204 JSJ Free Code Camp with Quincy Larson

Quincy Larson on JavaScript Jabber Mar 23rd 2016


Description

03:10 - Quincy Larson Introduction

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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