Quincy Larson
@quincy.bsky.social
The teacher who founded freeCodeCamp.org, where you can learn to code for free, with thoughtful people.
I host of the freeCodeCamp podcast each Friday and interview devs.
I host of the freeCodeCamp podcast each Friday and interview devs.
Huge news. freeCodeCamp just launched DAILY coding challenges you can solve using Python 🐍 or JavaScript 🟨
Build up your data structures + algorithms skills right in your browser or in the freeCodeCamp iPhone/Android app.📱
30 challenges are already live. Gotta solve 'em all.
Build up your data structures + algorithms skills right in your browser or in the freeCodeCamp iPhone/Android app.📱
30 challenges are already live. Gotta solve 'em all.
September 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Huge news. freeCodeCamp just launched DAILY coding challenges you can solve using Python 🐍 or JavaScript 🟨
Build up your data structures + algorithms skills right in your browser or in the freeCodeCamp iPhone/Android app.📱
30 challenges are already live. Gotta solve 'em all.
Build up your data structures + algorithms skills right in your browser or in the freeCodeCamp iPhone/Android app.📱
30 challenges are already live. Gotta solve 'em all.
Want me to judge / speak at your hackathon? DM me.
I don't change an appearance fee. Just a give me direct flight and a quiet hotel and I'm good.
Upcoming events I'll be at:
Commit Your Code (Dallas - Sep 25-26)
Berkeley CalHacks (San Francisco - Oct 24-26)
I don't change an appearance fee. Just a give me direct flight and a quiet hotel and I'm good.
Upcoming events I'll be at:
Commit Your Code (Dallas - Sep 25-26)
Berkeley CalHacks (San Francisco - Oct 24-26)
September 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Want me to judge / speak at your hackathon? DM me.
I don't change an appearance fee. Just a give me direct flight and a quiet hotel and I'm good.
Upcoming events I'll be at:
Commit Your Code (Dallas - Sep 25-26)
Berkeley CalHacks (San Francisco - Oct 24-26)
I don't change an appearance fee. Just a give me direct flight and a quiet hotel and I'm good.
Upcoming events I'll be at:
Commit Your Code (Dallas - Sep 25-26)
Berkeley CalHacks (San Francisco - Oct 24-26)
This comment from an orphan in India made my entire week. I'm so proud of the freeCodeCamp community.
August 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
This comment from an orphan in India made my entire week. I'm so proud of the freeCodeCamp community.
Learn React by building projects right in your browser. freeCodeCamp just shipped a ton of FREE interactive lessons.🏕️
We'll ship the rest of the 1,000-hour Certified Full Stack Developer Curriculum over the coming months. Start the coursework today and the rest'll be live by the time you reach it.🏔️
We'll ship the rest of the 1,000-hour Certified Full Stack Developer Curriculum over the coming months. Start the coursework today and the rest'll be live by the time you reach it.🏔️
June 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Learn React by building projects right in your browser. freeCodeCamp just shipped a ton of FREE interactive lessons.🏕️
We'll ship the rest of the 1,000-hour Certified Full Stack Developer Curriculum over the coming months. Start the coursework today and the rest'll be live by the time you reach it.🏔️
We'll ship the rest of the 1,000-hour Certified Full Stack Developer Curriculum over the coming months. Start the coursework today and the rest'll be live by the time you reach it.🏔️
On this week's podcast I interview a senior dev who was JUST LAID OFF LAST WEEK at Microsoft and he walks us through EVERYTHING.
This dude has nerves of steel and is totally unfazed. He and his wife were prepared for just about anything.
www.freecodecamp.org/news/laid-of...
This dude has nerves of steel and is totally unfazed. He and his wife were prepared for just about anything.
www.freecodecamp.org/news/laid-of...
Laid off but not afraid with X-senior Microsoft Dev MacKevin Fey [Podcast #173]
On this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews MacKevin Fey. He just got laid off last week from his senior engineering role at Microsoft. We talk about: How Mack...
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May 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
On this week's podcast I interview a senior dev who was JUST LAID OFF LAST WEEK at Microsoft and he walks us through EVERYTHING.
This dude has nerves of steel and is totally unfazed. He and his wife were prepared for just about anything.
www.freecodecamp.org/news/laid-of...
This dude has nerves of steel and is totally unfazed. He and his wife were prepared for just about anything.
www.freecodecamp.org/news/laid-of...
freeCodeCamp just published our first course on a world language: Spanish for Beginners (CEFR Level A1).
90% of our courses will be on programming, but we're adding some new topics as well. We'll help you level up all kinds of skills.🏕️
(Free 11-hour course)
www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-a...
90% of our courses will be on programming, but we're adding some new topics as well. We'll help you level up all kinds of skills.🏕️
(Free 11-hour course)
www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-a...
