On the internet, I discovered a helpful organisation called freeCodeCamp. Founded in 2014 by Quincy Larson, an idealistic schoolteacher turned programmer, freeCodeCamp began with the explicit goal of rationalising the learning process in order to deepen the otherwise shockingly shallow coding gene pool, which is around 95% white or Asian male. Larson established a free, user-friendly online course, alongside a growing international network of self-organising local groups. Thousands have used freeCodeCamp as a stepping stone to software-development careers.
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