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What's it like to work in tech? What's new in the world of programming? Check out our articles on coding culture and lifestyle.

Culture

5 Cool Coding Facts You Might Not Know

Learn interesting facts about coding, including why we use the term “computer bug.” Spoiler: It involves an actual live bug.

Michael Klein
Culture

6 Ways To Be A More Environmentally Friendly Programmer (Yes, That's A Thing)

We all have a role to play in the fight against climate change. Here are 6 ways programmers and developers can make tech more eco-friendly.

Jacob Johnson Jacob Johnson
Culture

6 Desk Setups On Instagram That Will Give You Workspace Envy

You’ll want to organize your desk after seeing these setups.

Cory Stieg Cory Stieg
Culture

8 Green Apps That Help You Live A More Sustainable Life

These green apps make it easy to lead more sustainable, eco-friendly lifestyles.

Jacob Johnson Jacob Johnson
Culture

7 Organizations Helping Girls & Women Build Careers in Tech

There's a gender gap in tech — but it's getting smaller thanks to organizations like these.

Jacob Johnson Jacob Johnson
Culture

5 Ways Smart Tech Is Improving Cities — & The Skills You Need To Get Involved

Learn how cities around the world are using IoT technology to address pressing issues and improve our quality of life.

Jacob Johnson Jacob Johnson
Culture

"Why I Code": The Black Developers Learning How To Build The Future

We’re celebrating the Black learners in our Codecademy community who are shaping a more diverse and inclusive tech industry.

Codecademy Team Codecademy Team
Culture

How To Be A More Creative Developer

Believe it or not, creativity underlies all programming. Use these tips to unleash your inner creative.

Jacob Johnson Jacob Johnson
Culture

How Engineers Prepare Websites for Black Friday & Cyber Monday

A lot of work goes into getting websites ready for the biggest sales of the year. Learn 7 ways engineers prepare for Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Jacob Johnson Jacob Johnson
Culture

15 Cybersecurity Experts to Follow to Keep Up With the Industry

Check out 15 of the top cybersecurity professionals and influencers in the game. Following these experts can help you stay up-to-date on this fast-growing field.

Adam Carpenter Adam Carpenter
Culture

Meet Ada Lovelace: The World's First Computer Programmer

Curious about the first computer programmer? Learn about Ada Lovelace and how she changed the future of computer programming and how we think about computers.

Michael Klein
Culture

What is competitive programming?

Competitive programming can build your programming skills and make you a better developer. Read this to find out how you can become a competitive programmer.

Stephan Miller Stephan Miller
Culture

Black programmers and technologists who inspire us

This year, in honor of Black History Month, the Codecademy Team is celebrating Black leaders that are working to build a more inclusive, more welcoming, and more diverse tech industry.

Codecademy Team Codecademy Team
Teams

How a group of Product Managers at Paradox is connecting through coding

Calli is a Product Manager at Paradox, a Codecademy for Teams customer. Towards the beginning of the pandemic, she and a group of PMs at Paradox decided to start learning together on Codecademy.

Megan O'Neill Megan O'Neill
Interviews

An interview with Isabel Abonitalla: Chapter leader, student, and entrepreneur

Meet Isabel Abonitalla — a computer science and biology student, programmer, entrepreneur, and one of the leaders of Codecademy’s CUNY Tech chapter.

Codecademy Team Codecademy Team
Culture

6 Reasons Now’s the Perfect Time to Commit to Coding

We believe that learning a new skill during this challenging time can provide a sense of empowerment and so much more. Here are six reasons to learn to code while you’re at home.

Codecademy Team Codecademy Team
Insights

MySpace and the Coding Legacy it Left Behind

For an entire generation, Myspace was a gateway to writing code. We looked back on the site’s code editor and explained how it led to the site’s downfall.

Codecademy Team Codecademy Team
Insights

Protect Your Personal Data By Thinking Like a Data Scientist

Data is a currency we spend more often than we realize. Understanding how our data is collected and used can help us evaluate the decisions we make with it.

Karl Lykken Karl Lykken
Partnerships

Talking C++: An Interview with Bjarne Stroustrup

Bjarne Stroustrup is the creator of C++. We got a chance to chat with him about the “golden years” of Bell Labs and the top C++ questions on Stack Overflow.

Sonny Li Sonny Li
Insights

When One Teaches, Two Learn: Meet Codecademy’s Community

We believe “when one teaches, two learn.” To make that belief a reality for learners, we host an online community with tens of thousands of members.

Alyssa Vigil Alyssa Vigil
Partnerships

Talking C++: An Interview with Simon Brand

The authors of Codecademy's Learn C++ course sat down for a chat with Simon Brand, a C++ Developer Advocate for Microsoft and frequent conference speaker.

Mariel Frank Mariel Frank
Insights

Web Scraping MLB Stats with Python and Beautiful Soup

Python web scraping libraries like Beautiful Soup can automate the collection of website data. Let's try it out by scraping MLB batting stats from ESPN.

Kerry Driscoll Kerry Driscoll
Insights

Engaging with Communities as a Female Technologist

As a woman in a male-dominated field, I started to feel more confident when I joined communities that connect women in computer science to each other.

Navie Narula Navie Narula
Insights

Climbing the Ladder: Investigating the "American Dream" with Python

We used Python to analyze how wealth, location and collegiate selectivity affect student outcomes and economic mobility.

Gabriel Guzman Gabriel Guzman
Insights

Aggregating Pokémon Data with Python and Pandas

Python is a more flexible and scalable tool for data analysis than spreadsheets. To prove it, we're analyzing the same Pokémon data with both and comparing.

Albert Lee Albert Lee
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