47 - Getting Hired After the Program
23:21 - Marketing and Media
26:07 - Sustaining Living While Running This Program
27:31 - The Future of Free Code Camp
28:34 - Long-term Sustainability
29:44 - Hypothetical Monetization and Contribution
33:51 - Coding as a form of art or function?
36:55 - Partnerships
37:53 - Making Free Code Camp More Effective
39:18 - Criticism?
40:29 - Curriculum Development and Evolution
43:02 - Is Free Code Camp for everybody?
- Read, Search, Ask
46:09 - The Community
51:07 - Getting Involved in Free Code Camp
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