10 major freeCodeCamp improvements that are live now

[ArielLeslie]

@gilvarry

Are the new certificates available to be claimed, or is that coming later? It’s unclear at the moment.

Certificates can be claimed at https://www.freecodecamp.org/settings

@aljf

Will there be a way to see the challenges we worked on before? I’m in the middle of the intermediate algorithm scripting, but now that the challenges are jumbled how will I know which challenges will help me with each project?

The challenges have been expanded and some of them have been moved around to be in a more logical progression. The ordering of challenges on the curriculum map is still the recommended order for doing things. Challenges that you have already completed should be marked with a check on the curriculum map and they will be listed on your portfolio.

@Prismacolor

I’m sorry, I’m lost. I was in the middle of the front end certification and was completing the Wikipedia viewer before the update, now I have no idea what I’m supposed to do next or how I specifically know which lessons are for what actual certifications. The viewer does not even appear to fall into a lesson plan in the curriculum though i see it in the list of projects. I feel the current curriculum layout is not as helpful or as user friendly as the map we had before. Is there a place I can go that gives a more detailed background as to what the new curriculum/requirements are?

In the curriculum list there are sections labeled as “Projects”. Each project section corresponds to one of the new certificates. Projects that were previously required, but no longer are, are in the Take Home Projects section.

@KGO

Congratulations!

I would be very happy if there was an option for the text editor to have a dark interface.

It’s much healthier and more aesthetic in my opinion.

Other than that I am very happy about all the improvements.

They plan to do it. They just wanted to get the new curriculum changes out as soon as they were ready and then make smaller changes to improve the UI.

@Chanielson

Hey Quincy! For someone who has completed all the intermediate front end projects on the legacy curriculum, what would be the equivalent of the intermediate and advance scripting challenges on the new curriculum? I am trying to still get the legacy front end certification, would appreciate an answer from everyone else!

You can still claim the legacy certificates at https://www.freecodecamp.org/settings.

@iradsanchez

The new look is pretty difficult on mobile. I know the site isn’t meant to be used on one’s phone, but it worked really well. I made a lot of progress that way during my bus commutes. Now, I can’t even read the challenge easily.

I’m glad all the other improvements are happening, but this one change is impacting me personally the most.

From what I’ve observed over the years, the FCC team really does care about optimizing for mobiles. We know that there are users that learn primarily on their phones or small devices and may not even have regular access to a computer with a large monitor. I’m hopeful that there is a design plan to address this issue.

@emdash

Where did Map go? The new FCC says that I “have completed 230 of 1392 coding challenges,” but when I click on “Explore the Curriculum,” it looks like my work didn’t carry over since nothing is checked off in the HTML, CSS and JS sections that I completed before. This update is very confusing.

Admittedly, I’ve been quietly completing coding challenges here and there, and was not really visiting the FCC forums/community, but it’s alarming to see all of my progress gone with an update that I had no idea was coming.

All of your submitted solutions are still on your account. If the curriculum map is not showing any checkmarks, you may just need to do a hard refresh. You should be able to see everything that you’ve completed on your portfolio page and these same challenges should show up as done on the curriculum page.

@marlenzki

Agreed! I don’t understand how to debug my code without seeing the output…

Until this is fixed you can use the browser’s console (by using your browser’s devtools) or you can use a tool like repl.it.

[jeremybbauer]

WONDERFUL !!!

These updates are great! Thank you for all the hard work, @QuincyLarson & contributors!

Really like the new Portfolio feature. Having a place to display your work is huge for both beginning and seasoned coders .

[Ratnadeep]

do I need to complete all the previously completed challenges again as it is upgraded now???

[akkie00]

Thank you @QuincyLarson and team for an amazing job!!
I’ve heard about FCC about a year back and still loving it the same, but with this new update, coding just keeps getting better and better!

[cj-sv]

I just started about a week ago, and finished 2 Legacy Front End Projects. It looks like my progress has been reset. I’ve noticed the curriculum has changed. Is it recommended to start again from the beginning?

Edit: Turns out I used the wrong email. It’s confusing since I used to login from Github, so I tried using my Github email, turns out I had a different account.

[andresh1045]

Hello,

I’m not sure if i am looking at it incorrectly but I can’t find the “Map” button on the top right hand side or the points to check on my progress. Also every time I log in, it wants to start from the beginning it doesn’t save to my last point.

Thank you

[Hassanraja447]

I checked it out It is looking great and I’m eager to learn more.

[smhpktv]

I saw some new parts in the past episodes, you added new challanges in the past episodes? i did not like the new style and map. Thanks anyway @QuincyLarson.

[reddy]

I agree. I would like to see the MAP returned.

[hlhnicola]

Where can I see my output?

[arrbxr]

I’m little confused…

[NickRashad]

Major congratulations to you and the team on getting this out! I now have no more excuses to really get started. Again much thanks for all of you all’s hard work¡

[jatacid]

I miss the map Any idea why it was removed?

[udidol]

Where did the ‘Map’ item in the top menu go??

I’m missing it, I now find it harder to continuously track where I am and challenges I’ve already completed…
I love FCC, it’s really helping me learn JS. However, this big change really threw me off.
Since your new curriculum added classes and cancelled classes and moved them around, I really can’t figure out where I was in my studies and where I’m supposed to continue…

I literally got caught up by your site upgrade as I was trying to submit a codepen challenge (Weather API) and now I can’t even find it anywhere… And this challenge took me a while. But this is just an example on how site navigation took a hit in your changes.

[byteOwl]

If you go to learn.freecodecamp.org, then the ‘Explore the curriculum’ button will show the map.
If you’re on any challenge, there’s a ‘View the Curriculum’ button right on top left, right below the logo. It will show the map.

The team already fast-tracked the UI improvement (https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp/issues/17313), but if there’s anything you guys think should be changed/improved, make sure you create an issue there so it can be tracked.

[Ephrey]

@camillevo as said one of the legends in Technology Industry

“The design is not about how it’s looks, it’s about how its works”
#SteveJobs

I think they did a great Job #forFree; so they deserve a MEDAL

@QuincyLarson #freeCodeCamp
I thank you to make me a #Programmer

[vytautas-pilk]

Hey,
First of all, thank you for your incredible job bringing the best learning environment to the community. Very much appreciated!
So far so good, I like the way you’ve put it together. The new curriculum explorer makes much more sense now, it is just more intuitive and complete, it’s great to see the direction this project is going to.

[Ephrey]

I’m diving in the same feeling!

[OGTechnoBoy]

I noticed that after you log-in, there are still “login”

[finalaurora]

I still want back the solution history in my profile for completed challenges, it’s really useful. The curriculum is buggy, sometimes I use it to check my progress just a white blank page shows up.