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@ossia

I’m the teacher who started where millions of people are learning to code for free. You should follow me here on Twitter. 👍

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  1. 7 hours ago

    If you registered to vote in the past - but haven't voted in a few years - your voter registration may have been "purged." Yes - some states are doing this, and yes it is intentional voter suppression. Make sure you're still registered to vote here:

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  2. Oct 6

    Americans - over the next few weeks a whole lot of people are going to tell you that you need to go vote on November 6. These people are correct. You need to go vote on November 6. If you haven't registered, hurry. You can do so in a few seconds here:

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    Oct 5

    Happy Friday! Did you catch this week's episode of the podcast? interviews Lyle Troxell, a senior engineer at Netflix who has a rather fascinating story. 90 minute listen in Apple Podcasts, Google, Play, or in your browser.

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  4. Oct 4

    If you still think your vote doesn’t matter and don’t plan to vote on November 6 consider this: “Voter discouragement” was a major ad tactic in 2016. Why spend millions to keep people home on Election Day if their votes don’t matter? Register to vote:

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    Oct 4

    ...Aaaand it's done. ✨ Completed the final project of Front-end libraries and claimed the certificate 🤓. I've never felt this level of satisfaction in my 4 years of college. Thank you ✌️. Pomodoro:

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  6. Oct 3

    “This is my megaphone. This is who I am. This is how I communicate. It’s the reason I got elected. It’s the reason I’m successful.” - Trump talking about Twitter in Woodward’s book. Well, Trump just got a new megaphone.

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  7. Oct 3

    Where there's a will, there's a way.

    Today I hope this serves as motivation to those / devotees that it can happen. Pic on the left was January 29th, 1st day as a fast food server. $8/hr. Every day I walked home & coded for hours. Pic on the right is me as a dev, first day was July 29th
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  8. Oct 3

    Hey American friends - in 2016, a small % of people determined the fate of our entire nation. If you haven't registered to vote yet, register now before it's too late. In most states, the deadline is this week. Find your state and register in seconds:

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    Oct 3

    Hey people, I got the "Regular" badge on today. This community is so helpful and people have helped me a lot there. So, even i try to give back as much as possible.

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  10. Oct 2

    Only 31 days until the freeCodeCamp JAMstack hackthon at GitHub's headquarters in San Francisco! (And our global online hackathon at the same time.) We still have tickets, and you can get yours for free if you complete my ~30 minute JAMstack tutorial.

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    Oct 1

    Tomorrow I start my first day as a Software Engineer!! A very special thanks to , , , , , and my Twitter community for all of the guidance through my learning process. I am beyond excited for this new chapter! 💞💫

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    Oct 1

    Got my first PR merged today at , so happy I with my first ever opensource contribution! Looking forward for more!

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    Sep 29

    After spending dozens of hours on Free Code Camp when I was learning to code, I finally am going back and getting my certifications! Out of order, but still counts :P Thanks and - my whole life is better for being a developer :D

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    Sep 30

    Day 26 Just earned my first certificate....thanks for creating this amazing learning platform....Perseverance is key indeed😍😍😍

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  15. Oct 1

    I sat down with to talk about the nature of learning to code and to share my advice for people getting into software development. Watch the full interview video (or read the text summary if you're in a hurry) here:

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  16. Sep 28

    Believe it or not, was only launched 10 years ago. It feels like an institution as old as the internet.

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  17. Sep 28

    If you work in a noisy office, or if you just want some music to help you focus while you work, I have good news for you. Code Radio! 24/7 jazzy beats you can listen to while you code. Commercial free and run by the community

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    Sep 27

    Don't miss this week's episode of the podcast... interviews about the Zen of Programming, her passion for data, and her love of Python. 56 minute listen in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or your browser.

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    Sep 26

    I spent the weekend in Dublin at the top-contributors party and met just too many interesting and inspiring people there. I also had an honor to be interviewed by the founded of Free Code Camp himself 🎉👇

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    Sep 26

    I did my first ever podcast for ! I talked about my programming story, my blog, and what I do outside of work! Thank you so much for having my !

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