Learn A1 Level Spanish
Learning a new language can open doors to new cultures, connections, and opportunities, and Spanish is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. Whether you're dreaming of traveling to Spa...
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May 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM
freeCodeCamp just published our first course on a world language: Spanish for Beginners (CEFR Level A1).
90% of our courses will be on programming, but we're adding some new topics as well. We'll help you level up all kinds of skills.🏕️
(Free 11-hour course)
www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-a...
90% of our courses will be on programming, but we're adding some new topics as well. We'll help you level up all kinds of skills.🏕️
(Free 11-hour course)
www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-a...
I'm meeting with several blind developers right now talking about accessibility. Feel free to join and chat.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkXc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkXc...
Interview with Quincy Larson: Empowering the World Through Free Coding Education
YouTube video by Taylor Arndt
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May 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I'm meeting with several blind developers right now talking about accessibility. Feel free to join and chat.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkXc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkXc...
Today's podcast is a banger. @codelifecl.bsky.social is an Iraqi dev and live coding streamer.
She shares tips for training models on low-resource languages like Swahili, and data science competitions.
Watch on YouTube or listen in your fav podcast app: preview.freecodecamp.org/how-to-make-...
She shares tips for training models on low-resource languages like Swahili, and data science competitions.
Watch on YouTube or listen in your fav podcast app: preview.freecodecamp.org/how-to-make-...
How to make Developer Friends When You Don't Live in Silicon Valley, with Iraqi Engineer Code;Life [Podcast #172]
preview.freecodecamp.org
May 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Today's podcast is a banger. @codelifecl.bsky.social is an Iraqi dev and live coding streamer.
She shares tips for training models on low-resource languages like Swahili, and data science competitions.
Watch on YouTube or listen in your fav podcast app: preview.freecodecamp.org/how-to-make-...
She shares tips for training models on low-resource languages like Swahili, and data science competitions.
Watch on YouTube or listen in your fav podcast app: preview.freecodecamp.org/how-to-make-...
Reposted by Quincy Larson
I still can't believe this happened!
Thanks to @quincy.bsky.social for inviting me the amazing #freecodecamp podcast! It was such a fun time talking to you!
youtube.com/watch?v=yx1r...
Thanks to @quincy.bsky.social for inviting me the amazing #freecodecamp podcast! It was such a fun time talking to you!
youtube.com/watch?v=yx1r...
Making Developer Friends Anywhere, with Iraqi Engineer Code;Life [Podcast #172]
YouTube video by freeCodeCamp.org
youtube.com
May 16, 2025 at 11:48 AM
I still can't believe this happened!
Thanks to @quincy.bsky.social for inviting me the amazing #freecodecamp podcast! It was such a fun time talking to you!
youtube.com/watch?v=yx1r...
Thanks to @quincy.bsky.social for inviting me the amazing #freecodecamp podcast! It was such a fun time talking to you!
youtube.com/watch?v=yx1r...
On this week's freeCodeCamp podcast I interview software engineer and prolific fCC contributor Sam Crombie about life in San Francisco startup purgatory.
He went Dartmouth -> Microsoft -> Y Combinator and shares tips for getting people to care about your apps.
www.freecodecamp.org/news/ditchin...
He went Dartmouth -> Microsoft -> Y Combinator and shares tips for getting people to care about your apps.
www.freecodecamp.org/news/ditchin...
Ditching a Microsoft Job to Enter Startup Purgatory with Lonewolf Engineer Sam Crombie [Podcast #171]
On this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Sam Crombie. He's a software engineer and prolific open source contributor to freeCodeCamp. He abandon his job at M...
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May 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
On this week's freeCodeCamp podcast I interview software engineer and prolific fCC contributor Sam Crombie about life in San Francisco startup purgatory.
He went Dartmouth -> Microsoft -> Y Combinator and shares tips for getting people to care about your apps.
www.freecodecamp.org/news/ditchin...
He went Dartmouth -> Microsoft -> Y Combinator and shares tips for getting people to care about your apps.
www.freecodecamp.org/news/ditchin...
METAL GEAR! My cover of Snake's Theme [MSX 1990] for the musical intro to this week's podcast. I interview @shashi.bsky.social about his journey from art school drop out to developer at Microsoft. Watch on YouTube or listen in your favorite podcast app.
May 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
METAL GEAR! My cover of Snake's Theme [MSX 1990] for the musical intro to this week's podcast. I interview @shashi.bsky.social about his journey from art school drop out to developer at Microsoft. Watch on YouTube or listen in your favorite podcast app.
Take this State of Devs survey so the developer community can better understand what our fellow devs are up to in 2025. This is run by @sachagreif.com who does State of JS and other surveys. (15 min survey): survey.devographics.com/en-US/survey...
