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204 JSJ Free Code Camp with Quincy Larson

Mar 23, 20161 hr 1 min
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03:10 - Quincy Larson Introduction03:20 - Free Code Camp04:47 - Quincy’s Background06:43 - Curriculum and Non-Profit Projects09:47 - Keeping the Curriculum Updated10:30 - Enrollment; Starting & Finishing12:20 - Resources for Learning15:39 - Funding16:06 - Working Through a Self-Paced System vs Structure17:17 - Nonprofits19:51 - Learning to Work on Non-Greenfield Code21:47 - Getting Hired After the Program23:21 - Marketing and Media26:07 - Sustaining Living While Running This Program27:31 - The Future of Free Code Camp28:34 - Long-term Sustainability29:44 - Hypothetical Monetization and Contribution33:51 - Coding as a form of art or function?36:55 - Partnerships37:53 - Making Free Code Camp More Effective39:18 - Criticism? 40:29 - Curriculum Development and Evolution43:02 - Is Free Code Camp for everybody?
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diff-so-fancy (Aimee)Special Guest: Quincy Larson.

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