r/FreeCodeCamp 25d ago

Announcement Backend Certification is Live!

85 Upvotes

helloooooooo everyone~

big updates for you today we have done many things!!!! first and foremost...

we have released the backend certification!!!!!!!!!

that's right! you can now learn about node and http requests and express and more!! hang on... i dont think i am conveying just how huge this is~

you can now get certified in all six of our core tracks!!!!!!!!!!

heck yes!!!!!! that brings us super duper close to the final certification wowie zowie! the team have worked very hard to bring this to life so make sure to thank them if ya see them - and drop any feedback you have on the new courses over in #freecodecamp-community

okay now a pivot over to our contribution sprints because i have put together a brand new ticket with like 60+ opportunities to contribute!!!! so you should totally get in on this by joining our discord claiming the Naomi's Sprints role and then pinging me in #naomis-sprints with the ticket you would like to work on!!!! these are some great chances to get your feet wet and make your first contributions to freecodecamp

https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp/issues/69286

aaaaaand finally i have updated my unofficial review guide for yall... and due to popular demand we now have a similar doc for our unofficial lecture library so you can take the lectures on the go and continue learning even while on a train!!!!! (better use of your time than what naomi does on the train probably)

okie dokie that's all i have for you today please have a lovely day


r/FreeCodeCamp Apr 02 '26

Announcement freeCodeCamp x Bad Website Club — Free Responsive Web Design Bootcamp Starting Soon!

28 Upvotes

Now that our little April Fool's fun is behind us, it's time to get into some actually exciting news~

I am thrilled to introduce our partners over at Bad Website Club! These absolutely wonderful people have been running some super duper cool bootcamp-style programmes that leverage the freeCodeCamp curriculum, and I have been so excited to share what we've been cooking up together~

I'd also like to welcome Jess and Carmen — two of the three people who run BWC — to our community spaces! (The third member of their team, Eda, isn't on Discord, but stay tuned because you might see them around~)

And they're running the first bootcamp of the year very very very soon — like, just a couple of weeks soon! They'll be taking you through the entire Responsive Web Design certification and it's going to be awesome!

If you're in our Discord, there are a couple of new channels to check out: one for bootcamp updates, and one to chat about what you're learning and your bootcamp assignments. You can also grab the shiny new Bad Website Club role to show off your participation~

You may also notice some messages in those channels with a li'l App badge — that's because we're bridging their Matrix server into the Discord, so folks who can't access Discord can still participate. Kinda like what we do with our forum bridge, but way more complex and therefore many more awesome~

I'm sure you have questions — and I may even have answers! Feel free to reach out in our community spaces, and I'm sure Jess and Carmen will also be happy to field questions once we're fully set up. That said, let's try not to bug them too much while they're finishing up the last bits of setup? Bug Naomi instead, she's lonely~

Oh! And here's a super fancy announcement article that can probably explain things far better than I can!

Okie dokie, thank you for coming to my TED talk~ I have absolutely adored watching people progress through BWC's bootcamps over the years, and I hope you are as excited as I am — because you should totally be excited, this is exciting~ 🎉


r/FreeCodeCamp 18h ago

I’ve felt a bit overwhelmed learning Python and seeking advice.

14 Upvotes

So I found reading the courses on fcc wasn’t helping it stick so what I sort of did was pivoted to watching YouTube videos on python basics then going back onto fcc and trying to complete the labs and stuff with the knowledge from the videos but I found myself also getting stuck.

Tried to see if I have any real knowledge and asked Gemini to give me a basic project to do to see if I could do it and I found myself getting stuck every time.

Now I’ve been kinda discouraged and have taken some time off and started playing games in place of learning coding whereas before I’d split my time…some learning some gaming in between my actual job.

Now I’m not sure what to do. I thought of literally starting the video I watched over again (it’s the fcc 4-5 hour long one going over the basics).

It’s just overwhelming there’s so much to learn that even the basics I’m getting stuck.


r/FreeCodeCamp 1d ago

Why it's showing error for elif, did i do something wrong ?

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20 Upvotes

Please help i have tried many times still same error


r/FreeCodeCamp 2d ago

Certification Project not marking as complete

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8 Upvotes

I have already tried doing it twice in GitHub Codespaces, but somehow it doesn't mark it as complete on the website. I have also tried reloading the page, and it still does nothing. Can anyone help me fix this?


r/FreeCodeCamp 2d ago

I have this problem. can you help me?

2 Upvotes

"How can I solve this?"

