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Building an App with JavaScript

06/03/2013
CC-logo-short.png?w=1000By Codecademy Team

Did you know you can create an app using JavaScript? Read these three stories of users who went on to do just that.

1. Jonathan and SimpleTax

Jonathan never wanted to become a programmer, he wanted to learn to solve problems. With Code Year, he got the skills to do that. Now he’s building an app to simplify doing your taxes.

2. Ryan and Sworkit

Last year Ryan was looking for ways to learn to code. After trying books, videos and articles, he stumbled upon Codecademy. Armed with the skills he learned there, Ryan wanted to build something of his own.

3. Michael and GVING

When Michael Perry founded GVING, he knew he would have to learn to code eventually. With Codecademy (and the help of some friends) he finally met his goal.

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