Change Log

Take a look at the recent changes to the Codecademy catalog!

October 3, 2024, changes effective October 9, 2024

Learn Go Content Updates

Dear Learners, we have added a new module covering Interfaces to our Learn Go course. Due to this additional content, you may see a drop in your progress.

We have also added a brand new Learn Intermediate Go course for you to continue leveling up your developer skills. Happy coding!

September 18, 2024

Content Updates

Dear Learners, we have some updates coming to the Learn Git & GitHub course which will go live on September 25, 2024.

Updates to the Learn Git & GitHub course include:

  • Aligned with GitHub Certification: Now, the course is fully aligned with GitHub certification, validating your skills, credibility, and knowledge of essential GitHub tools. Prepare for GitHub Foundations Certification and showcase your expertise to over 100 million developers worldwide.
  • Enhanced Hands-On Experience: The new walkthrough articles on using GitHub’s Desktop and Mobile Apps provide step-by-step guidance with screenshots, making it easier for users to get up to speed quickly and efficiently.
  • Cutting-Edge Security Practices: The introduction of the Privacy, Security, and Administration module, including articles on Private Access Tokens and 2FA, ensures users can protect their accounts and repositories with the latest security measures.
  • Streamlined Collaboration and Automation: The new GitHub Actions and Codespaces module offers insights into automating workflows and customizing development environments, empowering users to optimize their productivity and collaboration on projects.

These changes may impact completion percentages in your dashboard.

August 29, 2024

C# Content Updates

Dear Learners, we have some updates coming to our C# content, which will go live on August 29, 2024. Due to these updates, please note that C# content will be under construction from Thursday, August 29th - Tuesday, September 4th.

What are the specific changes?

We’ve made improvements to C# content. Some major changes are:

  • Reordered some content to improve learning experience
  • Each lesson now has its own quiz
  • Updated content to more closely match official C# documentation
  • Added new content about Polymorphism
  • Updated from .NET 2.2 to .NET 8.0

This additional content may cause a drop in your progress in courses that include C# content, and we’ve included links to affected courses/paths below.

We’ve also added a new Learn C#: Logic and Conditionals course.

Happy coding!

June 4, 2024 - Updated Workspaces in Learn How to Use AI for Data Analysis

Dear Learners, to ensure the best learning experience for all of our learners, we’ve updated workspaces throughout Learn How to Use AI for Data Analysis, so you might see new code files in some of your lessons and projects. If you’re having an issue viewing the code, try resetting the workspace. Happy Coding!

May 14, 2024

Content Updates

Dear Learners, we have some updates coming to the Learn How to Use AI for Coding course course which will go live on May 14, 2024.

Updates to Learn How to Use AI for Coding include adding our in-platform AI Chat system for learning prompt engineering techniques, as well as a new project. This change may impact completion percentages in your dashboard.

May 2, 2024

Content Updates

Dear Learners, we have some updates coming to the Learn Java course which will go live on May 2, 2024.

Updates to Learn Java include updated exercise checkpoints and tests throughout the course, as well as some projects. We added a Next Steps Informational, so if you see a drop in your progress please read the Next Steps and that should resolve your issue. Happy coding!

April 26, 2024 - Updates to Learn Intermediate Typescript, effective May 3, 2024

We have added new content to Learn Intermediate TypeScript. In order to help developers level up in their TypeScript knowledge abilities, we’ve added additional content on Type Narrowing, Generics, and Class Types. This new content will allow developers to write higher-quality and less error-prone code using TypeScript.

This additional content may cause a drop in your progress in Learn Intermediate Typescript.

April 24 - Multiple Course and Path Updates, effective May 2, 2024

Dear Learners, we’ve made some updates to the following skill paths to incorporate Generative AI skill building. These changes may impact completion percentages in your dashboard. The impacted paths are

In addition, we have updated our Learn How to Use AI for Data Analysis. This course now features our in-platform AI Chat system for learning prompt engineering techniques. These changes may impact completion percentages in your dashboard. To access the new workspaces, you will need to reset each exercise. To download your existing notebooks, use the File menu in Jupyter Notebook.

March 14, 2024 - Updates to Javascript Content

We have made some updates to quiz content in some of our Javascript Curriculum that will be going live on Friday, March 15. Previously, the Introduction to JavaScript quiz contained questions related to both the Introduction to JavaScript and Variables lessons. We’ve added a new quiz called Variables to separate these questions according to which lesson covers the material, in order to create a more focused learning experience.

This additional content may cause you to have a drop in your progress in affected courses and paths.

March 4, 2024 - Prompt Engineering for Marketing Update

Dear Learners, We’ve made some additions to the Prompt Engineering for Marketing course that will be live beginning on March 4, 2024. These updates include an additional lesson, project, quiz, and two articles covering Midjourney, a generative AI that creates images, and how to use it. You might see your progress in the course drop because of these new additions. To reflect the new content additions, the name of the course is being updated to Learn How to Use AI for Marketing.

February 20, 2024

Content Updates

We’ve made some additions to the Learn Git & GitHub course.

The course now has an additional lesson, project, and quiz, and two articles that dive into GitHub Copilot, how it works, and how to effectively implement it in your code. We have also updated screenshots throughout the course to remain consistent with GitHub’s current user interface.

You might see your progress in the course drop because of these new additions.

February 20, 2024

Content Updates

We’ve made some small additions to the Intro to ChatGPT course.

The course now has two additional projects that utilize prompt engineering, as well as an updated portfolio project. We have also combined two quizzes, renamed some content, and added exercises using prompt engineering throughout the course.

You might see your progress in the course drop slightly because of these new additions.

January 24, 2024 - Prompt Engineering for Marketing Update

Dear Learners, We’ve made an addition to the Prompt Engineering for Marketing course. The course now has an additional project that utilizes prompt engineering. You might see your progress in the course drop because of this new addition.

January 11, 2024

Content Updates

We’ve made two additions to the Intro to Generative AI course.

The course now has an additional project that utilizes prompt engineering, as well as an article outlining the differences between AI and generative AI.

You might see your progress in the course drop because of these new additions.

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