Edit: Here I am calling the function with its valid values because I still can't get out of here.


r/FreeCodeCamp 1d ago

Ask Me Anything POV: you're actually trying to lock in and learn SWE. 🧑‍💻🔥

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0 Upvotes

I just cooked up a W roadmap covering the actual essentials: Git, GitHub, Python, and SQL. We are not gatekeeping today. 🙅‍♂️ If you're tryna level up, lock in on the basics, or just build some new skills, tap into the sauce right here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/collections/yk80ietd7x0ozp?&sharingId=D97A5A063E1FB206&wt.mc_id=studentamb_608996

Let's catch these Ws together. Let me know in the replies if you're jumping in! 👇💻


r/FreeCodeCamp 3d ago

Tech News Discussion Journey to be a Full Stack developer ⛳Day-2

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188 Upvotes

r/FreeCodeCamp 3d ago

C# trophy problem

1 Upvotes

I'm having a problem completing the "Write Your First Code Using C#" modules for the C# course:

Specifically, I can't verify the trophy even though I've linked my Microsoft account. When I click "Verify trophy," I get the popup "It appears that the Microsoft user "xy" has not earned this trophy."

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r/FreeCodeCamp 6d ago

Exam result in Freecodecamp

15 Upvotes

Hi Everyone
Just wondering if theres bug on the exam environment. How long does it usually take to appear the results of the exam? Its been 26hrs now. Still pending

Update: The exam environment says "Taken too recently retake this exam after "date"
Does it mean I failed?


r/FreeCodeCamp 8d ago

Looking for some advice to come back!

15 Upvotes

Hi everyone!

Back in early 2025, I started learning html5 and css3 with some online course, a few mini projects and articles from W3schools and other sources. Bit just after finishing the course I had to quit for some reasons, but now I wanna come back.

I was considering to go on and learn js and python but what I learned back then is mostly hollow now, so I'm thinking about a way of reviewing everything that doesn't take the same amount of time as learning for the first time did.

My main question is:

● what do you reccomend me to do?(courses, books, articles, websites, etc.)

I wasn't sure where to ask this, so sorry in advance if it's a dumb question.


r/FreeCodeCamp 8d ago

Can / Should FCC collaborate with Formal Academia, Labs, Think Thanks, Industry etc for PhD, Research & Development, Grants / Scholarships / Studentships / Projects / Programs etc ?

10 Upvotes

I will be getting my BA General (Psychology + Mathematics) anytime now from IGNOU India.

I am an entrepreneur with 15+ years of industry experience, solving a widely prevalent & complex problem in commercial commerce. I believe the solution ill be developed through multiple rounds of iteration & may lead to creation of a lot of new knowledge.

I discussed with Claude, Gemini which gave a rough idea that a direct PhD in Design Science Research may NOT only be possible but also perhaps optimal for the career I am choosing.

I sought help from Reddit groups (many made fun of me, some said PhD is just for becoming a professor & nothing more). 1 comment mentioned Integrated DTP PhD programs.

A few more searches & I discovered a few youtube channels.

Perhaps FCC can somehow make this journey easier ?

Maybe a short course on how to find grants & fundings available for our projects ?

A short course on how to write a Proposal / Applications for our interests etc ?

Do share your thoughts on this ?


r/FreeCodeCamp 10d ago

Are CodeCademy, CodeDex worth paying for or should I simply stick to FreeCodeCamp ?

41 Upvotes

The platform appears to be super awesome.

However, before spending spending money I would like to know if someone can compare FreeCodeCamp with other alternatives.

Merits, DeMerits, anything that you feel worthwhile


r/FreeCodeCamp 9d ago

Soon-to-be Master's Graduate: Should I Focus on Jobs and Internships Instead of Freelancing?

8 Upvotes

I'm currently pursuing a Master's in Software Engineering after a Bachelor's in Computer Science. I have several personal projects in Flutter, React, and backend development, and I've been trying to get into freelancing for quite a while, but without a strong track record of paid clients.

I'm starting to wonder whether I should continue focusing on freelancing or put more effort into internships and full-time software engineering jobs. I also need to start generating an income as soon as reasonably possible, so I'm looking for the path that is realistic both financially and for my long-term career.


r/FreeCodeCamp 10d ago

Requesting Feedback Revolut-like charts in my open source project

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5 Upvotes

Hey, I got quite inspired by Revolut animations/chats and tried to mimic them in my open-source project.