State of Devs 2025
Take the State of Devs survey
survey.devographics.com
April 29, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Take this State of Devs survey so the developer community can better understand what our fellow devs are up to in 2025. This is run by @sachagreif.com who does State of JS and other surveys. (15 min survey): survey.devographics.com/en-US/survey...
"I have never been in a more welcoming, friendly, inclusive place!"
- another happy camper about the freeCodeCamp community subreddit and discord 😊
- another happy camper about the freeCodeCamp community subreddit and discord 😊
April 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
"I have never been in a more welcoming, friendly, inclusive place!"
- another happy camper about the freeCodeCamp community subreddit and discord 😊
- another happy camper about the freeCodeCamp community subreddit and discord 😊
If you're actively learning both guitar and bass at the same time, consider using a pick for both.
I played bass finger style for a few years. It was only once I switched to a pick that I got the full synergy between the two instruments (fast precision arps, left hand muting).
I played bass finger style for a few years. It was only once I switched to a pick that I got the full synergy between the two instruments (fast precision arps, left hand muting).
April 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
If you're actively learning both guitar and bass at the same time, consider using a pick for both.
I played bass finger style for a few years. It was only once I switched to a pick that I got the full synergy between the two instruments (fast precision arps, left hand muting).
I played bass finger style for a few years. It was only once I switched to a pick that I got the full synergy between the two instruments (fast precision arps, left hand muting).
I had a blast interviewing @taeluralexis.bsky.social about her journey from working at McDonalds to software engineer and now security analyst.
1.5 hour watch on YouTube or listen in your favorite podcast app. www.freecodecamp.org/news/from-fa...
1.5 hour watch on YouTube or listen in your favorite podcast app. www.freecodecamp.org/news/from-fa...
From fast food worker to cybersecurity engineer with Tae'lur Alexis [Podcast #169]
On this week's episode of the podcast, I interview Tae'lur Alexis. She's a developer and security analyst. Instead of going to college, Tae'lur spent years working various fast food and retail jobs. T...
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April 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I had a blast interviewing @taeluralexis.bsky.social about her journey from working at McDonalds to software engineer and now security analyst.
1.5 hour watch on YouTube or listen in your favorite podcast app. www.freecodecamp.org/news/from-fa...
1.5 hour watch on YouTube or listen in your favorite podcast app. www.freecodecamp.org/news/from-fa...
This 1990 NES game Astyanax has epic music. I learned it for this week's freeCodeCamp podcast musical intro.
I interview @taeluralexis.bsky.social about her journey from working at McDonalds to teaching herself programming and working as a security engineer. Full podcast just dropped a min ago.
I interview @taeluralexis.bsky.social about her journey from working at McDonalds to teaching herself programming and working as a security engineer. Full podcast just dropped a min ago.
April 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This 1990 NES game Astyanax has epic music. I learned it for this week's freeCodeCamp podcast musical intro.
I interview @taeluralexis.bsky.social about her journey from working at McDonalds to teaching herself programming and working as a security engineer. Full podcast just dropped a min ago.
I interview @taeluralexis.bsky.social about her journey from working at McDonalds to teaching herself programming and working as a security engineer. Full podcast just dropped a min ago.
My cover of 1990's F-Zero Mute City!🏎️
My first time w/ distortion. 100s of guitar takes but I'm getting there.
This is the opening to this week's freeCodeCamp podcast, where I interview @alysonlaaa who taught herself coding and went from accountant to data engineer at GitHub.
My first time w/ distortion. 100s of guitar takes but I'm getting there.
This is the opening to this week's freeCodeCamp podcast, where I interview @alysonlaaa who taught herself coding and went from accountant to data engineer at GitHub.
April 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
My cover of 1990's F-Zero Mute City!🏎️
My first time w/ distortion. 100s of guitar takes but I'm getting there.
This is the opening to this week's freeCodeCamp podcast, where I interview @alysonlaaa who taught herself coding and went from accountant to data engineer at GitHub.
My first time w/ distortion. 100s of guitar takes but I'm getting there.
This is the opening to this week's freeCodeCamp podcast, where I interview @alysonlaaa who taught herself coding and went from accountant to data engineer at GitHub.
The 1990 Gameboy Amazing Spiderman theme! 🥁🎸🎹
This is my opening song from this week's freeCodeCamp podcast where I interview a @jason.energy about his journey from dropout to software architect.
Listen on YouTube, Spotify, or your favorite podcast player.
This is my opening song from this week's freeCodeCamp podcast where I interview a @jason.energy about his journey from dropout to software architect.
Listen on YouTube, Spotify, or your favorite podcast player.
April 4, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The 1990 Gameboy Amazing Spiderman theme! 🥁🎸🎹
This is my opening song from this week's freeCodeCamp podcast where I interview a @jason.energy about his journey from dropout to software architect.
Listen on YouTube, Spotify, or your favorite podcast player.
This is my opening song from this week's freeCodeCamp podcast where I interview a @jason.energy about his journey from dropout to software architect.
