Codecademy is an online interactive platform that offers free coding classes in seven different programming languages including Python, PHP, jQuery, JavaScript, and Ruby, as well as markup languages HTML and CSS. As of January 2014, the site had over 24 million users who had completed over 100 million exercises. The site has received positive reviews from many blogs and websites, including the New York Times and TechCrunch.
Structure
Language Skills
- HTML & CSS - Learn how to create websites by structuring and styling your pages with HTML and CSS.
- JavaScript - Learn the fundamentals of JavaScript, the programming language of the Web.
- jQuery - Learn how to make your websites interactive and create animations by using jQuery.
- PHP - Learn to program in PHP, a widespread language that powers sites like Facebook.
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Python - Learn to program in Python, a powerful language used by sites like YouTube and Dropbox.
- Ruby - Learn to program in Ruby, a flexible language used to create sites like Codecademy.
Goals
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Animate Your Name - Create an animation of your name
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About You - Make a website all about you
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Sun, Earth, and Code - Build your own galaxy
Web Application Skills
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Make a Website - Build a recent version of Airbnb's home page and learn the fundamentals of web development in the process.
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Make an Interactive Website - Build the Flipboard home page and learn how to add interactivity to your website.
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Learn Ruby on Rails - Learn to build web apps with Ruby on Rails 4. By the end of the course, you'll be able to use Ruby on Rails to create your own apps.
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Ruby on Rails: Authentication - Learn how to add sign up, log in, and log out functionality to your Rails apps, as well as how to manage access to specific pages.
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Learn AngularJS - Learn to build web apps using AngularJS 1.x. By the end of the course, you'll be able to use AngularJS to create your own apps.
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Learn SQL - Learn to manage data with SQL. You'll master complex commands to manipulate and query data stored in relational databases.
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SQL: Analyzing Business Metrics - Learn the basics of SQL data analysis to explore dips and spikes in data and build business metrics.
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Learn the Command Line - Learn how to use the command line to manipulate data and automate tasks.
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Learn Java - Learn the fundamentals of the Java programming language.
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Learn Git - Create and explore a simple Git-managed project
APIs
- Apigee API (JavaScript) - Learn how to use Apigee's API to store your app data in the cloud!
- WePay API (Ruby) - Learn how to use the WePay API!
- WePay API (Python) - Learn how to use the WePay API!
- YouTube API (JavaScript) - Learn how to use the YouTube API!
- Box API (Ruby) - Learn how to use the Box API!
- GitHub API (Ruby) - Learn OAuth2 with the GitHub API!
- SoundCloud API (JavaScript) - Learn how to use the SoundCloud API!
- Mandrill API (JavaScript) - Learn how to use the Mandrill API!
- NPR API (Python) - Learn to use the NPR API.
- Dwolla API (Python) - Learn how to use the Dwolla API!
- Evernote API (Ruby) - Learn how to use the Evernote API!
- NHTSA API (Python) - Learn how to use Python and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's API!
- Twitter API (Ruby) - Learn how to use the Twitter API!
- SendGrid API (Ruby) - Learn to use the SendGrid API.
Contributing
- Fork it!
- Commit.
- Push.
- Submit a pull request :)
Requests, Improvements, Issues
If you found a mistake, or want improvemenents are needed feel free to submit a new issue.
Credits
Big thanks to all contributors.
License
The MIT License (MIT)
Copyright (c) 2014 - 2016 Edvins Antonovs
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.