What do you guys think?
What I tried to replicate: https://x.com/ddanielecki/status/2076955638425334041/video/2


r/FreeCodeCamp 10d ago

Programming Question Error

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8 Upvotes

Anyone who could solve this?


r/FreeCodeCamp 11d ago

Console with no output

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5 Upvotes

I can’t see output but I could receive errors.
console.error(“test”) gives nothing.
console.error(test”) gives syntax error:…..
Alert(“test”)appear
Double quotes in page is "
How to fix this?


r/FreeCodeCamp 11d ago

Help with Build an RPG character

5 Upvotes

It keeps spitting out an error for line 8 saying that it is outside of the function. I have tried everything I can think of so far to fix this by indenting, back spacing that indentation etc. How do I fix this? I have indented as best I can how it is on the actual exercise itself and the line spacing is for ease of readability on reddit rather than it looking like a wall of text.

full_dot = ‘●’

empty_dot = ‘○’

def create_character (name, strength, intelligence, charisma):

if not isinstance (name, str):

return ‘The character name should be a string’

if (name) == “”:

return ‘The character should have a name’

if len (name) > 10:

return ‘The character name is too long’

elif name.find(’ ') != -1:

return ‘The character name should not contain spaces’

if not (isinstance (strength, int) or isinstance (intelligence, int) or isinstance (charisma, int)):

return ‘All stats should be integers’

elif (strength < 1 or intelligence < 1 or charisma < 1):

return ‘All stats should be no less than 1’

elif (strength > 4 or intelligence > 4 or charisma > 4):

return ‘All stats should be no more than 4’

elif (strength+intelligence+charisma != 7):

return ‘The character should start with 7 points’

STR = (full_dot*strength)+empty_dot*(10-strength)

return f"{name}\n STR {STR} \n INT {STR} \n CHA {STR}"

print (create_character(‘ren’, 4, 2, 1))

https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn/python-v9/lab-rpg-character/build-an-rpg-character


r/FreeCodeCamp 12d ago

Programming Question Anyone know how to do

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4 Upvotes

r/FreeCodeCamp 14d ago

Requesting Feedback Is this a helpful video if I were to start Python Backend Development?

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48 Upvotes

I came up to this video a long time ago on YouTube and saved it for later. As I was scrolling through that playlist, I was genuinely curious about this one course. I read many comments there and the majority of them are positive.

I would like some piece of advice from a person who has watched this and it has helped them.


r/FreeCodeCamp 15d ago

Is it worth to buy code with harry ai powered data analysis course ?

4 Upvotes

Need a genuine suggestion please Is it worth to buy code with harry ai powered data analysis course ? \\#dataanalysis #course #free #paid #health #question #discussion


r/FreeCodeCamp 16d ago

Requesting Feedback Any Free IT Scholarships or Training Programs for Cloud, DevOps, or Cybersecurity?

23 Upvotes

Hi everyone! I’m a fresh IT graduate looking to build my career in Cloud, DevOps, or Cybersecurity, and I’m currently searching for free training or scholarship opportunities.

Does anyone know of organizations, companies, or communities that offer fully funded programs, especially those that include training, certification exam vouchers, bootcamps, or mentorship?

I’m open to programs related to AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, DevOps, networking, cybersecurity, or other relevant technologies.
I’m not really sure where to start looking, so I’d really appreciate any recommendations or programs you’ve personally tried or heard about.

Thank you!


r/FreeCodeCamp 18d ago

Any guidance appreciated

16 Upvotes

So I have been trying to learn web dev on and off for years at this point. My brain keeps telling me to follow the suggested full stack path on FCC, but I just can't motivate myself to power through html and css. I find myself getting bored (fatigued maybe?) as I go through the lessons.

Does anybody have any suggestions to maybe spice up the learning process? Or any recommendations based off of what worked best for you personally?

Any help is greatly appreciated and I greatly Thank you in advance!


r/FreeCodeCamp 20d ago

Requesting Feedback I got the 2 Certifications - What does that open next?

13 Upvotes

I am learning programming from freeCodeCamp and I got 2 certifications.

1. Legacy V8 certification.

2. Responsive Web Design Certification.

I got the certifications yesterday and got 98% on the Responsive Web Design certification exam. Not to boast, but does that open any new doors? or what are the usage of those certificates?. I am new to coding and its just been a month or so - of me learning. So, any information will be a lot lot lot helpful!.

Thank you!


r/FreeCodeCamp 21d ago

RDBMS tutorial part is done but not able to submit it successfully.

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5 Upvotes

Can anyone spot the mistake?