Codecademy

There's a lot to learn when it comes to coding. How do you know where to start? Should you learn HTML or JavaScript? What's the difference between Python and Ruby? What are "client-side" and "server-side" languages, "front end" and "back end" and how are they different? Hopefully this quick post will help you choose the language best suited for what you want to do.

We spoke to tech reporter, Python lover, and coding events organize Floor Drees to get her tips for learning by teaching.

In which our code literacy evangelist weighs in on privacy, data, and what it means for you.

Coding isn't just about functions, hacking and side projects. Here are three ways users have applied their knowledge to boost their careers.

Where will code take you?

We interviewed Angie Chang, co-founder of Women 2.0, to find out how she went from coding up basic websites to heading up a software development bootcamp.

Today the non-profit initiative Code Club World launches globally, and we couldn't be happier. We're partnering with Google and Mozilla and expand this network of afterschool code clubs to more countries and give every child the opportunity to learn to code.

Semicolons. Sometimes there's one behind curly braces, and other times there isn't. Sometimes it's "unnecessary" and others it's required. Here's a handy cheat sheet to when you should use (and avoid) this tiny but powerful piece of syntax.

Want to write code outside of Codecademy? Learn to use "git," a powerful tool that lets you save versions of your code at different points in time. Here are four steps to getting started.

Does school matter?

The co-founder of reddit says "No." What you've done — and what you've made — count more than any grade you've received. Learning to code is a key step to gaining the skills that count.

Monkeys? Robots? Here's how one designer rethought the Codecademy curriculum to get more kids interested in coding.