How to: Jan 14, 2023
1. You may use Google Search several times a day. I sure do. Well this freeCodeCamp course will teach you the art and science of getting good search results. Seth Goldin studies Computer Science at Yale. To prepare this course, he met with several engineers on Google's search team. In this course, you'll learn search techniques for developers, such as Matching Operators, Switch Operators, and Google Lens. (1 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-google-like-a-pro/

2. Unreal Engine 5 is a powerful tool for coding your own video games. Even big triple-A video games like Street Fighter and Fortnite are coded using Unreal Engine. This course is taught by Sourav, a seasoned game developer. He'll teach you about Blueprints, Modeling Inputs, Netcode, Plugins, Player Control, and more. By the end of the course, you will have coded your own endless runner game. (11 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/developing-games-using-unreal-engine-5/

3. What is the most popular computer science course in the world? Why, that would be Harvard's CS50 course. And freeCodeCamp has partnered with Harvard to publish the entire university-level course – 25 hours worth of lectures – on our community YouTube channel. But is this course for you? freeCodeCamp contributor Phoebe Voong-Fadel wrote an in-depth review of CS50. She'll help you make an educated decision as to whether this course is worth your time. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/cs50-course-review/

4. Learn Software System Design. This course will teach you common engineering design patterns for building large-scale distributed systems. Then you'll use those techniques to code along at home and build your own live-streaming platform. (1.5 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/software-system-design-for-beginners/

5. Last week I published my new book: "How to Learn to Code and Get a Developer Job in 2023". This week, by popular request, I added an additional chapter to it: "How to Succeed in Your First Developer Job". My book is freely available – right in your browser. You can bookmark it and read it at your convenience. (Full length book – roughly a 5 hour read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-to-code-book/

Fact of the Week: About 15% of all Google search queries are queries that no one has ever searched before. That means every day, humans around the world are googling millions of unprecedented queries.