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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

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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]

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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

I had a blast. Stoked to get this live in a few weeks.

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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

I now use the same pick gage, the same strap height setting, and similar fretting technique on both instruments. Now it feels like the more I play guitar, the better I get at bass. And the more I play bass, the better I get at guitar. Which is a good feeling. 😊

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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 · 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

Thanks Jake, that means a lot to me :)

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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

As always, no quantization or pitch correction. Far from perfect, but better than where I was 6 months ago. It took me more than 150 takes to get all 4 instruments. The podcast is live on freeCodeCamp's YouTube.

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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

Also note that they keyboard in the video doesn't line up with the audio. The take in the audio got mixed up with dozens of other takes. :)

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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

The interview: www.freecodecamp.org/news/from-br...

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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 · 29/03/2025

Thanks. I'm doing my best to improve my timing and my feel :)

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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Haha I can't remember but a lot of 80s stuff. Some Japanese like T-Square and some western like Brand X.

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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

- CS degree is OK but less traditional background even better - Not just SF / NYC folks - Not just big tech folks - Age doesn't matter - Open source street cred a plus - fCC certs a plus - Listener of the show a plus DM me.

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Quincy Larson @quincy.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Looking for chill people who are serious about their skills, their career, and being part of the global developer community long-term. Ideal guests: - Have been working as a dev for at least a year - Primarily an IC (not a PM / Dev Advocate / Founder) 2/3

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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 · 25/03/2025

- Not just SF / NYC folks - Not just big tech folks - Open source street cred a plus - fCC certs a plus - Listener of the show a plus DM me.

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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 · 21/03/2025

Hi Anna, thanks for your kind words. I am just focused on these 4 :)

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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

That's on my list as well. Love the intro theme especially.

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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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