Listen on YouTube, Spotify, or your favorite podcast player.
Reposted by Quincy Larson
I am halfway through this episode and it's so wonderful. Ryan is such a great guy! Give it a listen!
March 31, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I am halfway through this episode and it's so wonderful. Ryan is such a great guy! Give it a listen!
Song: Little Nemo Dream Master (NES 1990) 🥁🎸🎹 (No quantization or pitch correction)
This is the opening song from this week's freeCodeCamp podcast where I interview a dev who studied 5 years then landed his first engineering role.
Listen on YouTube, Spotify, or your favorite podcast player.
This is the opening song from this week's freeCodeCamp podcast where I interview a dev who studied 5 years then landed his first engineering role.
Listen on YouTube, Spotify, or your favorite podcast player.
March 29, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Song: Little Nemo Dream Master (NES 1990) 🥁🎸🎹 (No quantization or pitch correction)
This is the opening song from this week's freeCodeCamp podcast where I interview a dev who studied 5 years then landed his first engineering role.
Listen on YouTube, Spotify, or your favorite podcast player.
This is the opening song from this week's freeCodeCamp podcast where I interview a dev who studied 5 years then landed his first engineering role.
Listen on YouTube, Spotify, or your favorite podcast player.
Hey devs, I'm recording a new season of the freeCodeCamp podcast, and I'm looking for guests to interview. 🏕️
I don't mind interviewing celebrity devs but I LOVE interviewing folks who've never been on a podcast before.
1/3
I don't mind interviewing celebrity devs but I LOVE interviewing folks who've never been on a podcast before.
1/3
March 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Hey devs, I'm recording a new season of the freeCodeCamp podcast, and I'm looking for guests to interview. 🏕️
I don't mind interviewing celebrity devs but I LOVE interviewing folks who've never been on a podcast before.
1/3
I don't mind interviewing celebrity devs but I LOVE interviewing folks who've never been on a podcast before.
1/3
Song: Life Force – Power of Anger (NES 1986) 🥁🎸🎹 (No quantization or pitch correction)
This is the opening song from this week's freeCodeCamp podcast where I interview @francescociulla.bsky.social, who got serious about coding at 37.
Listen on YouTube, Spotify, or your favorite podcast player.
This is the opening song from this week's freeCodeCamp podcast where I interview @francescociulla.bsky.social, who got serious about coding at 37.
Listen on YouTube, Spotify, or your favorite podcast player.
March 22, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Song: Life Force – Power of Anger (NES 1986) 🥁🎸🎹 (No quantization or pitch correction)
This is the opening song from this week's freeCodeCamp podcast where I interview @francescociulla.bsky.social, who got serious about coding at 37.
Listen on YouTube, Spotify, or your favorite podcast player.
This is the opening song from this week's freeCodeCamp podcast where I interview @francescociulla.bsky.social, who got serious about coding at 37.
Listen on YouTube, Spotify, or your favorite podcast player.
People sometimes sign up for my weekly email newsletter and apparently forget they've done so and assume I'm a spammer.
This response had be busting up laughing.
I clicked the unsubscribe link for them. 😂
This response had be busting up laughing.
I clicked the unsubscribe link for them. 😂
March 19, 2025 at 8:43 PM
People sometimes sign up for my weekly email newsletter and apparently forget they've done so and assume I'm a spammer.
This response had be busting up laughing.
I clicked the unsubscribe link for them. 😂
This response had be busting up laughing.
I clicked the unsubscribe link for them. 😂
freeCodeCamp just published another FREE handbook – this time on web accessibility.
We're going to keep publishing comprehensive guides to sub-disciplines of software engineering.
The entire handbook is here, along with more than 12,000 free tutorials: www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-web...
We're going to keep publishing comprehensive guides to sub-disciplines of software engineering.
The entire handbook is here, along with more than 12,000 free tutorials: www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-web...
Everything You Need to Know About Web Acessibility
The web is a great place to access information and connect with people. It has opened up countless opportunities, making life more convenient in many ways. But not everyone experiences the web in the ...
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March 19, 2025 at 6:13 PM
freeCodeCamp just published another FREE handbook – this time on web accessibility.
We're going to keep publishing comprehensive guides to sub-disciplines of software engineering.
The entire handbook is here, along with more than 12,000 free tutorials: www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-web...
We're going to keep publishing comprehensive guides to sub-disciplines of software engineering.
The entire handbook is here, along with more than 12,000 free tutorials: www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-web...
@monica.dev you're pretty high up on my list of people I'd like to interview on the freeCodeCamp podcast. Would you be interested in coming on? If so please send me a DM and we can work out a time.
March 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
@monica.dev you're pretty high up on my list of people I'd like to interview on the freeCodeCamp podcast. Would you be interested in coming on? If so please send me a DM and we can work out a time.