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Quincy Larson

@quincy.bsky.social
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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.

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owais @desertthunder.dev · 16/12/2025
This is such a phenomenal interview by @quincy.bsky.social It's like an hour of kind and knowledgeable people talking about being a curious and good person
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The "AI is going to replace devs" hype is over – 22-year dev veteran Jason Lengstorf [Podcast #201]
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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
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.
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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
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)
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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
This comment from an orphan in India made my entire week. I'm so proud of the freeCodeCamp community.
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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
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.🏔️
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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
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...
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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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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
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...
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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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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
I'm meeting with several blind developers right now talking about accessibility. Feel free to join and chat. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkXc...
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Interview with Quincy Larson: Empowering the World Through Free Coding Education
YouTube video by Taylor Arndt
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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
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-...
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How to make Developer Friends When You Don't Live in Silicon Valley, with Iraqi Engineer Code;Life [Podcast #172]
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CodeLifeCL - vTuber @codelifecl.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
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...
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Making Developer Friends Anywhere, with Iraqi Engineer Code;Life [Podcast #172]
YouTube video by freeCodeCamp.org
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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
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...
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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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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
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.
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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
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...
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State of Devs 2025
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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
"I have never been in a more welcoming, friendly, inclusive place!" - another happy camper about the freeCodeCamp community subreddit and discord 😊
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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
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).
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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
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...
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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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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
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.
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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
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.
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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
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.
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RoxyRodBeck @roxyrodbeck.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
I am halfway through this episode and it's so wonderful. Ryan is such a great guy! Give it a listen!
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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
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.
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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
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
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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
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.
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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
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. 😂
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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
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...
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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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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
@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.
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Kelly Vaughn @kvlly.com · 12/03/2025
Some exciting news - @emmabostian.bsky.social and I just wrapped up recording for a new season of @ladybug.dev! This new season is all on engineering management! We're editing now, so stay tuned for a launch date. We're excited to be back in your ears soon!
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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Song: Elevator Action (1983) 🥁🎸🎹 (No quantization or pitch correction) This is the opening song from this week's freeCodeCamp podcast where I interview @codestackr.com, who taught himself coding while raising kids. Listen on YouTube, Spotify, or your favorite podcast player.
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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Shout out to Prankur for writing this comprehensive handbook on how to become a full stack developer in 2025. He talks about the role of DevOps, the dev job market, and even shares tips for how to leverage AI tools. Learn it. Know it. Live it. www.freecodecamp.org/news/become-...
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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Automating things will be the last thing to be fully automated.
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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Song: Galaga arcade (1981) End Theme 🥁🎸🎹 (No quantization or pitch correction) This is the opening song from this week's freeCodeCamp podcast interview with Caleb Curry. Listen on YouTube, Spotify, or your favorite podcast player. What video game song should I do next?
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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Don't be evil.
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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Song: Mad Magazine's Spy VS Spy (1984) 🥁🎸🎹 No quantization or pitch correction What 80s/90s video game song should I do next?
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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Song: Balloon Fight (NES 1984) 🥁🎸🎹 No quantization or pitch correction What 80s/90s video game song should I do next?
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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Song: Dr. Mario (NES 1990) Fever 🥁🎸🎹 No quantization or pitch correction
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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Did you know that there are cases where all 3 versions of a Chinese character look different? From left to right: Simplified Mandarin -> Japanese -> Traditional Cantonese Dragon: 龙 竜 龍 Medicine: 药 薬 藥 To listen: 听 聴 聽 To carry: 带 帯 帶 To watch: 觉 覚 覺
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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
If you have trouble retaining people's names, new vocab, new concepts, anything that involves long-term memory... Here's a simple hack: remind yourself that everything is important, that this moment is fleeting, won't happen again, so you should be present and pay attention.
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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Outrun (Arcade 1986) Passing Breeze 🥁🎸🎹 No quantization or pitch correction. This was a fun one. What game soundtrack song should I do next?
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Jellybean @jel1ybean.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Confession: I had no idea who Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social was, although I have definitely used #FreeCodeCamp! Enjoyed his perspective, insight, and....his heart! Happy & #inspired to see he was also a former educator with frustrations, but made such an #impact in this field! #respect
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The BEST Places to Invest Your Time in Tech Right Now in 2025
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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Song: Duck Tales (NES 1989) Theme from the Moon 🥁🎸🎹 No quantization or pitch correction What game soundtrack song should I do next?
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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
freeCodeCamp is now screen printing our own shirts and selling them at-cost, with free shipping. $15 shipped anywhere in the US. These are high quality triblend shirts that will last years (I own 5 of them and have washed each hundreds of times.) shop.freecodecamp.org
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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Ludicrous speed. Go.
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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
I am never surprised when I find out that a highly self-motivated friend does not drink alcohol.
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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
freeCodeCamp's alpha Exam Environment is now in the Microsoft Store. Soon we'll be administering certification exams / English proficiency exams with the app. It's rated PEGI 3, which I believe means you have to be at least 3 years old to use it. Keep your toddlers away please.
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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Song: Theme for King Dedede (Kirby Super Star 1996) 🥁🎸🎹 No quantization or pitch correction
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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
freeCodeCamp started creating custom thumbnails for every tutorial we publish on /news. What do you all think about these? Do they make you more likely to click through and read the tutorial?
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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Song: Double Dragon II: Into the Turf (1988) 🥁🎸🎹 No quantization or pitch correction
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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
I'm listening to my new favorite podcast right inside the freeCodeCamp mobile app. That's right, we've now got @dthompsondev.bsky.social and @leonnoel.bsky.social up in here in our podcast player. Download our iOS / Android app for curated software engineering podcasts.
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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
2025 is going to be an amazing year for YOU. You're going to push forward toward your goals. I believe in you.
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