I would like to know why there is not a save code option on the curriculum labs. It would be really useful and very, very helpful. I am in the process of learning CSS in the curriculum. As we all know, we have labs to see if we remember how to use the code properly. I noticed that there was no save code options on the labs in the curriculum. I didn’t like the fact I may end up losing my code if I have to shut down my computer. Just recently, I was working on the Job Application Form lab for pseudo-classes. It was late and I needed to go to bed, so I tried leaving the tab open but that did not work either. I would really like the save code option to be placed in the curriculum please. Thank you!
There are two different types of saved progress for Free Code Camp: your profile and your browser cache.
A list of your completed challenges is saved to your account in the FCC database. You can see the list of completed challenges by looking at your public portfolio. With a growing curriculum already over 1,400 lessons and a community of millions of people, FCC does not store every solution to every challenge in its database. When you complete a challenge, there is a modal that gives you the option to download your solution. This gives you the option to save a copy of any solution that you may want to reference later. There are some challenges which are classified as projects required for certifications. Your solutions to those can be viewed on your settings page.
Your in-editor code is saved in your browser’s local storage. Recent in-progress code from the challenge editor is also saved in your local browser cache when you run tests. If you are completing lessons and do not see your recent code, then your local storage has been cleared or something is preventing FCC from writing to your browser’s storage. This could be a browser setting, a privacy extension, or a browser version incompatibility. Especially as you get to more complicated challenges that may take multiple sessions, I strongly recommend saving your in-progress work outside of the browser cache.
This is a good opportunity to learn the ins and outs of your GitHub account, but you can also just save locally or use a service like repl.it which allows for versioning.
you can use Ctrl + S to save to your browser local storage, but it is not possible to have the code saved to the database, it would cost too much.