How to: Aug 26, 2022
1. freeCodeCamp just published an in-depth Front End Developer course, taught by a software engineer and freeCodeCamp alum. You'll learn HTML, CSS, DOM manipulation, and how to use your browser's DevTools. You'll also learn key JavaScript concepts, such as primitives, functions, loops, control flow logic, Regular Expressions, and more. This is a beginner course, and it's good review for intermediate developers as well. (21 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/frontend-web-developer-bootcamp/

2. My friend Andrew Brown is a CTO and has an encyclopedic knowledge of Cloud Engineering. He's passed most of the AWS and Azure cloud certification exams. And this week, we released his latest course, which will help you pass the Microsoft Azure Developer Associate exam (AZ-204). Lots of people in the freeCodeCamp community have earned these certs to level-up their DevOps and Site Reliability Engineer careers. (13 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/azure-developer-certification-az-204-pass-the-exam-with-this-free-13-5-hour-course/

3. Markdown is a powerful way to write precise HTML-like documents. I use it every day. By knowing just a little bit of syntax, you can quickly type out a document using plain text. Then you can paste it into websites like GitHub, Stack Overflow, and freeCodeCamp, where it will expand into a Rich Text Document with headers, hyperlinks, and images. You can bookmark this Markdown cheat sheet, and refer to it the next time you want to practice your Markdown skills. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/markdown-cheatsheet/

4. Advice from a Full Stack Developer who just finished his first year in tech. Germán talks about his non-traditional path into Argentina's software industry. He shares tips on how to pick a tech stack to specialize in, how to know when you're ready to start applying for roles, and how to cope with the stresses of the job. (50 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/my-first-year-as-a-professional-developer-tips-for-getting-into-tech/

5. Lua is a programming language commonly used for modifying video games, such as Roblox. But you can also use it to build entirely new games. This comprehensive course will teach you Lua fundamentals, and how to use the popular LÖVE 2D GameDev framework. You'll even code your own playable version of the 1979 Asteroids arcade game. (11 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/create-games-with-love-2d-and-lua/

Quote of the Week: *"Some prefer backend, some prefer frontend, but I always prefer weekend."* — Dan (@khazifire), Front End Developer