12/21/2017
Here are this week's three links that are worth your time:
1. This is the story of a high school kid in Nigeria named Elvis who coded and launched two popular apps using nothing more than his Nokia feature phone. He eventually earned enough money from freelancing to buy a proper laptop, and now he works for an MIT-based startup (10 minute read): https://fcc.im/2Bwp50Y
2. Sacha just asked 23,000 developers what they think of JavaScript. Here are the results of his 2017 State of JavaScript Survey (8 minute read): https://fcc.im/2BtKuYI
3. Here are 5 helpful GitHub tips for new coders (4 minute read): https://fcc.im/2kzNAQp
Bonus: I just published episode 11 of The freeCodeCamp Podcast: "Programming is hard. That’s precisely why you should learn it." Listen to it in iTunes or Google Play, or right here in your browser (11 minute listen): https://fcc.im/2k9zLuH
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Happy coding!
- Quincy Larson
Teacher at https://lnkd.in/eQRg_jV
In 2012, I was just a village boy from Nigeria who had nothing but a dream and a feature (J2ME) phone. Today, I’m a 19 year old Android…
